We have been doing some research here at Ticket Crusader on some of the best places to hit up when you are looking for something to do on a night out on the town. Looking to get your dance on? Want to just pay at the door of a venue and see some awesome band that you might not have heard before, but you dig the genre? Or just want out a new place altogether? Then this list is for you! We tried to keep this as unbiased as possible and pick places that had high review ratings as a whole, and not just randomly selecting locations. However, feel free to comment on here, Twitter, or Facebook if you would recommend any other places as a MUST GO TO NOW!
#1 New Orleans
-The Spotted Cat Music Club
-Candlelight Lounge
-The Three Muses
-Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
-Buffa’s Bar and Restaurant
-Siberia
-BJ’s Lounge
-Maple Leaf Bar
-Mother-in-Law Lounge
-Ooh Pooh Pah Doo Bar
-Tipitina’s
-Rock ‘n’ Bowl
-Preservation Hall
-Frenchmen Street
#2 Nashville
-Blue Bird
-Station Inn
-Lower Broadway
-Exit / In
-Mercy Lounge
-The 5 Spot
-Tin Roof
-The Basement
-Puckett’s
-Bunganut Pig
#3 Austin
-The White Horse
-Sahara Lounge
-Elephant Room
-Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon
-Victory Grill
-Beerland
-The Carousel Lounge
-The Continental Club Gallery
-Broken Spoke
-Emo’s
-Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
#4 New York
-Joe’s Pub
-Living Room
-Rockwood Music Hall
-Barbès
-Pete’s Candy Store
-Goodbye Blue Monday
-Music Hall of Williamsburg
-Bowery Ballroom
-Highline Ballroom
-Best Buy Theater
#5 Las Vegas
-The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
-MGM Grand Garden Arena
-Mandalay Bay Events Center
-The Chelsea
-Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
-The Pearl
-The Joint
-Beauty Bar
-The Cosmopolitan
-Double Down Saloon
-XS at Encore
#6 Chicago
-The Mid
-Smart Bar
-Metro
-Lincoln Hall
-Buddy Guy’s Legends
-Double Door
-Reggies
-Empty Bottle
-Schubas
#7 Los Angeles
-Vibrato Grill Jazz
-The Satellite
-Largo at the Coronet
-Avalon Hollywood
-Club Nodia
-Hotel Cafe
-The Palladium
-The Exhoplex
#8 Minneapolis
-The Shout! House
-Mayslack’s
-Gluek’s Restaurant & Bar
-The Cabooze
-Fine Line Music Café
-Calhoun BBQ & Blues
-Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
-400 Bar
-First Avenue
#9 Miami
-Bardot
-Mango’s Tropical Café
-Van Dyke Café
-Jazid
-Casa Panza
-Churchill’s Pub
-The Hoxton
-Hoy Como Ayer
-The Stage
-The Fillmore Miami Beach
#10 Cleveland
-Smedley’s Bar & Grill
-Beachland Ballroom and Tavern
-Brothers Lounge
-Grog Shop
-The Barking Spider Tavern
-Wilbert’s Food & Music
-Agora Theatre & Ballroom
-Velvet Tango Room
-Happy Dog
#11 Boston
-Paradise Rock Club
-Middlesex Lounge
-The Middle East
-The Lizard Lounge
-TT The Bear’s Place
-The Sinclair
-The Plough & Stars
-Great Scott
-Ryles
-Club Passim
#12 Providence
-Simon’s 677
-88 Piano Lounge
-Club Roxx
-Dusk
-McNeil’s Tavern
-Point Street Dueling Piano Bar
-One Pelham East
-The Spot Underground
-Fête
#13 Philadelphia
-Electric Factory
-Tower Theatre
-The Twisted Tail
-Johnny Brenda’s
-Theatre of Living Arts
-Chris’ Jazz Cafe
-The Trocadero Theatre
-Union Transfer
-World Cafe Live
#14 San Francisco
-Bimbo’s 365 Club
-Martuni’s
-Slim’s
-Biscuits and Blues
-Bottom of the Hill
-Boom Boom Room
-Harry Denton’s Starlight Room
-Great American Music Hall
-The Plough and Stars
-Pier 23 Cafe
#15 Houston
-Cezanne
-Numbers
-Continental Club
-The Big Easy Social and Pleasure Club
-Last Concert Cafe
-Red Cat Jazz Café
-Anderson Fair
-Sambuca
-Blanco’s
-Boondocks
#16 Kansas City
-BB’s Lawnside Barbecue
-The Levee
-Beaumont Club
-Blayney’s of Westport
-Jardine’s Restaurant and Jazz Club
-Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club
-Knuckleheads
-Record Bar
-Firefly Lounge
#17 Portland, OR
-Mississippi Studios
-Aladdin Theater
-Holocene
-Rontom’s
-Doug Fir Lounge
-Crystal Ballroom
-Valentines
-Wonder Ballroom
-Jimmy Mak’s
#18 Seattle
-The Crocodile
-The Showbox at The Market
-Columbia City Theater
-Electric Tea Garden
-The Highline
-Q Nightclub
-The Royal Room
-Tractor Tavern
-Foundation Nightclub
-The Triple Door
#19 Denver
-The Grizzly Rose
-Beta Nightclub
-Meadowlark Bar
-Dazzle Jazz
-Larimer Lounge
-Hi-Dive
-Bluebird
-Tennyson’s Tap
-The Gothic
#20 Atlanta
-Star Community Bar
-The Tabernacle
-Smith’s Olde Bar
-The Masquerade
-Northside Tavern
-CosmoLava
-Eddies Attic
-Apache Café
-The Earl
-Fernbank Museum of Natural History
#21 San Antonio
-Hi-Tones
-Luna
-Graham Central Station
-502 Bar
-Sam’s Burger Joint
-White rabbit
-Jack’s Live Music Bar
-Salute International Bar
-Bonds 007
#22 Charleston
-Home Team BBQ: Best Blues Club
-The Charleston Pour House
-Awendaw Green Barn Jams
-Charleston Music Hall
-The Pour House
-The Royal American
-Blind Tiger Pub
-Music Farm
-Memminger Auditorium
#23 St. Louis
-1860’s Saloon & Hardshell Café
-2720 Cherokee
-Ameristar Casino’s Bottleneck Blues Bar
-Charlack Pub
-The Firebird
-McGurk’s Irish Pub
-Plush
-Pop’s Nightclub
-Stagger Inn Again
#24 San Diego
-Club M
-Anthology
-San Diego Symphony
-Dizzy’s
-Brick By Brick
-Humphrey’s Concerts By the Bay
-The Shout! House
-Casbah
-House of Blues
-Belly Up Tavern
#25 Orlando
-The Social
-Will’s Pub
-The Plaza Live
-Back Booth
-The Abbey
-Tanquerays
-DRIP
#26 Washington, D.C.
-9:30 Club
-U Street Music Hall
-The Hamilton
-Bohemian Caverns
-Blues Alley
-Black Cat
-Howard Theatre
-Gypsy Sally’s
-Echostage
-Hill Country Live
#27 Honolulu
-RumFire
-Kelley O’Neil’s
-Banyan Court
-Bar 35
-The Veranda
-Hang Ten Bar & Grill
-Surfer, the Bar
-Banzai Sushi Bar
#28 Dallas/Fort Worth
-Hailey’s Club
-Dan’s Silverleaf
-The Palladium Ballroom
-The Loft at Palladium
-Granada Theater/The Kessler
-Trees
-House of Blues
-Sundown at Granada
#29 Phoenix/Scottsdale
-Red Revolver Lounge
-Smashboxx
-Maya Day and Nightclub
-Jackrabbit Lounge
-Degree 270
-The Showroom
-Talking Stick Resort (The Ballroom and Shadows)
#30 Santa Fe
-Bar Car
-Evangelo’s
-Little Wing
-The Matador
-The Underground
