Louisiana
This haunted house is a labor of love of many Baton Rouge residents, and is regularly voted one of the best in the country. You'll walk through a…
Must-see entertainment in Americas
Las Tunas
Located in the park where Vicente García bends into Av 1 de Mayo. Every weekend sees a farmers market, music, food stalls and kids' activities, but the…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
Part of the Music Center, the Mark Taper is one of the three venues used by the Center Theatre Group, SoCal’s leading resident ensemble and producer of…
Aspen & the Maroon Bells
On weekend nights, this unassuming guitar shop turns into an intimate one-room venue where the focus is all about enjoying great, usually acoustic, music…
Connecticut
Housed in a converted red barn on the shores of Lake Bantam, the oldest continuously operating movie theater in Connecticut is a real Litchfield…
Houston
Rudyard’s puts on live events most nights, typically including edgy and indie bands at weekends, comedy on Mondays and karaoke on Tuesdays. A fine…
South End & Chinatown
When Wally's opened in 1947, Barbadian immigrant Joseph Walcott became the first African American to own a nightclub in New England. Old-school, gritty…
Honolulu
Founded in 1836 by King Kamehameha III, the Royal Hawaiian Band is the only band in the US with a royal legacy, and is the only full-time municipal band…
Chicago
The producer of Pitchfork Music Festival opened this intimate club, which actually breaks down into two small venues inside. The city's hepcats come out…
Kohala & Waimea
A hot spot for music and dance, this theater has its finger on the pulse of the Big Island, and offers a variety of top performances – for example from…
Gold Country
This beloved and adorably quirky theater screens a matchless lineup of unusual films and is about a mile south of downtown Nevada City. It serves bowls of…
Memphis
Don't even think of showing up at this gritty, hole-in-the-wall juke joint before midnight. Order a 40oz beer and a basket of wings, then sit back to…
Anchorage
This small off-center playhouse is the best live theater in town, staging everything from Hamlet to Archy and Mehitabel (comic cockroach and a cat…
Milwaukee
The former Eagles Club was built in 1926 and has hosted a 'who's who' of legendary music acts, including Guy Lombardo, Glenn Miller, Buddy Holly, Bob…
Isla Cozumel
Rock cover bands, some surprisingly good, play fun sunset shows several times a week. If you get tired of the beer routine, order a cocktail or potent…
Logan Circle, U Street & Columbia Heights
The Black Cat is the go-to venue for music that's loud and grungy with a punk edge. The White Stripes, Arcade Fire and Foo Fighters have all thrashed here…
Connecticut
Since its founding in 1931 this well-respected playhouse has staged hundreds of productions attracting big-name Broadway talent. It's hardly surprising…
Chicago
For more than three decades, the Metro has been synonymous with loud rock. Sonic Youth and the Ramones in the '80s. Nirvana and Jane’s Addiction in the …
Nashville
A true Nashville gem, this nonprofit cinema showcases the best of independent, documentary, world, repertory and classic cinema 365 days a year. It's also…
Seattle
Totally unique! Far from being a reincarnated Gilded Age movie house, the Grand Illusion sits in an old dentist's office. Run by volunteers and…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
An intimate, concrete-floored space on the top floor of Weller Court in Little Tokyo, Blue Whale serves top-notch jazz nightly from 9pm. The crowd is…
Salvador
Saturday-evening jazz and bossa nova at MAM is a must for music lovers. Go early to see the museum first and catch the views at sunset. Though the venue…
Arkansas
The White Water manages to line up some excellent acts for its small stage, with bands ranging from straight-up rockers to alt-country heroes to indie…
Queens
Come to Queens for multicultural eats, then stay for equally diverse sounds at this cool bi-level performance space. It makes creative use of the tiny…
Southwestern Ontario
Forty years young, Bookshelf is the pacemaker of Guelph's cultural heartbeat, a combination bookstore, cinema, bar and music venue. Swing by to read the…
South Bay Beaches
Live music and comedy right on the Hermosa strip. It has something going almost every night, including some big names: David Spade, Arsenio Hall, Alonzo…
Houston
Opened in 2017, this impressive performance venue is used by over 500 Houston cultural groups and organizations that aren't part of the big money Theater…
Santa Monica
This dark blues grotto has been packing 'em in since 1931, but somehow still manages to feel like a well-kept secret. There are no big-name acts here, but…
Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood & Westwood
On selected Saturdays from May to September, the Getty Center courtyard fills with evening crowds for a delicious collision of art, brilliant live acts…
Las Vegas
Saturday night sinners can find redemption at HOB's Sunday gospel brunch, where your ticket includes unlimited Bloody Marys and Southern and soul-food…
Dallas
For over 100 years, this classic Texas dance hall has been a Deep Ellum fixture, and a chameleon, too: equal parts pick-up bar, live-music venue, honky…
Santiago de Cuba
When Santiago gets too hot, noisy and agitated, you need a dose of Iris, one of Cuba's suavest and best jazz clubs, where you can sit in a comfy booth…
Panhandle Plains
Racing cars is a Texas tradition and Abilene's drag strip is open to everyone. Watch dudes in their pickups challenge each other or go nuts and trash your…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
One of the three big theater companies in the city, the ACT fills its $30 million home at Kreielsheimer Pl with performances by Seattle's best thespians…
Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall
Dawson City
This popular recreation of an 1898 saloon is complete with small-time gambling, a honky-tonk piano and dancing girls. The casino helps promote the town…
The Berkshires
The old church made famous in Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant hosts a beloved Troubadour series, featuring folk concerts by the likes of Tom Chapin,…
Dallas
Let the aqua neon outside catch your eye and draw you in to Oak Cliff’s art deco landmark. The one-time neighborhood movie house has been transformed into…
Shenandoah Valley
Don't leave Staunton without catching a show at the Blackfriars Playhouse, where actors from the American Shakespeare Center perform in a re-creation of…
Prince Edward Island
Generations of PEI-ers have grown up catching the features here – screening since the 1950s, the drive-in was restored in 1992 – making this a real island…
Lexington
Second only to Churchill Downs in terms of quality of competition, Keeneland's races run in April and October, when you can also glimpse champions train…
