City Sonic is a series of stories about extraordinary artists shot in places where their musical lives were transformed. Serena Ryder is the most recent artist City Sonic are celebrating with a short film about how a basement bar called the Dakota became her sanctuary in the city. Click below to watch a short film by City Sonic with Serena performing at the Dakota Tavern.

For more great footage and photos, visit Serena's artist page on the CitySonic.tv blog.