Don't know the Dallas / Fort Worth area? If the club does not have a
website with a location map, try typing in the city and address at this
site:
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Type in the address, city, and state. For most locations it will give
you a nifty map to navigate by. You can zoom in and out as
needed. You can also get detailed driving directions from any
location.
AllGood Cafe
, 2934 Main Street, Dallas TX. 214-742-5362. Small country
bar that rarely books local blues
bands or touring acoustic acts.
http://www.theallgoodcafe.com/
Alligator Cafe, 4116 Live Oak, Dallas, TX 75204.
214-821-6900. Cajun cafe with great food and live acoustic blues
7-9 pm, Thurs-Fri. http://eatgator.com/
Big Fish, 414 South Main Street, Grapevine. 817-481-2010. Formerly Half Shells. Good cajun restaurant with occasional live blues.
Cadillac Pizza Bar, 112 S. Kentucky St.,
McKinney, Texas. Pizza joint with brick oven pizzas and
occasional live blues. Plenty of free street parking.
Cottage Lounge, 3006 W. NW
Highway, Dallas. 214-358-3018. Occasional live blues.
Cowboy Lounge, 3016 Colonial, Dallas, TX. 214-426-1993.
After hours joint with weekend music starting around midnight and going
until. Rough area. Be careful.
The Flame Steakhouse, 3375 W.Euless
Blvd.(Hwy.10)@South Pipeline/Sotogrande Euless, TX817-267 6401
Funky little country bar/steakhouse with occasional live blues.
Christian Dozzler solo Tuesdays 7-10 pm. Great chicken
fried steak.
Hole in the Wall, 11654 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, Tx 75229.
972-247-2253. Tiny hamburger joint with live music Tues-Sat.
Closed Sunday and Monday. Nice patio and yard out back when the
weather is
pretty. Great burgers. $5 Membership required to purchase beer or
liquor. http://www.dallasbluesclub.com/
House of Blues, Dallas, 2200 North Lamar, Dallas, TX
75202. 214-978-BLUE. Local version of concert/restaurant
chain featuring live music, a restaurant, and a large concert
hall. Opened May 2007. http://hob.com/venues/clubvenues/dallas/
Longhorn BBQ, 124 N. Hwy 67
(at belt line), Cedar Hill, Texas. 972-293-2111. Nice
little BBQ joint where KM Williams plays a couple of times a
month. Check his website for schedule.
Lota's Goat, 7248 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX. (former location of
The Office Lounge). 214-327-8119. Mixed
format with occasional blues.
Mardi Gras Cafe, 2720 N. Stemmons Frwy (I-35E, northbound service road north of Motor Street), Dallas. 214-404-8425. New cajun restaurant with plenty of lighted parking and occasional live blues. Good food, plenty of paved parking. Located on the ground floor of the SOUTH tower (closest to the freeway) in the Stemmons Towers complex. Look for the awning and the strobe light.
Nate's Seafood, 14951 Midway Road, Addison, TX 75001. 972-701-9622. Good cajun seafood place with live blues on Thursday night at 7:30-11:30 pm. Annual week long blues fest. Obnoxious valet parking guy blocks off most of the parking spaces. You can go around to the Sam's on Beltline, park behind Nate's and walk around. Nate's Website
Ovation, 6115 Camp Bowie
Suite 112, Fort Worth, 817-732-8900.
http://www.ovationrestaurant.com/
Pearl, 2038 Commerce St.,
Dallas, TX 75201. 214-655-8824. New mixed format club with
occasional blues (usually Saturday). New Hash Brown jam on Sunday
8-12. SW corner of Pearl at Commerce. Free parking on
Jackson Street. http://www.pearlatcommerce.com/index.html
Poor David's Pub, 1313 South Lamar, Dallas, Tx. 214
821-9891. High profile,27 year old, eclectic club that rarely
books national, regional, and local blues acts. This was the starting
place and home base for Anson and the Rockets. Nachos and munchies.
NEW location. Poor
David's Website
Sons of Hermann Hall, 3414 Elm Street (at Exposition), Dallas. 214-747-4422. Fraternal order hall built at the turn of the century with large wood floored ballroom upstairs. Occasional blues shows. Website
Stumpy's, 2811 W. Division, Arlington. 817-275-3202. Big lighted parking lot with lots of parking. Nice little stage area with plenty of seating. http://www.stumpysbluesbar.net/