Los Angeles
Founded by the late hard-bop drummer Billy Higgins, this place doesn’t serve food or drink, just good music from some of the best emerging talents in jazz…
Los Angeles
Founded by the late hard-bop drummer Billy Higgins, this place doesn’t serve food or drink, just good music from some of the best emerging talents in jazz…
South Beach
Formed in 1985, this troupe is based out of a lovely three-story headquarters designed by famed local architectural firm Arquitectonica. The facade allows…
Tennessee
This quirky pub and eatery, known locally as 'The Pig', has been a Franklin staple since 1986. Upstairs are a patio, lounge and billiards room, while…
Washington, DC
This ever-busy facility is DC's arena for big-name concerts and sporting events. Washington’s rough-and-tumble pro-hockey team the Capitals (www.nhl.com…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
For a visit to the heart of Chicago’s dramatic scene, step into this small, functional theater space, a testing ground for Chicago’s new playwrights and…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Forget standard playlists – this closet-sized boho dive will make you lose your mind for Monday bluegrass jams, Tuesday Troubled Comedy sessions,…
Union Square, Flatiron District & Gramercy
Created by renowned downtown jazz-cat John Zorn, the Stone is about the music and nothing but the music, in all its experimental and avant-garde forms…
Washington, DC
Reggae and highlife bands take the stage nightly at Bukom. Be prepared for sore but happy hips as you join the mix of West African immigrants and ex–Peace…
The CD, Madrona & Madison Park
Welcome to a bona fide dine-in cinema. What might be par for the course in Portland, OR, is a rare sight in Seattle, which makes this small neighborhood…
Washington, DC
Washington’s oldest continuously operating theater shows flashy Broadway musicals and big-name productions. A lottery for $25 tickets (cash only) takes…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
This intimate basement jazz club opened its doors in 2014 and is run by the same folks behind nearby Smalls, and admission (generally $20) gets you same…
Boston
The Modern Theatre dates to 1876 and showed Boston's first 'talkie' in 1928. Nearly a century later, the building opened its doors again as a venue for…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
The vintage dive-bar neon in the middle of warehouse nowhere-land is pointing you in the Rite direction for offbeat performances banged out on a tinkling…
San Francisco
First stop Cannes; next stop Balboa and 37th, where film-fest favorites split the bill with Bogart noir classics, family-friendly Saturday-morning…
South End & Chinatown
The colonial-style Wilbur Theatre dates from 1914, and over the years has hosted many prominent theatrical productions. These days it is Boston’s premier…
Oakland
A local favorite for live music, art shows, dance parties, comedy sets, readings and other events, the Starline has a vintage feel, which makes sense, as…
Chicago
This dozen-plus-member ensemble is comprised of world-class soloists and Chicago Symphony Orchestra section leaders. The best place to hear them is at the…
Boston
A basement theater is somehow the perfect setting for the dark humor spewing from the mouths of this offbeat crew. No topic is too touchy, no politics too…
Key West
While the outside bar is where locals gather for mellow chats over beer, you can catch high-quality drag acts – big names come here from around the…
Portland
Inside a remodeled 1924 school building (whose famous alumni include James Beard and Linus Pauling), this 850-seat concert venue has great sound quality…
Chicago
Founded in 1919, this orchestra is a kid sibling to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra – made up of young players who often graduate to the big-time…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This historic 1928 theater is a perfect medium-size venue with 2829 seats (not a terrible one in the house) and a constant flow of popular acts from ZZ…
Colorado
Part of the Central City Opera house, Williams' Stables is a 90-seat venue that showcases short works of opera. It is also used as a rehearsal space for…
Chicago
Everything you need to know is in the name – entertaining beats traverse a spectrum of sounds and the kitchen turns out better-than-average dinners. Dine…
Alabama
This multipurpose venue kind of defies categorization. Ultimately, it's an outdoor bazaar space filled with murals, food stalls, string lights and…
Greater Phoenix
Between September and December the Cardinals play at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, which features a roll-out natural grass field and retractable roof…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
A favorite among dance junkies thanks to its excellent sight lines and offbeat offerings, this is an intimate venue, seating 472 in a renovated cinema…
Baltimore
Live music daily beginning around 1pm. With its drink specials and cowboy-saddle bar stools, the Horse is an unabashed tourist trap, but with enough…
Cincinnati
Star architect Cesar Pelli designed the glowy, glass-fronted building. There are three theaters inside: the largest hosts touring Broadway shows, while…
Chicago
This well-established group saw its fledgling production of The Jackie Wilson Story attract wide attention and national tours. The focus here has long…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
You’ll find a program of more than 100 experimental, contemporary performances annually at this sleek dance center, led by artistic director Bill T Jones…
Chicago
The piano in this tiny, dark and mirrored room – originally opened as a speakeasy during Prohibition – can get as scratchy as the voices of the crowd,…
New York City
Part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the BAM Fisher features an intimate 250-seat theater that showcases unique works of drama, music and dance.
Honolulu
The 500-person Crossroads Concert Hall here sees acts of all kinds, especially blues, soul and rock. It's also home to the HawaiiSlam, and there are pool…
Chicago
The Vic – a vintage 1912 vaudeville theater – now hosts big-name bands several nights a week, and second-run Hollywood and cult films on the off nights…
Alabama
Located on the north side of the Black Warrior River, Kentuck is an arts campus consisting of studio and gallery space for regional folk artists and…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Musicians, you're among friends: classically trained musicians and jazz artists jam here daily. Hot weekend days call for iced coffee and live Latin jazz,…
Chicago
Bring on the punk and the all-ages shows. Graffitied Reggies books mostly touring hard-core bands at the Rock Club. Next door, Reggies' Music Joint is for…
Cincinnati
Opened in 1913 as a silent-movie house, the dramatic-looking Woodward now welcomes indie rock, alt country and metal bands to its stage under twinkling…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Bay Area Theater Sports explores all things improv, from audience-inspired themes to whacked-out musicals at completely extemporaneous weekend shows. Or…
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