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Atomic Café
This bastion of indie sounds with funky '60s décor is known for bookers with a knack for catching upwardly hopeful bands before their big break. Otherwise it's party time; long-running 'Britwoch' is the hottest Wednesday club in town. Also check out the in-house label Panatomic(www.panat omic.de).
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Backstage
Refreshingly nonmainstream, this groovetastic boîte has a chill night beer garden and a shape-shifting line-up of punk, nu metal, hip-hop, dance hall and other alt-sounds, both canned and live. The Free & Easy festival (bands, movies and comedy) in August and September enjoys cult status among clued-in locals.
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BR-Symphonieorchester
Charismatic Lithuanian maestro Mariss Jansons has rejuvenated this orchestra's play list and often performs with its choir at such venues as the Gasteig and the Prinzregententheater.
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Café am Beethovenplatz
Downstairs at the Hotel Mariandl, this is Munich's oldest music café with an eclectic menu of sounds ranging from bossa nova to piano to Italian canzoni (songs). Reservations advised, especially for the Sunday jazz brunch.
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Café am Hochhaus
Once a stodgy café only grandmas could love, this tiny joint now heaves with libidinous hipsters decades away from retirement. Cool photo wallpaper and handpicked live DJs keep the sizzle on until the wee hours. Gay tea-dance on Sundays.
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Chinesischer Turm
This one's hard to ignore because of its English Garden location and pedigree as Munich's oldest beer garden (since 1791). Tourists and trendoids clump around the wooden pagoda, showered by the strained sounds of possibly the world's drunkest oompah band.
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Hide-Out
This blues joint draws national and international talent but keeps cover charges wallet-friendly (free to around €15 ). It's fun any day, but Thursday's jam sessions are legendary.
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Hofbräuhaus
Definitely the mecca of beer halls. We can't stop you from making the pilgrimage but we bet that after witnessing the drunken shenanigans, you'll agree that there are more civilised imbibing options in town. The beer garden offers some sensory relief.
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Jazzbar Vogler
This intimate watering hole brings some of Munich's baddest cats to the stage. You never know who'll show up for Monday's blues-jazz-Latin jam session. Cover (none to around €7 ) is added to your final bill, allowing you to listen in for a bit before committing to staying.
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Jazzclub Unterfahrt
Like a fine wine, Unterfahrt only gets better with age. The crowd defines the word 'eclectic' and so do the acts which range from old bebop to edgy experimental. The Sunday open jam sessions are legendary. A must for Blue Note fans.
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Jazzclub Unterfahrt im Einstein
This is perhaps the best-known place in town with live gigs from 9pm, and sometimes it pulls international stars such as Al Porcino and his big band. There's a small art gallery in one corner and open jam sessions on Sunday nights.
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Münchner Philharmoniker
Munich's premier orchestra regularly performs at the Gasteig cultural centre. Book tickets early as performances usually sell out. Check the website for upcoming public rehearsals costing just around €8 (free for students, tickets available one hour before the concert).
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Rote Sonne
Named for a 1969 Munich cult movie starring 'It-Girl' Uschi Obermaier, the Red Sun is a fiery nirvana for fans of electronic sounds. An international roster of DJs from the US, Berlin, Paris, Glasgow and elsewhere keeps the wooden dance floor packed and sweaty until the sun rises.
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Substanz
About as alternative as things get in Munich, this low-key, beery lair gets feet moving with house to indie to soul, tickles your funny bones during the English Comedy Club (first Sunday of the month) and brings out edgy wordsmiths for the SRO (standing-room-only) Poetry Slam (second Sunday).
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