Dallas/Fort Worth BLUES CLUBS

 Last Update 6/27/10       

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. 

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 occasional live blues.  Blues featured on Monday nights.     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.

Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave, Dallas, Tx 75206      (214) 824-9933.  Beautiful old theater, revamped as a music hall.  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/

J & J Blues Bar, 937 Woodward, Fort Worth, Tx 76107.817-870-2337. Recently closed but reportedly will be open for "special events". J&J Blues Bar Website

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. Hash Brown Jam monday nights, live music Thurs-Sat.   http://www.mambosfortworth.com/index.html

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    

Pearl, 2038 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201.  214-655-8824.  Mixed format club with occasional blues (usually Saturday).   SW corner of Pearl at Commerce. Free parking on Jackson Street.   http://www.pearlatcommerce.com/

Poor David's Pub, 1313 South Lamar, Dallas, Tx. 214 821-9891. High profile, 27 year old, 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 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/

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/

Zander's House, 2300 North Central Expressway, Plano, Texas 75074.  972-943-9199.  Vietnamese restaurant with live blues on Thursday nights at 7  pm.  http://www.zandershouse.com/