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Venue directory

All-American Sports Café Bar & Grill, 12225 Voyager Pkwy., 260-7601

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

Applebee's, 3428 N. Elizabeth St., Pueblo, 719/542-2598

Back East Bar & Grill, 9475 Briar Village Point, #168, 264-6161

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

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

Blue Iguana Tavern, 4325 N. Nevada Ave., 260-9309

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

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

Coffee Exchange, 526 S. Tejon St., 635-0277

Copperhead Road, 3330 N. Academy Blvd., 596-9151

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

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

Dale Street Café, 115 E. Dale St., 578-9898

Dat's Italian!, 2514 W. Colorado Ave., 232-5586

Deco Lounge at the FAC, 30 W. Dale St., 477-4377

Diamond Deb's, 919 Arcturus Drive, 475-1077

Dutch Mill Tavern, 503 W. Colorado Ave., 471-3370

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

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

Gasoline Alley, 28 N. Tejon St., 636-2244

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

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

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

Lounge In the Village, 3440 W. Carefree Circle, 550-9721

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

Marika's Coffeehouse, 739 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-4438

McCabe's Tavern, 520 S. Tejon St., 633-3300

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

Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant, 733 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, 685-0277

Motif, 2432 Cucharras St., 635-5635

New York New York at Club 21, 321 N. Main St., Pueblo, 719/545-8468

North End Diner, 3005 N. Hancock Ave., 442-1833

Oscar's Tejon Street, 333 S. Tejon St., 471-8070

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

Phil's Radiator, 109 E. C St., Pueblo, 719/584-2671

The Point Sports Bar & Grill, 1545 S. Eighth St., 473-1155

Polito's Beer Barrel, 2113 E. Evans Ave., Pueblo, 719/564-9915

Rasta Pasta, 405 N. Tejon St., 481-6888

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

Rhino's Sports & Spirits, 4307 Integrity Center Drive, 578-0608

Rico's Café, Chocolate and Wine Bar, 322 ½ N. Tejon St., 630-7723

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

Rock Bottom, 3316 Cinema Point Drive, 550-3586

Ruffrano's Hell's Kitchen Pizza, 9 Ruxton Ave., Mantiou Springs, 685-4355

Salsa Brava Fresh Mexican Grill, 802 Village Center Drive, 266-9244

Another Pint / A Second Cup, 13860 Gleneagle Drive, 481-6446

Silver Tongue Devil Saloon, 10530 Ute Pass Ave., Green Mountain Falls, 684-2555

Slayton's Tejon Street Grill, 28A S. Tejon St., 471-2311

Solaris Center, 3815 N. Academy Blvd., 574-2580

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

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

Springs Orleans, 123 E. Pikes Peak Ave., 520-0123

S.P.Q.R., 17 B E. Bijou St., 633-4240

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

Steaksmith, 3802 Maizeland Road, 596-9300

Studebaker's, 1840 N. Academy Blvd., 637-8412

Sunbird, 230 Point of the Pines Drive, 598-8990

Sunshine Studios, 3970 Clearview Frontage Road, 392-8921

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

Tequila Tavern, 525 Juanita St., 578-9084

Thirsty Parrot, 32 S. Tejon St., 884-1094

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

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

Triple Nickel Tavern, 26 S. Wahsatch Ave., 477-9555

Underground, 110 N. Nevada Ave., 578-7771

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

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

V Bar, 19 E. Kiowa St., 471-8622

Will's Sports Pub, 424 S. Nevada Ave., 475-2122

Wooglin's Deli & Café, 823 N. Tejon St., 578-9443

Zodiac, 230 Pueblo Ave., 632-5059

Live Music: Thursday, May 5 through Wednesday, May 11

Thursday

Ancient Mariner, Open Mic with Joe Johnson (acoustic), 8:30 p.m.

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, Open Mic with Jerry Roskin (acoustic), 8 p.m.

Blue Iguana Tavern, 80s Night (rock/pop), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Copperhead Road, Blues Jam with Austin Johnson Band (blues), 8 p.m.

Gasoline Alley, 6035 Cinco de Mayo Party (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, Brian Clancy (world), 7:30 p.m.

Meadow Muffins, DJ Chucker & Co. (dance), 8 p.m.

Pale Horse Bar and Lounge, Club L — Girls Night Out with DJ Delon (dance), 8:30 p.m.

Penrose Room at The Broadmoor, Penrose Room Trio, with Lila Mori (jazz), 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Rhino's Sports & Spirits, DJs with a Pulse feat. DJ JoJo and DJ B (dance), 9 p.m.

Rico's Café, Chocolate and Wine Bar, John Wise & Susan Rissman (jazz), 7-9:30 p.m.

Ritz Grill, Thursday Dance Parties with DJ NateStarr (dance), 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Ruffrano's Hell's Kitchen Pizza, Nile Johnson (acoustic), 7-9 p.m.

Silver Tongue Devil Saloon, Open Mic with John Michael Steele & Doc Diamond (rock/pop), 6-10 p.m.

Slayton's Tejon Street Grill, Chauncy's Open Mic Night (acoustic), 7 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams (country), 8 p.m.

Springs Orleans, Thomas Dawson (jazz), 6-9 p.m.

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

Thirsty Parrot, DJ Manyical (dance), 9 p.m.

Union Station, Band-E-okee (acoustic), 8 p.m.

Zodiac, Three Bad Jacks, Nitrobillies (rock/pop), 8 p.m., $5.

Friday

Back East Bar & Grill, Arch Hooks (R&B), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Benny's Restaurant & Lounge, Terence Green and the Loose Strings (bluegrass), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Cleats Sports Bar & Grill, Inman Brothers (rock/pop), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Coffee Exchange, A Bad Night for a Hero: "The Red-Headed Zombie Show" (acoustic), 7-9:30 p.m.

Crystola Roadhouse, Terry Quite Band (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Cucuru Gallery Café, George Cisneros (rock/pop), 7:30-10:30 p.m., $10 minimum.

Dat's Italian!, George Whitesell (acoustic), 6 p.m.

Deco Lounge at the FAC, Blue Skies Jazz Trio (jazz), 8-11 p.m.

Diamond Deb's, DJ Justin (dance), 9 p.m.

Front Range Barbeque, White Water Ramble (bluegrass), 8 p.m., $5.

Fujiyama, Mistura Bela (world), 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Holy Cow Pub & Grill, Trilogy (rock/pop), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, Jeremy Facknitz (folk), 9:30 p.m.

McCabe's Tavern, Lissa Hanner and Chuck Binkowski (acoustic), 6-10 p.m.

Meadow Muffins, DJ Chucker & Co. (dance), 9 p.m.

Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant, Doug Zinn & Vivian Gail (jazz), 7-9 p.m.

Motif, Geoff Cleveland, Andrew Burtschi, Alejandro Castano (jazz), 7:45-10:45 p.m.

New York New York at Club 21, Mamma Jamma Blues Band (blues), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Oscar's Tejon Street, NateStarr Rockin' the 1's & 2's (dance), 9 p.m.

Penrose Room at The Broadmoor, Penrose Room Trio, with Lila Mori (jazz), 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Polito's Beer Barrel, Cari Dell Trio (blues), 8 p.m. to midnight.

Rasta Pasta, B+ (Be Positive) Reggae Band (world), 10 p.m., $2-$5.

Red Martini, Dick Cunico Solo (rock/pop), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Rhino's Sports & Spirits, DJs with a Pulse feat. DJ JoJo and DJ B (dance), 9 p.m.

Rico's Café, Chocolate and Wine Bar, Moon Honey (indie), 7:30-10 p.m.

Ritz Grill, Breakfast Brothers (rock/pop), 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Silver Tongue Devil Saloon, 80s Night (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Slayton's Tejon Street Grill, Jake Loggins (blues), 7 p.m.

Solaris Center, Da Boom Box Concert feat. Divine Flava Records artists (hip-hop), 8 p.m., $8.

Sonterra Innovative Southwest Grill, John Stone (acoustic), 7-9 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, The Martini Shot (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Springs Orleans, Thomas Dawson (jazz), 6-9 p.m.

Stargazers Theatre and Event Center, Special Blend Band (country), 8 p.m., $8-$10.

Steaksmith, Rick Stahl (acoustic), 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Studebaker's, Nothing but Trouble (rock/pop), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunbird, Double McGuffin Quartet (jazz), 5-9 p.m.

Sunshine Studios, Vivid Apathy, Studio 7, Home Field Advantage (rock/pop), 7 p.m., $6-$7.

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

Tequila Tavern, Cinco de Mayo Party, feat. Risky Bizness Band (rock/pop), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Thirsty Parrot, Cirque Du DeeJay (dance), 9 p.m.

Townhouse Lounge, Chester's Gorilla (rock/pop), 8:30 p.m.

Triple Nickel Tavern, Hammerlock, Tater Twat (rock/pop), 9 p.m., $5.

Ute Inn, West Side Rhythm Kings (blues), 8 p.m.

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

Zodiac, The American Scene, Blood & Water (rock/pop), 9 p.m., $5.

Saturday

All-American Sports Café Bar & Grill, D-Day Invasion (blues), 9 p.m. to midnight.

Applebee's, Theo and Friends (acoustic), 9:30-11:30 p.m.

Back East Bar & Grill, Arch Hooks (R&B), 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Black Sheep, Heart & Soul Radio, P-Nuckle, Redraw the Farm (rock/pop), 7:30 p.m., $5-$7.

Buck's Mountain Saloon & Grill, Cari Dell Trio (blues), 7-11 p.m.

Cleats Sports Bar & Grill, Inman Brothers (rock/pop), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Coffee Exchange, The Mighty Kingsnakes (blues), 7-9:30 p.m.

Crystola Roadhouse, Suga' Bear & the Show Time Band (rock/pop), 8 p.m. to midnight.

Cucuru Gallery Café, Double McGuffin (jazz), 7:30-10:30 p.m., $10 minimum.

Dale Street Café, John Wise and Annie Lenoir (jazz), 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Dat's Italian!, Major Mandolin (world), 6-8 p.m.

Diamond Deb's, DJ Justin (dance), 9 p.m.

Dutch Mill Tavern, Open Mic with Jerry Roskin (acoustic), 7-10 p.m.

Holy Cow Pub & Grill, Trilogy (rock/pop), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, Jeremy Vasquez and the Delta Sonics (blues), 9 p.m.

Lounge In the Village, Risky Bizness Band (country), 8 p.m. to midnight.

Marika's Coffeehouse, Classical Music with Eric Stephen Earley (acoustic), 9 a.m.

Meadow Muffins, DJ Chucker & Co. (dance), 9 p.m.

Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant, Vivian Gail and Drew Bartels (jazz), 7-9 p.m.

Motif, Sam Pannunzio, Marc Neihof, Randy Bowen (jazz), 7:45-10:45 p.m.

New York New York at Club 21, Mamma Jamma Blues Band (blues), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Oscar's Tejon Street, NateStarr Rockin' the 1's & 2's (dance), 9 p.m.

Penrose Room at The Broadmoor, Penrose Room Trio, with Lila Mori (jazz), 6:30-10:30 p.m.

The Point Sports Bar & Grill, Lissa Hanner, Chuck Binkowski, John Byers (acoustic), 7-11 p.m.

Rhino's Sports & Spirits, DJs with a Pulse feat. DJ JoJo and DJ B (dance), 9 p.m.

Rico's Café, Chocolate and Wine Bar, Ben Pratt (jazz), 7:30-10 p.m.

Ritz Grill, Breakfast Brothers (rock/pop), 9:30 p.m., DJ Prominent (dance), 9:30 p.m.

Salsa Brava Fresh Mexican Grill, Mistura Bela (world), 8-10 p.m.

Silver Tongue Devil Saloon, Out to Dry (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Slayton's Tejon Street Grill, Grant Sabin (blues), 7 p.m.

Sonterra Innovative Southwest Grill, John Stone (acoustic), 8-10 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, Bad Grammar Overload (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Springs Orleans, Thomas Dawson (jazz), 6-9 p.m.

S.P.Q.R., Burn the Maps (acoustic), 7:30-10 p.m., $5-$10.

Stargazers Theatre and Event Center, Tiny Barge Dance Party (dance), 8 p.m., $10.

Steaksmith, Fairlight Moriah & Joe King (blues), 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Sunshine Studios, Chasing Blue Sky, Gypsy Wonderland, Bridges Will Break (rock/pop), 6:30 p.m., $7.

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

Thirsty Parrot, Cirque Du DeeJay (dance), 9 p.m., Chaos Theory (rock/pop), 9:30 p.m.

Townhouse Lounge, Lipstick VooDoo (R&B), 8:30 p.m.

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

Will's Sports Pub, Rocky Gene Wallace and Brickyard (rock/pop), 8 p.m.

Zodiac, Off the Mark (rock/pop), 9 p.m., $5.

Sunday

Black Sheep, Kill Paradise, Chase Coy, Hometown Beatdown (rock/pop), 7:30 p.m., $10.

Crystola Roadhouse, Open Mic with John Michael and Jack Daniels (acoustic), 3-9 p.m.

Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, Traditional Irish Session (world), 3-6 p.m.

Marika's Coffeehouse, Eric Stephen Earley (acoustic), noon.

McCabe's Tavern, Night of the Living Shred with DJ Wesley Wayne (dance), 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Motif, Mother's Day Jazz Brunch with John Wise and Tim Zahn (jazz), noon to 2 p.m.

Ritz Grill, Blues Jam with the Mighty Kingsnakes (blues), 2-6 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, Rawbert (rock/pop), 7 p.m., DJ Serg (dance), 10 p.m.

Springs Orleans, Thomas Dawson (jazz), 6-9 p.m.

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

Tequila Tavern, DJ Eargazmic (dance), 6-10 p.m.

Tony's Downtown Bar, NateStarr (dance), 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Underground, Black Sundays (dance), 10 p.m.

Union Station, Hopsin, Swizzz, NSN, Scum, Troll (hip-hop), 6 p.m. to midnight, $13-$15.

Zodiac, Time Warp, hosted by DJ Dynamite Laserbeam (dance), 8 p.m.

Monday

Black Sheep, D.R.I., Decay, Blighter (hardcore), 7:30 p.m., $13-$15.

Buck's Mountain Saloon & Grill, Greywolf and Friends Open Mic Jam (acoustic), 5-8 p.m.

Crystola Roadhouse, The Maddux Band, with Dick Cunico (acoustic), 5-9 p.m.

Park East Restaurant, Theo DeCenzo (acoustic), 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Zodiac, Open Mic hosted by Andrea Stone (acoustic), 8 p.m.

Tuesday

Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub, County El Paso (world), 7 p.m.

Marika's Coffeehouse, Marika's Open Mic Night (acoustic), 7-9 p.m.

Phil's Radiator, Open Mic with Theo (acoustic), 9 p.m. to midnight.

Springs Orleans, Thomas Dawson (jazz), 6-9 p.m.

Wooglin's Deli & Café, Open Mic Night (acoustic), 6-8:30 p.m.

Zodiac, Goth Nite hosted by DJ Johnny Coffin (rock/pop), 9 p.m.

Wednesday

Back East Bar & Grill, Mike Louis — Me, Myself & I (acoustic), 8 p.m.

Black Sheep, Portugal. The Man, Telekenesis, Unknown Mortal Orchestra (rock/pop), 8 p.m., $12-$15.

Front Range Barbeque, Trevor Green, with Antioquia (indie), 5 p.m., $5.

Kinfolks Mountain Shop, Open Mic with Gary Blehm (acoustic), 7-10 p.m.

Margarita at PineCreek, Bob Tudor (acoustic), 7 p.m.

North End Diner, Ryan and Roosters Wednesday Hamburger Jam (acoustic), 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Pale Horse Bar and Lounge, Open Mic Night with Mike Swett and Charlie Blood (acoustic), 7:30 p.m.

Penrose Room at The Broadmoor, Penrose Room Trio, with Lila Mori (jazz), 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Rock Bottom, Open Mic Night (acoustic), 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Another Pint / A Second Cup, Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Blake Large (acoustic), 6-10 p.m.

SouthSide Johnny's, Jake Loggins (blues), 8 p.m.

Springs Orleans, Thomas Dawson (jazz), 6-9 p.m.

Thirsty Parrot, Colorado Springs Big Jazz Band (jazz), 9:30 p.m.

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