Playing Around 

Venue Directory

Adam's Mountain Café, 934 Manitou Ave., #102, Manitou Springs, 685-1430

Ancient Mariner, 962 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-5503

Back East Bar & Grill, 9475 Briar Village Point, 264-6161

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, 517 W. Colorado Ave., 634-9309

Black Sheep, 2106 E. Platte Ave., 227-7625

Brewer's Republic, 112 N. Nevada Ave., 633-2105

Broadmoor Academy of Music, 1223 Lake Plaza Drive, Suite C, 576-3979

Buck's Mountain Saloon & Grill, 116 W. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, 686-1212

Cleats Sports Bar & Grill, 6624 Delmonico Drive, 548-8267

Club Q, 3430 N. Academy Blvd., 570-1429

Country Bar, 606 S. Santa Fe Ave., Fountain, 382-5361

Crystola Roadhouse, 20918 U.S. Hwy. 24, Woodland Park, 687-7879

Cucuru Gallery Café, 2332 W. Colorado Ave., 520-9900

Double Eagle Hotel and Casino, 442 E. Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, 689-5000

The Famous, 31 N. Tejon St., 227-7333

Frankie's Bar & Grill, 945 N. Powers Blvd., 574-4881

Front Range Barbeque, 2330 W. Colorado Ave., 632-2596

Fujiyama, 22 S. Tejon St., Suite A, 630-1167

Holy Cow Pub & Grill, 5885 Stetson Hills Blvd., 465-1704

Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, 21 S. Tejon St., 385-0766

Kasey's Bar & Grill, 1919 E. Boulder St., 635-8128

Keg Lounge, 730 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-9531

Kinfolks Mountain Shop, 950 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-4433

Margarita at PineCreek, 7350 Pine Creek Road, 598-8667

Meadow Muffins, 2432 W. Colorado Ave., 633-0583

Mimi's Cafe, 7133 N. Academy Blvd., 590-1357

MoodSwings Acoustic Lounge, 696 N. Circle Drive, 201-2592

Motif, 2432 Cucharras St., 635-5635

Pale Horse Bar and Lounge, 204 N. Union Blvd., 465-2005

Park East Restaurant, 720 Goodnight Ave., Pueblo, 719/565-6655

Penrose Room at The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., 577-5773

Pikes Peak Brewing Co., 1756 Lake Woodmoor Drive, 208-4098

Rasta King Seafood Bar and Grill, 675 S. Circle Drive, 344-4447

Rawkus, 3506 N. Academy Blvd., 596-0000

Red Martini, 25 N. Tejon St., 634-3522

Retired Enlisted Association, 834 Emory Circle, 596-0927

Rico's Café and Wine Bar, 322½ N. Tejon St., 578-5549

Ritz Grill, 15 S. Tejon St., 635-8484

The Sky Box Lounge, 2102 E. Bijou St., 634-4815

Sonterra Innovative Southwest Grill, 28B S. Tejon St., 471-9222

SouthSide Johnny's, 528 S. Tejon St., 444-8487

Stargazers Theatre and Event Center, 10 S. Parkside Drive, 476-2200

Sunshine Studios, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, 392-8921

Tavern at The Broadmoor, 1 Lake Ave., 577-5772

Tony's Bar, 311 N. Tejon St., 228-6566

Townhouse Lounge, 907 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-1085

Twisted Knickers Pub, 2405 E. Pikes Peak Ave., 633-1400

Union Station, 2419 N. Union Blvd., 227-7168

Urban Steam Coffee Bar, 1025 S. Sierra Madre St., 473-7832

Ute Inn, 204 W. Midland Ave., Woodland Park, 687-1465

V Bar, 19 E. Kiowa St., 635-9599

Will Rogers Lounge at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort, 3225 Broadmoor Valley Road, 538-4000

Wyatt's Pub & Grill, 806 Village Center Drive, 598-4100

Zodiac, 230 Pueblo Ave., 632-5059

Wednesday 12/26

Buck's, Greywolf and the Howlers Open Mic (acoustic), 7 p.m.

Club Q, Open Mic Night, 10 p.m.

Frankie's, Open Mic (acoustic), 8:30 p.m.

Front Range, Smooth Money Gesture (rock/pop), 7:30 p.m.

Margarita at PineCreek, Crystal and the Curious (jazz), 7 p.m.

Meadow Muffins, West Side Wednesdays, with Brian Parton (Americana), 7 p.m.

MoodSwings, Open Mic Night (acoustic), 8 p.m., $5.

Park East, The Martini Shot Unplugged (acoustic), 7 p.m.

Penrose Room, Penrose Room Trio with Lila Mori (jazz), 6:30 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, Rawbert & I (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Twisted Knickers, Bluegrass Jam with Banjo Bill (bluegrass), 7 p.m.

Zodiac, '80s Dance Nite, hosted by DJ Monster Mike (dance), 9 p.m.

Thursday 12/27

Adam's, Ryan Flores (acoustic), 6:30 p.m.

Ancient Mariner, Open Mic with Stolen Idol Productions (acoustic), 8 p.m.

Benny's, Open Mic with the Jerry Roskin Band, 9 p.m.

Holy Cow, Jay-Koh (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, Brian Clancy (world), 7:30 p.m.

Meadow Muffins, Bop Kings (rock/pop), 8 p.m., DeeJayBee & Tony G (dance), 8 p.m.

Mimi's Cafe, Acoulectric Trio (jazz), 5 p.m.

MoodSwings, VC & His Guitar (acoustic), 8 p.m., $5-$10.

Motif, Joe Uveges (acoustic), 7:15 p.m.

Pale Horse, Ladies Night, feat. DJ Fade (dance), 9 p.m.

Park East, Sarah Wood & Theo DeCenzo (acoustic), 7 p.m.

Penrose Room, Penrose Room Trio with Lila Mori (jazz), 6:30 p.m.

Rasta King, Robby Red Locks & the Reggae Time Machine (world), 7 p.m.

Rico's, Susan Rissman and Tribe (jazz), 7 p.m.

Ritz, DJ Serge (hip-hop), 8 p.m.

Tavern at The Broadmoor, Tavern Orchestra with Lewis Mock (rock/pop), 8:30 p.m.

Friday 12/28

Adam's, Ryan Flores (acoustic), 9 a.m.

Ancient Mariner, Blue Skies (jazz), 8 p.m.

Black Sheep, The Myth of Modern Medicine, Leftmore, December Downfall (rock/pop), 7:30 p.m., $5-$7.

Broadmoor Academy of Music, Friday Jazz Jam Session (jazz), 7 p.m.

Cleats, Famous Curve (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

Crystola Roadhouse, Jimmy Hall, Kate Moss (blues), 8 p.m., $18-$23, $38 VIP.

Fujiyama, Barbara Ernst/Mistura Bela (world), 7 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, Pandora Celtica (folk), 9:30 p.m.

Kasey's, Friday Nights with DJ Panther (R&B), 9 p.m.

Kinfolks, Brian Parton (Americana), 8 p.m.

Meadow Muffins, DeeJayBee (dance), 8 p.m., Lipstick Voodoo (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

MoodSwings, Jeff Smith (acoustic), 8 p.m., $5-$10.

Motif, Brad Bietry Jazz Trio (jazz), 7:45 p.m.

Penrose Room, Penrose Room Trio with Lila Mori (jazz), 6:30 p.m.

Rawkus, Impulse Friday, feat. Designer Drugs, Joman and Parrish (dance), 8 p.m., $10-$20.

Red Martini, Dick Cunico (jazz), 8 p.m.

Rico's, Adam Gang Jazz Trio (jazz), 7:30 p.m.

Ritz, DJ Tony G (dance), 9 p.m.

Sky Box Lounge, Jeff "Fitty" Smith (acoustic), 7 p.m.

Sonterra, John Stone (acoustic), 7 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, 6035 (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

Sunshine Studios, Free New Year's Concert, feat. Hero Kid, Darkness Within, The Hardway (rock/pop), 6:30 p.m.

Tavern at The Broadmoor, Tavern Orchestra with Lewis Mock (rock/pop), 8:30 p.m.

Townhouse, D-Day Invasion (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

V Bar, DJ Gravity (dance), 9 p.m.

Wyatt's, Jeff Sempek (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Zodiac, Audible, Stoney Beers (rock), 9 p.m., $5

Saturday 12/29

Back East, Arch Hooks (R&B), 8:30 p.m.

Benny's, Brian Parton (Americana), 8 p.m.

Black Sheep, Midgard (metal), 7:30 p.m., $5-$7.

Brewer's Republic, SOUL, feat. Mike Devious, DJ Vic M (dance), 9 p.m.

Cleats, Famous Curve (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

Crystola Roadhouse, Inman Brothers (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Cucuru Gallery Café, The Flipsides (blues), 9 p.m.

Fujiyama, DJ Ron Perry (jazz), 6 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, DJ Rob G (dance), 9:30 p.m.

Kinfolks, COW (bluegrass), 8 p.m.

Meadow Muffins, Lincoln with DJ Tony G (dance), 9 p.m., Atomic Drifters (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

MoodSwings, Seven X (acoustic), 8 p.m., $5-$10.

Motif, Tribe (jazz), 7:45 p.m.

Penrose Room, Penrose Room Trio with Lila Mori (jazz), 6:30 p.m.

Pikes Peak Brewing Co., Mark's Midnight Carnival Show (indie), 7 p.m.

Rico's, Grant Sabin (blues), 7:30 p.m.

Ritz, DJ Serge (hip-hop), 8 p.m.

Sonterra, John Stone (acoustic), 7 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, 6035 (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

Tavern at The Broadmoor, Tavern Orchestra with Lewis Mock (rock/pop), 8:30 p.m.

Townhouse, Spider Murphy (blues), 8 p.m.

V Bar, DJ Gravity (dance), 9 p.m.

Wyatt's, TJ and the Hot Chick (acoustic), 8 p.m.

Zodiac, Send 'Em Down, Duckling Fantasy (metal), 8 p.m., $5

Sunday 12/30

Jack Quinn's, Traditional Irish Session (world), 3 p.m.

Retired Enlisted Association, Blues Jam with the Tracy Quinn Band (rock/pop), 3 p.m.

Tavern at The Broadmoor, Tavern Orchestra with Lewis Mock (rock/pop), 8:30 p.m.

Tony's, NateStarr and TaylorLee (dance), 9:30 p.m.

Urban Steam, Acoustic Open Mic (acoustic), 1 p.m.

Monday 12/31

Ancient Mariner, New Year's Eve Party with Big Sky Shakedown (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

Cleats, New Year's Eve Party, with Famous Curve (rock/pop), 7 p.m.

Country Bar, Exit West (country), 8 p.m.

Double Eagle, Dick Cunico's Little Big Band (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

The Famous, John Wise, Ken Jansen, Susan Rissman, Randy Bowen (blues), 8:30 p.m.

Jack Quinn's, Ceol Ceili (folk), 5 p.m., New Year's Eve with Delilah's Revenge (folk), 9:30 p.m.

Keg, Lipstick Voodoo (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Meadow Muffins, New Year's Bash, with Grant Sabin and Chauncy Crandall (blues), 9 p.m., DeeJayBee (dance), 9 p.m.

Motif, New Year's Eve with Steve Draper (jazz), 8 p.m.

Rawkus, Rawkus New Year's Event, feat. Peaks and Pasties, Frank Farinaro, Sherri Wheatley (rock/pop), 8 p.m., $15-$20.

Ritz, DJ Party Marty (hip-hop), 8 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, Less than Zero (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Stargazers, New Year's Eve, with The Martini Shot (rock/pop), 9 p.m., $25-$40.

Townhouse, Latigo (country), 8 p.m.

Union Station, Some People's Kids, 7:30 p.m., $5., GOYA (rock/pop), 11 p.m., $5.

Ute, One Eleven (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

V Bar, Charlie Milo & DJ Gravity New Year's Eve Party (dance), 8 p.m.

Will Rogers Lounge, The Mighty Kingsnakes, with Carlos Crull (blues), 9 p.m.

Zodiac, New Year's Eve Prom with DJ Father Time (dance), 8 p.m.

Tuesday 1/1

Adam's, Wayne Hammerstadt (acoustic), 6:30 p.m.

Townhouse, Open Mic (acoustic), 9 p.m.