Dallas/Fort Worth BLUES CLUBS

 Last Update 1/27/12

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/

R.L. Griffin's Blues Palace #2, 3100 Grand Avenue (at Meadow), Dallas, Tx 75215. 214-421-9867. R&B and blues nightclub run by The Right Reverend of Dallas Blues, R.L. Griffin. Occasionally books major road acts like Bobby Bland and Bobby Rush. On site parking with security. Rough area, be careful. Holds about 750.

Buttons, 4701 West Freeway, Fort Worth  817-735-4900.  New restaurant featuring mostly jazz and R&B with occasional live blues.  New location open in Addison.     http://www.buttonsrestaurant.com/

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.

Eddie V's, 3100 West 7th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107.  817.336.8000. 
Eddie V's, 4023 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219.  214.890.1500.  Upscale Dallas and Fort Worth restaurants with occasional live blues.   http://www.eddiev.com/

Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave, Dallas, Tx 75206      (214) 824-9933.  Beautiful old theater, revamped as a music hall.  Occasional blues shows.  Great sound and sight lines.  Tasty pizzas.  Parking on Greenville still sucks.  Go early.       www.granadatheater.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/

Lota's Goat, 7248 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX. (former location of The Office Lounge). 214-327-8119. Mixed format with occasional blues.

Mambo's, 1010 Houston Street, Fort Worth, TX 817-336-3124.  Small mexican restaurant and bar attached to a hotel acroos from the tarrant County Convention center. Occasional live blues.   http://www.mambosfortworth.com/index.html

Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N Charles Street, Lewisville, TX.    City owned 296 seat theater with occasional blues events.  Opened 1/14/2011.

Nate's Seafood, 14951 Midway Road, Addison, TX 75001.  972-701-9622.  Good cajun seafood place with occasional live blues.     Nate's Website

NOS Bar937 Woodward St, Fort Worth, TX (817) 886-7966.      http://www.reverbnation.com/venue/nosbar

Pearl,
2038 Commerce St. (at Pearl St.) Dallas, TX 75201. 214.655.8824.  Small blues club re-opened in September 2011.  Booking local and national talent.  http://pearlatcommerce.com/

Poor David's Pub, 1313 South Lamar, Dallas, Tx. 214 821-9891. High profile, eclectic club that rarely books mostly folk and country acts but occasionally books blues acts.  Poor David's Website

Sons of Hermann Hall, 3414 Elm Street (at Exposition), Dallas. 214-747-4422.  Fraternal order hall opened in 1911 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. 

Tolbert's Restaurant, 423 South Main Street, Grapevine, Texas 76051.  817-421-4888.   Occasional live blues.  http://www.tolbertsrestaurant.com/index.htm

Tuckers Blues, 2617 Commerce Street, Dallas, 75226.  214-744-2583.  New blues and R&B club in the old Blue Cat Blues location.  Open Friday-Sunday. http://www.tuckersblues.com/

Uptown Theater, 120 East Main Street,Grand Prairie, Texas 75050.  972.237.8786.  Renovated city-owned theater featuring occasional blues shows.
http://www.uptowntheatergp.com/home.htm