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alt-country bars/venues in your area

Any clever band would use every inch of the podcast and alt-country radio show discussions, but what would really be handy is a list of good bars that host alt-country bands written by the people who know.

So speak up! When bands come to your town where should they play? What bars should they avoid and why.

My area : North Texas

Dallas

The Double Wide
Adairs
The Granada
House of Blues

Fort Worth

Lola's Sixth Street
Lola's Stockyards (there's two Lola's)
Longhorn Saloon
Fred's (smaller outdoor venue)
The Moon Bar

Denton

Dan's Silverleaf
Rubber Gloves (RGRS)

and you?

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Permalink Reply by steviedal on January 30, 2013 at 10:20am

Thanks for that Don , i'll have a listen.

We got lots of really good Country/Americana acts in Glasgow , 25 miles away, so i'm not complaining, i go to quite a few,

There's just nothing local , ie walking distance !

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Permalink Reply by gary bond on January 29, 2013 at 2:49pm

The Snorty Horse Saloon-Columbia,Mo.

Knuckleheads-Kansas city,Mo.

Off Broadway-St. Louis,Mo.

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Permalink Reply by Kim Ruehl on January 31, 2013 at 7:52am

In Asheville, NC:

Grey Eagle
Emerald Lounge
Isis
LAB
Pisgah Brewing
Altamont Theater
Jack of the Wood
Jack of Hearts (actually in another town, but related to Jack of the Wood)

And in Greenville, SC, there's the fabulous Handlebar.

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Permalink Reply by Emilien on April 3, 2013 at 10:42pm

I would add The Wine bar to the Asheville list

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Permalink Reply by patrick begley on February 1, 2013 at 4:55am

Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Black Box

The Errigle Inn

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Permalink Reply by Patrick Troutman on February 1, 2013 at 5:28am

can't believe no one has mentioned the Cats Cradle and Local 506 in Chapel Hill/Carrboro NC

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Permalink Reply by Lucky Mud on February 1, 2013 at 7:27am

Starting this Sunday, February 3rd, 2013, we (Lucky Mud) are starting a new twice-weekly (yes, weekly) concert series at two awesome venues in the Florida Panhandle. We'll be playing one show a month, but we've already booked a line-up through June that includes Grant Peeples, Rebekah Pulley, the Bridget Kelly Band, Emmit Carlisle, Kelly Hunley (unplugged), Larry Mangum and many more. For more information, check out our newly updated website at: luckymudmusic.com

It's going to be a very exciting, and busy year. We hope to introduce touring Americana musicians and singer/songwriters to a new audience in North West Florida and, in return, show them the beauty of our part of the state. We have a Sunday afternoon concert at the legendary 100 year-old Roberts Hall in Lynn Haven, near Panama City, with a dance hall upstairs (currently being renovated) that has floor-to-ceiling murals and a stage where Hank Williams, Sr., performed a long time ago. The murals were painted during the hall's heyday in 1941.

Then, every Thursday night, our guest band gets not only an incredible outdoor stage but 3-4 nights in a very nice cabin at the beach in an award winning State Park at the end of Hwy 30A along the incredible Florida Gulf Coast. Picture miles of snow-white beaches. Two gigs, 60 miles apart, and a chance to be part of what we'd like to become a year-round folk festival.

(staying up late and getting up early)

Mike and Maggie / Lucky Mud

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Permalink Reply by john mobley on April 4, 2013 at 6:10am

That all sounds good... Spent a few teenaged years near there in Pensacola and it is spectacular!
John

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Permalink Reply by Ed Francis on February 1, 2013 at 8:07am

In Eugene, Oregon: The WOW Hall, Sam Bond's Garage, Tsunami Books, and Cozmic Pizza. A little closer to my home, and a hidden gem -- Brandborg Winery in tiny (pop. 200) Elkton, Oregon.