Old Town Public House is a neighborhood pub in Cornelius, NC, serving a rotating selection of craft beverages and hand-selected wines. Enjoy food trucks, gallery shows, pop-up events and Lake Norman’s best nightly live entertainment including bands and acoustic performances, open mic, open jams, music bingo, trivia and comedy. ...

Originally opened as an Art-Deco movie theater in 1941, The Reeves Theater & Cafe is now a modern industrial music hall with great acoustics and superior sound quality. Located in historic downtown Elkin, NC, the theater presents a wide array of local, regional, and national musicians. The theater’s lobby functions as a farm-to-table café and bar serving locally-sourced food as well as local craft beer and wine. Regular live entertainment includes open mic every Wednesday, monthly themed performances by The Reeves House Band, and The Martha Bassett Show is recorded live weekly for 88.5 WFDD radio. ...

Sovereign Kava is Asheville’s place to unwind from the grind. Whether it’s some of the finest musicians you can see in Asheville on a Friday or Saturday night, or the longest-running Open Mic in town, or recurring monthly and weekly events, there is always something happening at Sovereign Kava. ...

Crown Station is located in the historic NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte, NC, with easy access to the light-rail. Crown Station offers organic fair trade coffees and teas, a full bar, and weekly live entertainment including music, comedy, and jam sessions. ...

Open since 2015, Mills River Brewing Co is a brewery and taproom serving up one-of-a-kind beers and delicious food in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. The warehouse-style facility sits on two acres with an outdoor patio bar and large hillside beer garden in the back. Indoors is a taproom with plenty of seating and a full view of the brewhouse. In addition to Mills River brews, the taproom bar has a large selection of homemade craft cocktails and a collection of rare bourbons. The venue hosts live music weekly on a large outdoor stage as well as social activities like trivia and bingo. ...

Located behind Clawson’s Restaurant in Beaufort, NC, The Backstreet Pub is a local hangout housed in a century-old former bakery. Backstreet Pub is for anyone looking for a cold beer, a fine wine and some decent conversation. Some of the best rock, funk, and blues bands on the East Coast keep the Backstreet rocking fifty two weekends a year. On “Wednesday Hoot Nites,” local musicians gather for open jams. ...

Located in downtown Durham’s historic Central Park District, The Blue Note Grill is one of the Triangle’s premier live music venues as well as a full-service barbecue and ribs restaurant and bar. Open since 2010, the family-owned and operated venue hosts local, regional and touring roots musicians on its stage. On Tuesdays, The Blue Note hosts a long-running blues jam and on Wednesdays open mic. ...

Waynesville’s Water’n Hole Bar and Grill is a local bar and grill specializing in unique and original music. The bar hosts regular karaoke and open jam nights. ...