Local Venues
The bars and spots in DFW where you can catch live music any night of the week.
The Goat Dallas
Dallas dive blues bar. No pretension, just good music and cold drinks. Fave of the neighborhood for 20+ years.
Lee Harvey's
Legendary Dallas dive bar with a jukebox that tops any playlist. Cheap drinks, no attitude, always a cast of characters.
Double Wide
A fine Dallas bar with drinks that hit harder than your dad. Local and touring punk and rock acts.
Single Wide
Deep Ellum's favorite low-key bar. Cheap drinks, good people, local bands most nights.
The Blue Light
Deep Ellum institution. The Blue Light has been the home for rock, blues, and country in the neighborhood for decades.
The Foundry
Backyard patio bar with fried chicken and live music. A hidden gem off the beaten path.
The Balcony Club
Dallas's coziest live jazz spot. Intimate room, excellent musicians, BYOB allowed. A hidden gem in Lakewood.
The Barley House
East Dallas neighborhood spot with decent food, good beer selection, and live music on weekends.
Bowlski's / Lakewood Theater
An old theater space repurposed as a bowling alley and live music venue. Big room, big acts for cheap.
Granada Theater
Dallas's best mid-size concert venue. A converted 1940s theater with stellar acoustics and a lineup that punches way above its weight — national acts in an intimate room where every seat is close.
Truck Yard Dallas
A movable feast of food trucks, cold beer, and live music under the Texas sky. Summer nights don't get better.
Curious Mechanic
Bishop Arts coffee shop by day, bar by night with local acoustic acts and open mic Tuesdays.
Wild Horse Saloon
Fort Worth's premier country music and line dancing venue. A little bit Nashville in the Stockyards.
Lenny C's
BBQ meets live music in the heart of the Stockyards. No frills, good Texas music.
Madness at the Woods
Fort Worth's underground music scene. Local and touring punk, metal, and rock acts in a small room.
Kessler Theater
Oak Cliff's premier intimate concert venue. A restored 1940s movie house hosting local and national acts in a room where you can see the performer's eyes. The beating heart of the Bishop Arts music scene.
Across the Way
Oak Cliff's go-to for live music near the Bishop Arts strip. Outdoor patio and a solid jukebox too.
Adair's Saloon
Dallas's enduring honky-tonk since 1963. No frills, no cover, just cold drinks and live country music every weekend in the heart of Deep Ellum.