Must-see entertainment in Eastern USA

  • Andy's

    Chicago

    This comfy jazz club programs a far-ranging lineup of local traditional, swing, bop, Latin, fusion and Afro-pop acts, along with the occasional big-name…

  • Promontory

    Chicago

    The Promontory is Hyde Park's first hipster music hall. The rustic room with huge windows hosts jazz, soul and funk musicians, as well as DJs several…

  • Zanies

    Chicago

    This comedy shack has been booking well-known jokesters for more than three decades. The shows last around two hours and usually include a couple of up…

  • Merkin Concert Hall

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    Just north of Lincoln Center, this 450-seat hall, part of the Kaufman Center, is one of the city’s more intimate venues for classical music, as well as…

  • Angelika Film Center

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Angelika specializes in foreign and independent films and has some quirky charms (the rumble of the subway, long lines and occasionally bad sound). But…

  • Little Caesars Arena

    Detroit

    Opened in 2017, this is Detroit’s spiffy arena for big-name concerts and sporting events. Detroit’s rough-and-tumble pro hockey team the Red Wings (www…

  • Tabernacle

    Atlanta

    Guns N' Roses, Bob Dylan, Adele and Kendrick Lamar have all played this storied downtown live-music venue dating to 1910. While it was formerly an…

  • Shubert Theatre

    South End & Chinatown

    With 1600 seats, the Shubert is smaller and more intimate than some of the other Theater District venues, thus earning the moniker ‘Little Princess.' The…

  • Jinx

    Savannah

    A good slice of odd-duck Savannah nightlife, the Jinx is popular with students, townies, musicians, and basically anyone else who has a thing for dive-y…

  • Annoyance Theatre

    Chicago

    A Chicago improv mainstay for more than 30 years, the Annoyance masterminds naughty and absurd shows, often musicals such as Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout…

  • Target Field

    Minneapolis

    This downtown stadium is home field for Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins. The season runs from April through October (that is, if the Twins play…

  • Virgilio's

    Key West

    This bar-stage is as un-Keys as they come, and frankly, thank God for a little variety. This town needs a dark, candlelit martini lounge where you can…

  • Laugh Factory Chicago

    Chicago

    Newbie comics line up hours in advance for Wednesday's open mike at the Laugh Factory. Such is the cachet of its parent LA club, where everyone from…

  • Elastic Arts Foundation

    Chicago

    The calendar at Elastic Arts is far-reaching and impossible to pin down – one day will see a funk band, the next an experimental video screening, and the…

  • Pearl Street Warehouse

    Washington, DC

    This small Wharf venue has a rootsy feel, like it could be set in Austin or Nashville. Blues, country and rock bands take the stage, including the…

  • Nectar's

    Burlington

    Indie darlings Phish got their start here and the joint still rocks out with the help of aspiring acts. Grab a vinyl booth, chill at the bar or dance…

  • Chickie Wah Wah

    New Orleans

    Despite the fact it lies in Mid-City on one of the most unremarkable stretches of Canal St, Chickie Wah Wah is a great music venue. Local legends, such as…

  • Target Center

    Minneapolis

    The National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves play from October to April at the Target Center, which is fresh off a $140 million renovation…

  • Jacques Cabaret

    South End & Chinatown

    Head to this dive on a dark side street to experience the gay culture of the South End before gentrification took over. A shaded-lamp and pool-table kind…

  • Atlas Performing Arts Center

    Washington, DC

    All kinds of indie goodness get performed at the art-deco Atlas, from operettas to innovative new plays, ethnic dance shows and cabaret music. Four…

  • Arden Theatre Co

    Philadelphia

    The musical Cabaret, the kid's show Peter Pan and Ibsen's The Dolls House – the recent offerings by this long-established and well-regarded theater…

  • Denizen Theatre

    Hudson Valley

    The Hudson Valley's newest cultural offering is this black-box theatre, showing thought-provoking plays tackling the human condition by contemporary…

  • (Le) Poisson Rouge

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    This high-concept art space hosts a highly eclectic lineup of live music, with the likes of Deerhunter, Gary Bartz and Yo La Tengo performing in past…

  • Will's Pub

    Orlando

    With $2 Pabst on tap, pinball and vintage pin-ups on the walls, this is Orlando's less-polished music scene, but it enjoys a solid reputation as one of…

  • Acoustic Cafe

    Wisconsin

    By day, a popular sandwich shop and spot for a break and a cup of coffee. By night, the Acoustic shifts gears to become one of the downtown area's most…

  • Weirs Drive-In

    New Hampshire

    Opened in 1949 and in continual operation since then, this drive-in movie theater is a revered institution, showing summertime double features on four…

  • Zanzabar

    Louisville

    Regional indie rock, country, metal and bluegrass bands take the stage at this neighborly, mid-sized concert hall. A separate entrance lets you into the…

  • Audi Field

    Washington, DC

    Multiple-time Major League Soccer champions DC United play March through October at shiny new Audi Field, opening mid-2018. Tickets start at around $30…

  • Chopin Foundation of the United States

    Miami

    This national organization hosts a treasure trove of performances for Chopin fans – the Chopin Festival, a series of free monthly concerts and the less…

  • The Rotunda

    Philadelphia

    There's a wide variety of events held several times a week at this elegant space built originally in 1911 as the First Church of Christ Scientist. Check…

  • Hot Tix

    Chicago

    One of two downtown outlets selling same-week drama, comedy and performing-arts tickets for half price (plus a $5 to $10 service charge); the other one is…

  • Grant Street Dancehall

    Cajun Country

    Want to shake a tail feather to some real local zydeco? Grant Street has got you covered. There's all kinds of music here, but Grant Street's zydeco…

  • UP Comedy Club

    Chicago

    UP is part of the Second City family and shares the same building, though it has a different entrance. It's a smaller space that hosts more experimental…

  • E Street Cinema

    Washington, DC

    The eight screens flicker with first-run independent and foreign films, documentaries and classic revivals. Crab-cake bites, empanadas, wine and craft…

  • Spirit of Aloha

    Walt Disney World

    Hula-clad men and women leap around the stage, dance and play with fire in this South Pacific–style luau at Disney's Polynesian Resort. Pulled pork,…

  • Eddie's Attic

    Atlanta

    This is one of the best venues for live folk and acoustic music, renowned for breaking local artists on to the regional – and sometimes national – scene…

  • Auditorium Theatre

    Chicago

    Famed architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler designed this 1889 beauty, an example of the Chicago School style that used thick bases to support the…

  • International Screenings Program

    Chicago

    The same group that puts on the Chicago International Film Festival hosts a free program from June through September showing foreign films in the Chicago…

  • Voodoo Lounge

    Alabama

    Besides staying open until appreciably late hours (somewhat tough to find in this part of the world), the Voodoo Lounge has live music seven nights a week…

  • Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

    New Orleans

    The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is the only musician-owned and -managed professional symphony. It is based out of the Orpheum Theater. The season…

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