Dive bars are often in the “eye of the beholder” but are usually dark, small, and old.
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Cafes and Restaurants
Manchester, CT
Enjoy live entertainment and great dining at The Hungry Tiger Cafe and Restaurant in Manchester, CT. The intimate Hungry Tiger Music Club offers rock, blues, folk, or who knows what almost every night with local and national acts on its small stage. ...
Louisville, KY
Established in 1962, the Magnolia Bar, or Mag Bar as it is known, has been fixture for generations in the historic Old Louisville neighborhood of Louisville, KY. Mag Bar Old Louisville is a quirky dive bar offering drink specials plus local bands and DJs. ...
Oklahoma City, OK
JJ’s Alley Bricktown Pub is the coziest, friendliest, neighborhood bar in Oklahoma City, OH, featuring live acoustic music seven nights a week. JJ’s Alley has two bars and two stages, upstairs and downstairs. ...
Oklahoma City, OK
Blue Note OKC is a historic and legendary venue and neighborhood lounge. One of Oklahoma City’s oldest live music venues, Blue Note Lounge first opened in 1961. The Blue Note has an extensive beer selection, a lively variety of premium liquors, and nightly features. Two pool tables, dart boards, and a killer stage where many local and touring musicians play make The Blue Note Lounge an OKC icon. ...
Allston, MA
O’Brien’s Pub is a cozy bar in Allston, MA, providing a home for local and national acts to perform. Open to all genres and styles, O’Brien’s Pub has been a springboard for hundreds of artists over the years. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Brooklyn, NY
Gold Sounds Bar is a music venue and dive bar in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. The premier mid-sized venue features full sound, backline, projector and more including a DJ booth in the front bar. ...
Birmingham, AL
The Nick is a 21+ private club and staple of Birmingham’s music scene presenting a diverse range of local, regional and national acts almost every night of the week. The Nick has blues, rock, punk, emo, hip hop, rap, pop, country, metal, bluegrass, rock-a-billy, roots rock; whatever your genre of choice. ...
Lakewood, OH
Open since 1933, The Five O’Clock Lounge is a dive bar in Lakewood, OH, with live music, daily Happy Hour. There is a stage in back and a back patio. ...
Hamtramck, MI
The New Dodge Lounge is a neighborhood bar and music venue in Hamtramck, MI. The historic venue hosts up to 240 people and contains a large bar, stage with sound equipment and lighting, and an arcade. The New Dodge features regular live music with some of Detroit’s best local punk and indie talent. ...
Lawrence, KS
The Replay Lounge is a rock and roll pinball bar located in downtown Lawrence, KS. Since 1993, the Replay has been a proud purveyor of cheap beer, tasty cocktails, and great music. The Replay Lounge hosts a wide array of local, national, and international music most nights of the week. Enjoy late-night rock shows inside, acoustic matinee shows on the patio, and local DJs outside on warm-weather weekend nights. ...
Wilmington, NC
Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern is a local dive in Wilmington, NC, offering beer, booze, and bands. ...
Bars and Music Venues
Chapel Hill, NC
Opened in 1992, Local 506 is an all-ages rock club in downtown Chapel Hill, NC, owned and operated by musicians for musicians. The 506 is a showroom and a full bar, providing audiences the opportunity to see up-and-coming touring musicians and local bands in an accessible and professional musical setting. ...
Chapel Hill, NC
The Kraken Chapel Hill is an iconic crossroads roadhouse. One of the best local venues to see live music, The Kraken features country, blues, rockabilly, jazz, bluegrass, metal, indy, Americana, punk, world and good ole rock and roll. Performances are free to the public. The Kraken is open for service inside and outside Tuesdays through Sundays. ...
Apex, NC
Local Bar Apex has been a North Carolina landmark since the building originally opened as a gas station in the 1930’s on a small country road in Apex. One of the last dive bars in the area, Local Bar prides itself on making everyone feel welcome. No frills, all fun. Live music every Friday night and specials every day. Local Bar is a place where locals gather for good times, cold drinks, and live music. ...
Charlotte, NC
The Milestone Club is a world famous live music venue and dive bar, established in 1969 in the historic Enderly Park neighborhood of West Charlotte, NC. The Milestone is been a southern landmark for rock/punk/new wave/metal and various underground music scenes while boasting the most powerful sound system in the state. ...
Charlotte, NC
Established in 1984 on Briar Creek Road in east Charlotte, NC, Smokey Joe’s Café is a family-owned, dog-friendly live music bar with craft beer, pool, foosball and darts. Smokey Joe’s is BYOF so bring your own or have it delivered. ...
Asheville, NC
Established in 2013, The Odd is a neighborhood bar, event space, and restaurant in Asheville, NC. More than just a local dive bar, The Odd is part music venue, part oddities museum and more. The Odd features all genres of music as well as drag, comedy, freak shows, trivia, poetry, burlesque, dance parties, art shows, oddities and strange collections, and a plethora of other events. ...
St. George, SC
Skynyrd’s Sports Bar & Grill in St. George, SC, has awesome entertainment and live music. If you’re you’re in the mood for some fantastic live Southern rock and country, then Skynyrd’s is the place for you. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Charleston, SC
The Tin Roof is West Ashley’s favorite dive bar and Charleston’s best place for music, comedy, and a good time. In addition to live music, The Tin Roof also hosts trivia, parties, competitions, craft bazaars, private events, dance-offs, movie nights, video game nights, all sorts of local and touring comedy acts and so much more. ...
Charleston, SC
Recovery Room Tavern is Charleston’s best dive bar for pinball, foosball, pool, Hoop Fever, bocce, chicken wings and all MLB/NFL games. ...
Charleston, SC
The Royal American is a cozy neighborhood bar, restaurant, and intimate live music venue in Charleston, SC. Musical acts range from cutting edge local and regional bands to established national acts. The bar/restaurant feels worn in and takes a friendly, but no-nonsense approach to everything they do. In addition to the main bar area, The Royal American has front, back, and side patios that are available for private and semi-private events. ...
Columbia, SC
Art Bar Columbia is an underground club with live music and an artsy vibe with a dance floor, lounge, and full bar plus karaoke. ...
Greenville, SC
The Radio Room is a small bar and music venue in Greenville, SC, presenting live entertainment ranging from punk rock to comedy, from hardcore to folk. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Greenville, SC
Open since 2003, Chicora Alley is restaurant and bar at Reedy River Falls Park in downtown Greenville, SC. The venue has two full bars and a separate dining area from the music side where you’ll find live music acts weekly. Chicora Alley hosts a long-running jazz jam by the Greenville Jazz Collective on Sunday afternoons. ...
Greenville, SC
Sharkey’s Pub is an intimate local bar in Greenville, SC. The place is known for regular live music, karaoke, sports, Philly sandwiches, wings, and burgers. ...
Clemson, SC
Loose Change is a 5-star dive bar in Clemson, SC, offering good eats and great drinks since 2004. ...
Bay St. Louis, MS
The Ugly Pirate Cafe and Bar in Bay St Louis, MS, is a pub and cafe serving a large variety of craft and bottle beer, pizza and gyros, along with a fun family atmosphere. Enjoy live music every Saturday night along with weekly specials. ...
New Orleans, LA
Lucky’s Bar is a lounge and grill and laundromat in New Orleans serving food and drinks 24/7. ...
New Orleans, LA
Le Bon Temps Roule is an iconic bar in Uptown New Orleans that features live music four days a week, free oysters on Fridays, billiards, and the best damn Bloody Marys in town. ...
New Orleans, LA
Vaughan’s Lounge is an iconic 9th Ward corner bar that was established in 1959. ...
Bars and Event Venues
New Orleans, LA
Dragon’s Den is a historic two-story bar and event venue with a large courtyard and balcony overlooking Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans, LA. Located at the foot of Frenchmen Street, The Dragon’s Den is open seven days a week with a full calendar of daily live music events on both floors. ...
Key West, FL
Green Parrot Bar is a popular local dive bar featuring live music, casual atmosphere, and great drinks. The Green Parrot is firmly established amongst the best bars in Key West, FL. ...
Dunedin, FL
Bauser’s is a friendly neighborhood bar and live entertainment venue in Dunedin, FL. The venue offers a full liquor bar and has all types of live music during the week including blues, rock, country, alternative and more. Bauser’s Dunedin is non-smoking but has a huge, smoker-friendly covered front patio. Bauser’s is dog-friendly, has Happy Hour 7 days a week, plus drink specials and the best karaoke in town. Open Blues Jam on the first Sunday of the month 3pm – 7pm. ...
Restaurants and Stores
Valdosta, GA
Ashley Street Station is Valdosta’s only true 250-capacity music venue and dive bar with an in-house record store: Hole In The Wall Records. ...
Savannah, GA
The Wormhole Neighborhood Pub & Music Venue is a multi-genre music and performance venue and neighborhood bar located in the Starland Design District of Savannah, GA. Enjoy billiards, darts, and pinball, as well as weekly bar activities like trivia and karaoke. On stage there is comedy, headlining concerts and open mic nights. ...
Augusta, GA
Joe’s Underground Café is a small underground dive bar in downtown Augusta, GA. The brick-lined basement bar has a jukebox and small corner stage for karaoke and live music. ...
Athens, GA
Nowhere Bar Athens, located across from the Georgia Theatre, is a classic dive bar and music venue presenting local talent and regional touring acts. Athenians young and old gather here every night of the week to enjoy a game of pool, a beer, and live music in the company of good friends. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Atlanta, GA
The EARL (East Atlanta Restaurant & Lounge) is an alternative music venue in Atlanta, GA. ...
Atlanta, GA
Located in the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta, The Star Community Bar and Little Vinyl Lounge is a dive bar and basement lounge featuring the best local and national touring acts five nights a week. Open since 1991, The Star Bar also has the city’s longest running amateur comedy night every Monday. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Orange Beach, AL
The Flying Harpoon 2 is a po-boy pub and oyster bar on the bayou in Orange Beach, FL, featuring live music and an open jam on Sunday. ...
Indian Hills, CO
Sit N Bull Saloon is an iconic mountain bar in the Parmalee Gulch of Indian Hills, CO. Sit N Bull features free local live music every weekend on its heated, dog-friendly deck. Additional entertainment includes darts and pool. ...
Denver, CO
Lincoln’s Roadhouse & Cajun Cafe is a locally-owned restaurant and blues bar in Denver, CO. Catch some of the best local and national blues, rock, and rockabilly bands every weekend with no cover charge. Weekly events include trivia on Tuesdays and open mic on Wednesdays. The menu features an award-winning meatloaf cheeseburger, pot roast burrito, and Cajun food. ...
Denver, CO
The Squire Lounge Denver has been a Colfax staple for years. Enjoy a cold drink, take it easy on the patio or watch some live music. Squire Lounge is open seven days a week and always your neighborhood Colfax bar. ...
Maryville, TN
Located in the heart of Downtown Maryville, Brackins Blues Club is a dive bar and home of blues in greater Maryville area. Brackins has live music at least three nights a week and the best bar food in town. ...
Knoxville, TN
Located in the Suburban Plaza shopping mall, Paul’s Oasis Sports Grille & Spirits is a restaurant and sports bar in Knoxville, TN, featuring live music, karaoke, pool tables, darts, and pinball and serving pizza, wings, sandwiches and more. ...
Bars and Music Venues
Chattanooga, TN
Open since 2006, JJ’s Bohemia is an intimate music venue and dive bar in Chattanooga, TN. The front room has a stage and bar on one side. There is also a back patio stage for occasional outdoor shows.
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Nashville, TN
The Station Inn is a music listening room in The Gulch area of Nashville. Here you can find the world’s best bluegrass, classic country, Americana, and roots music nearly every night of the year. Every seat is close enough to the stage to see the sweat and feel the notes right from the instrument. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Nashville, TN
Legends Corner is Nashville’s classic dive bar experience that provides great country music with a full-service bar located right on Broadway. ...
Nashville, TN
Located on Lower Broadway in Nashville, TN, The Stage on Broadway renowned honky-tonk bar and live music venue. The Stage is both a rowdy country bar with great live country and a neighborhood dive bar where you can always count on a friendly bartender and ice-cold beer. The venue features full professional production including premium sound and lighting throughout the room. ...
Memphis, TN
Lamplighter Lounge is a venue and bar in Memphis, TN, serving bar food, vegan food, espressos and lattes. ...
Ludington, MI
SandBar Ludington is an intimate corner dive bar and staple of downtown Ludington, MI, with a stage and dance floor in back. SandBar brings in rock bands on Saturdays and has karaoke twice a week. ...
Grand Rapids, MI
Mulligan’s Pub is a neighborhood dive bar with cheap drinks, live music and good company. The Otherside, the venue within Mulligan’s Pub, is host to some of Grand Rapids’ best local talent, as well as regional musical acts, comedy shows, and other events. ...
Grand Rapids, MI
Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill is a family-owned restaurant and venue on the Westside of Grand Rapids, MI. With its retro-classic dive bar feel, Tip Top Deluxe includes a variety of entertainment on its stage. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Grand Rapids, MI
Located in downtown Grand Rapids, MI, Rocky’s Bar & Grill is a great local bar offering exceptional food, tasty beer and cocktails. Has live music events and an upstairs bar area that is a great space for private parties. ...
Saginaw, MI
White’s Bar is a dive bar and Saginaw institution, hosting live music seven nights a week. Family-owned since 1937, it has become an iconic music hub in the area. White’s Bar offers live music twice a day, 364 days a year. ...
Detroit, MI
Nancy Whiskey Pub is a classic Corktown bar open since 1902. The Irish tavern has live music on Fridays and Saturdays and one of the best jukeboxes in Detroit. Enjoy the large outdoor patio. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Detroit, MI
Located in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, Lager House is a vegan-friendly restaurant, neighborhood dive bar, and live music venue. Lager House hosts concerts for a wide range of genres and styles including local and DIY touring bands. ...
Detroit, MI
Cadieux Café in Detroit, MI, is know for feather bowling, steamed mussels, live music, and serving more than three dozen beers from Belgium. Additionally Cadieux Café features a large outdoor beer garden called Mussel Beach, a stage with projection screen, and an outdoor bar called The Garage Bar. ...
Ferndale, MI
New Way Bar is Ferndale’s oldest neighborhood bar; featuring live music and entertainment. ...
Fayetteville, AR
Kingfish is a bar just off Dickson St. in Fayetteville, AR, with large patios, an outdoor stage, cold beer, great drinks, friendly staff and Golden Tee. Kingfish features some of the best local, regional, and touring acts on the patio every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during patio season. ...
Hot Springs, AR
Located in historic downtown Hot Springs, AR, Maxine’s Live is a music venue featuring some amazing talent, killer food, craft beers, and unique drinks. The venue attracts a diverse crowd of all ages; musicians, music lovers, artists, food and beer lovers, sports fanatics, locals and out-of-towners. Maxine’s presents indie, rock, pop, experimental, blues, jazz, metal, bluegrass, folk, and old country plus monthly burlesque and drag shows. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Cabot, AR
Hardrider Bar & Grill is a biker-friendly bar in Cabot, AR. The warehouse-style venue has a large stage and dance floor and features live bands, live wrestling and more. Additional entertainment includes karaoke, pool, and cornhole tournaments. ...
Bars and Music Venues
Little Rock, AR
Founded in 1976, the White Water Tavern is one of Little Rock’s longest running barrooms and music venues. The intimate wooden building has a stage, bar, and small kitchen serving a limited menu of pub food. An upstairs area has a couple pool tables and darts. There is also a small patio in back with picnic tables. The White Water Tavern books a wide variety of local and regional music as well as hosting open jams, karaoke, and community events. ...
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Beachside Tavern offers the best live entertainment in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Enjoy delicious food and listen to live music every week. ...
New Smyrna Beach, FL
Casey’s NSB Bar & Juke Joint is New Smyrna’s top spot to relax with friends near the beach and enjoy the best drinks in town. The intimate corner bar features live music six nights a week. ...
Orlando, FL
Established in 1995, Will’s Pub is a music venue and neighborhood bar in the Mills 50 neighborhood of Orlando, FL. Will’s Pub is one of Central Florida’s premier independent venues. The bar serves liquor and a wide range of craft, domestic and import beers. ...
Daytona Beach, FL
Tir na nOg Irish Pub is the longest standing Irish Pub and original music venue in Daytona Beach, FL. The bar has a low ceiling, bright stage lights, perfect sound, and an intimate atmosphere. Enjoy comedy on Wednesday nights and live music on the weekends. ...
St. Augustine, FL
Established in 1985, Shanghai Nobby’s is a small bar located on Anastasia Island in St. Augustine, FL. ...
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