Bar, Live Music entertainment in New England
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Rumpy’s
While the Federal-style inn upstairs is overpriced and forgettable, its red walled pub below deck comes with dim lighting and restaurant furniture from the ’70s. Some call it the cruise ship of Lenox, others are just reminded of ‘Twin Peaks.’ Either way, folk and jazz acts play most Friday and Saturday nights.
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Rusty Nail Bar & Grill
You wonder where the wild things are? They’re here, hanging around three bars, plenty of pool tables and a dance floor, where they groove to live bands dishing everything from alt rock to jazz funk to calypso. The martini bar has some local renown. Oh yeah, there’s food too, with an inventive menu.
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Great Lost Bear
Hands down the best place in town for a draft is this cozy wood-and-brick tavern, located 2 miles north of the Old Port. At last count, GLB had over 50 beers on tap, with 15 Maine microbrews, as well as New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts selections. Live music on weekends continues to draw the crowds.
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Ri-Ra the Irish Pub
Want authenticity? This Irish pub was restored in Ireland, dismantled and shipped to the US. Order a pint of what is arguably the state’s best Guinness or a dram of uisce beatha (Irish whiskey). Check out folk music on Wednesday and Sunday, a DJ on Friday and bands on Saturday night.
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Half Door
There is no shortage of pubs around Quincy Center, including the Half Door, the Four’s and Bad Abbots. Bad Abbots is the best for pub grub, while the Half Door gets kudos for live music and outdoor seating.
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Lompoc Café
This homey restaurant and bar hosts a variety of performers playing bluegrass, indie rock, jazz and folk on the patio. Step up to the bar and order a glass of Bar Harbor Real Ale. Blueberry ale may satisfy the intrepid.
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Strange Brew Tavern
This welcoming pub boasts 61 beers on tap, the largest selection in the state (it claims) ! More importantly, it offers live music seven nights a week and no cover charge. The mixed local crowd is friendly and fun.
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La Bec Rouge
Essential stomping ground for partying Hamptonites, La Bec Rouge features eclectic local bands (rock, blues, reggae) playing in its basement pub and nice ocean views from its outdoor deck.
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Dodge St
Food is served here, but most people come to suck down a few beers and get their groove on. There’s live music, usually rock and blues. If you must eat here, get the ribs.
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Matterhorn
At the top of Mountain Rd, this place is always hopping, beginning at 5pm when skiers start to hobble off the slopes. Bands play Friday and Saturday nights during ski season.
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Nectar's
This is the place where the jam band Phish got its start; aspiring bands still take the stage at Nectar's hoping to be the next big thing. Maybe you'll catch a rising star.
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Red Square
With a stylish Soho-like ambience, this is where the club crowd hangs to listen to Burlington's best roadhouse music, which spills onto the outdoor patio on warm nights.
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Truant’s Tavern
This popular place has live music, pool tables and darts, and serves hearty pub fare, including sandwiches, burgers, fish and chips, and even blackened swordfish salad.
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Thirsty Whale
Head here to mingle with locals and lobstermen over a pint and some hearty, inexpensive seafood. There’s often live music Wednesday through Saturday nights.
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Beachfire
This new spot has an upstairs and a downstairs bar, a sizzling firepit out front, and live music (folk, jazz, R&B) on Friday and Saturday nights (no cover).
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Press Room
Nightly live music ranges from jazz to blues to folk. There is a long menu of bar food in case the jamming makes you hungry.
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One Pelham East
This romping bar has rock and indie bands several nights a week.
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Bull Feeney’s
Despite the mediocre food, Bull Feeney’s remains a local favorite for its central location, warm ambience (it spills over two floors, with a crackling fire in one room) and a garrulous crowd. Live bands play Thursday through Saturday.
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