Other entertainment in Houston
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13 Celsius
With an earthy-sexy European enoteca feel, it’s the only bar in Houston to keep a temperature-controlled wine cellar. Knowledgeable bartenders offer friendly guidance to enophiles and the clueless alike.
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Landmark River Oaks Theater
This fancy vintage cinema shows a mix of the indie and mainstream flicks.
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Onion Creek Café
As a sign on the sprawling, ultrachill patio proclaims, it’s 186 miles to Austin. But why make the drive? This cafe rocks a Hill Country atmosphere: from Austin-themed specials such as the ‘Hippie Hollow Burger’ (yes, named after the capital’s infamous nude beach) and ‘Cheap Ass Beer’ for $1.25. Actually, the best things here have little to do with Austin: the palm-shaded patio, the ‘Bad Ass Hot Dogs’ (veggie ones, too!), the bacon and cheddar waffle and the frozen mimosas.
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no tsu oH
A favorite haunt of the alternative brigade, the name is actually ‘Houston’ spelled backward. As its website proclaims, ‘people are here to get drunk…the place is full of liars.’ If that intrigues you, check out this late-night place that features dancing, nude figure-drawing sessions and chess. Free wi-fi and plenty of weirdness. Yep, an enigma.
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Agora
A jukebox and a vast selection of wines by-the-glass in a coffee shop? Yes, please. OK, so not everyone’s discussing Greek philosophy here, but the student/boho vibe is indeed old school. Sit on the front patio or on the quiet second-level balcony, where movies on a flat-screen TV woo would-be savants away from their studies.
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Boheme
Bewitching Boheme has that je ne sais quoi that’s as appealing as it is enigmatic. Velvety sofas and old movie equipment, a lazy patio, Thursday arts nights, and minty frozen mojitos that reign among of our favorite drinks in town. Part wine bar, part coffee shop, 100% bohemian.
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Rudyard’s Pub
Killer pub food and an upstairs venue that’s host to eclectic – OK, sometimes downright kooky – theatrical and music fare, from local storytelling nights to avant-garde theatrics. Yet with these bells and whistles, the neighborhood pub vibe – it’s one of the best in town – prevails.
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Poison Girl
The name says it all. Seductive pinup girls stare down on hipsters drinking longneck beer and other pick-your-poisons. Add in a killer back patio, some vintage pinball games, the right combo of come-hither glances and friendly conversation, and you’ve got Houston’s sexiest dive.
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Last Concert Cafe
For a real local original, find your way just northeast of downtown to this homely little place. After you knock on the red door (there’s no sign), you can hang out drinking cheap suds at the bar or dig into cheap Tex-Mex and live music on the patio.
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Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is home to the acclaimed Theatre Under the Stars, which produces big-budget, Broadway-style musicals (actually inside and in air-conditioned comfort, despite the company’s name).
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Pearl Bar
How does this place still manage to feel so damn chilled-out on a packed Saturday night? Is it the awesome back patio, fairly priced drinks, the ping-pong table, or that they always seem be playing that bitter love song you need to hear?
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Under the Volcano
Unwind in a tropical-island atmosphere without the obnoxious accoutrements. Yes, a classic Rice undergrad bar, but the smarty-pants mix of grad students and faculty convinces you that your third Mai Tai was a brilliant idea.
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West Alabama Ice House
Is it the free hot dogs on Friday? The dog-friendly patio? Who knows, but this rickety old place – Texas’ oldest ‘ice house’ in fact – draws the crowds, from bikers to lawyers. Wear sunscreen, and buy someone a beer.
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Wortham Center
Wortham Center, built during the 1980s oil bust, is an impressive complex that is home to the Houston Ballet and the Houston Grand Opera, both highly regarded.
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Toyota Center
Basketball fans can follow the NBA’s Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center, which is also home to the Comets, Houston’s highly regarded women’s basketball team.
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Kelvin Arms
A comfy Scottish pub, the Kelvin Arms is good for a midweek game of pool or a leisurely pint. Walk through an actual bank-vault door to canoodle on the couches with your honey, or just your Honey Lager.
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La Carafe
In an 1860 building (that’s prehistoric in Houston), this intimate place has one of the town’s best jukeboxes, well-priced wines by the glass and an ancient wooden bar lit by wax-dripping candles.
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Cézanne
This is simply Houston’s best place to hear jazz. Above the Black Labrador this classy, intimate venue mixes some of the best pure Texas and international jazz with a very cool piano bar.
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Nouveau Antique Art Bar
Full of stunning Tiffany lamps, this is a fancy-pants hideaway in Midtown where they play Frank Sinatra and Cat Power low enough to have an actual convo. It’s not stuffy, just arty.
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Jones Plaza
Outdoor concerts are held many Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at Jones Plaza, in front of Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, spring through fall.
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Lola’s
Punk bartenders sling shots with a vengeance. Yeah, this dive is a bit hardcore, but the drinks are strong and ridiculously cheap. That’s code for ‘walk or take a cab here.’
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Dan Electro’s Guitar Bar
This down-home joint in the laid-back Heights rocks out, but you could probably take your parents. A little gritty, a bit hippie, totally cool. It’s near N Main St.
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Verizon Wireless Theater
This massive venue’s inside Downtown’s Bayou Place entertainment complex, luring everyone from Erykah Badu and Elton John to the Houston Roller Derby girls.
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Red Cat Jazz Café
This slick downtown joint attracting interest offers live music every night (except Sunday) and Sunday brunch featuring a gospel group; food’s good, too.
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Sammy's Place
Live your rockstar dream, karaoke-ing on nights there's a live band accompanying. Other evenings may be Motown music, ʼ80s cover bands or a DJ.
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