Showing 1-22 of 22 results
-
Central Saloon
An old-fashioned blues club turned nu-metal, the Central is key to the Pioneer Square party circuit and gets crowded on weekends. Weekly theme nights include Metal Mondays and Punks and Pints.
-
Chop Suey
Chop Suey is a dark, high-ceilinged space with a ramshackle faux-Chinese motif and eclectic bookings.
-
Crocodile Cafe
One of the best rock clubs in the country and a Seattle institution, this Belltown space helped launch the grunge and alt-rock scenes and is now home to most of the city's best indie-rock shows, whether local or touring bands. The attached café also serves a decent greasy-spoon breakfast, lunch and dinner.
-
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
Hidden in an unlikely spot behind a boring-looking office building is Seattle's most sophisticated and prestigious jazz club. Dimitriou's hosts the best of the locals and many national acts passing through.
-
El Corazon
Formerly Graceland, El Corazon has lots of history echoing around its walls - and lots of sweaty, beer-drenched bodies bouncing off them. Save your clean shirt for another night, and don't expect perfect sound quality at every show. It's also one of the few bars that often has all-ages shows.
-
Funhouse
A great punk venue near Seattle Center, the Funhouse is where you go to drink cheap beer, check out punk bands like the Trashies and maybe hook up with a Rat City Roller-Derby girl.
-
Kells
Kells is part of a small regional chain of Irish pubs, but it feels completely authentic, with its old wood, nooks and crannies and rosy-cheeked crowd. The perfectly poured Imperial pints of Guinness are divine and there's live Irish (or Irish-inspired) music nightly (no cover charge).
-
Monkey Pub
This U-District dive is one of the few places in town where you can slug pitchers of cheap beer, shoot pool and catch a live punk show on a weekend night without having to do any planning whatsoever. If the band sucks, it'll be over soon and did we mention the beer's cheap? Slices from the pizza shop next door are available, or you can pop over for videogames and feeding between sets.
-
Moore Theater
Bands love playing this 1500-seat Belltown venue for its classy style and great acoustics. Attached to a stately old hotel, it exudes battered grace and sophistication whether the act is a singer-songwriter, a jazz phenomenon or a rock band.
-
Nectar
A small and comfortable rock venue in Fremont that has grown out of its humble beginnings to be a well-established, scenester-approved club, Nectar hosts everything from reggae and dub to funk to Americana as well as DJ nights.
-
Advertisement
-
Neumo's
The 'new Moe's' fills the big shoes of its long-gone namesake in booking some of the best local and touring rock shows in town.
-
Owl & Thistle
You can choose a room to suit your mood at this multi-level Irish pub. Feeling bookish? Settle into a red booth by the fireplace in the library room. Aiming for a pool game? There's a room for that, too, as well as a large dining area and the usual murky bar section. The happy hour here is great, and food is a notch above the usual pub grub. Most nights it books Celtic folk bands or acoustic singer-songwriters.
-
Paragon Bar & Grill
When it's not an upscale restaurant and chic martini lounge, this flashy Queen Anne standby hosts live bands and DJs playing everything from indie rock to hip-hop, funk and soul.
-
Seattle Symphony
Under maestro Gerard Schwartz, the symphony has earned its reputation as the heart of the Seattle classical music scene. Since Schwartz came aboard in 1984 it has presented several successful series and released a number of recordings to critical acclaim. Worth noting is the symphony's Discover Music! series - concerts designed to introduce children to various aspects of classical music.
-
Showbox
This cavernous showroom, hosting everything from indie rock to hip-hop, but mostly national touring acts, reincarnates itself every few years. Between sets, hop over to the attached Green Room, the venue's smaller bar and restaurant.
-
Studio Seven
This all-ages club south of Safeco Field, in what is called SODO, books local and touring punk and metal shows; recent headliners include Sick of It All, TSOL and the Vibrators. Bring your ID to get into the bar.
-
Sunset Tavern
The Sunset is a Ballard dive that books great dirty-rock shows of local and touring bands and frequently has free movie nights, including a series of B-grade kung-fu films most weeks.
-
Tractor Tavern
The premier venue for folk and acoustic music, the elegant Tractor Tavern also books local songwriters and regional bands like Richmond Fontaine plus touring acts like John Doe and Wayne Hancock. It's a gorgeous room, usually with top sound quality.
-
Triple Door
This club downstairs from Wild Ginger has a liberal booking policy that includes country and rock as well as jazz, gospel, R & B, world music and burlesque performances. There's a full menu and valet parking; the club is all-ages before .
-
Tula's
Tula's has live jazz seven nights a week, from big bands to Latin jazz to up-and-coming names on tour. It's a non-indie-rock oasis in the booze alley that is Belltown.
-
Advertisement
-
Vera Project
An excellent nonprofit community center run by and for teenagers, the Vera Project books exclusively all-ages shows in a smoke-free and alcohol-free environment. It's also dedicated to giving youth a place to learn skills, make art and get involved in the community.
-
War Room
Weekly drum-and-bass and hip-hop nights, an upstairs open-air tiki-themed deck, and hard-to-miss propaganda posters decorating the space make the War Room a unique venue.
Showing 1-22 of 22 results
