Just curious. Right now I'm leaning towards the Dover Brickhouse and Ralph's Diner. What do you all like?

definitely Ralph's.

DBH is pretty hoppin', plus excellent appetizers

Love me some Ralph's.

Church and O'Briens.

The food there is excellent.

i don't really have a favorite. i like ralph's, o'briens, and mark's showplace. just joking on that last one.

the RAT

Good. I was gonna say if you were serious, you fail at having opinions.

Dover Brickhouse.

um.. I guess I don't know who you are... I thought you would have been in diapers when the rat was around.

the Rat closed in the end of '97
I was in diapers then, I'm still in diapers now.

The Chance in Poughkeepsie NY.

i was almost 18

and in diapers.

indeed

the met cafe. das br00t

Ralph's - MA
DBH - NH
Lupo's - RI
Opheum Theater - National Acts


hope to check out the Hanover in Worcester sometime this year - i hear its amazing.

yeah Lupo's is awesome too.

ralph's is good for metal shows, but i like the lucky dog because they have a lot of weird shows that are a really good time(cover bands, themed nights, etc.)

the qvcc is really cool as well, providing that the proper sound system is used.

i'll agree with lupo's for national shows.

the company i work for writes the insurance for Lupo's. nobody submit a claim against it, please...
there was one with some girl at an Avenged Sevenfold concert that was ridiculous

the new wave

ralph's

great scott

mine was Lupos and the Met when it was the old Lupos and the Met...BIG awesome shows that you massholes were stuck seeing at the Palladium would go through there and were 100 times better because it was smaller and so much more personal.

OOOOH! I totally agree.

i thought this was mostly local but if not then the lucky 13 has to be very close to the top--place is just fucking great. great people, smaller sized with cheap booze, killer horror movie decor and tv's that play some amazing shit...haha. also has a dancin' pole at the end of the bah. oh yeah--it closes at 5 am.

Yeah, last time I was there they were playing some video where a chick cut off her nipple and ate it.

DON'T FORGET THE PIZZA, POOL TABLES AND TWO HUGE BARS! I miss that place, that was my favorite too. New Lupos is THE STRAND. BAH!

the old Lupo's kept you on your toes. those poles came out of nowhere sometimes.

the chopping block

I used to enjoy shows at the Sugarshack in Lowell...anyone else remember this place??

That's easy. MARK'S SHOWPLACE!!!!!

PORN APOCALYPSE, i believe it's called..

yeah saw some good shows there, but old OBs is the spot followed by the Rat.

saw a lot of great shows there for bands who are now headlining the Palladium or the Strand.

i also miss Club Babyhead and old Lupos

Derringers
The Rat
Toads Place
CBGB
The Troc.
As for current venues, I've heard good things about O'briens, Ralph's Dinner, Church and supposedly there is a good club in Stoughton but the name is escaping me.

for Albany, the Red Square, and for everyone who said the chance... well I just dont know what to say to you...

I love Saratoga Winners in upstate NY.

Club Sonar in Baltimore, MD.

The Rave in Milwaukee, WI was cool.

Hirudinea played there once. Still one of the best shows I ever played.

jeep shop 4th of july block party......details coming soon

that was the show with Hold This Moment and Death Of A Salesman(or maybe they were called RadioSilence at that time)

Yeah that band played as well some horrible emo band along with other not very good bands.

hold this moment was pre-hammer bros. they were a pop punk band that covered cro-mags. at least they played that. lolz

danza played too. tj is a star.

I miss The Channel

I saw some of my first metal / punk shows there

but nowadays? probably OBriens b/c it's so near my haus

speaking of dead shit, I've never been to Narcissus

I heard they had plenty of metal there though???

met cafe

cambridge elks, middle east

oh and of course, tigers den/romans

the bombshelter......RIP.....haha

hahahahahahahaha

AS220

current: probably the Middle East or Welfare Records

of all time: Exit 23 in Haverhill (r.i.p.)

The Elvis Room. Well use to be.

Ralph's

ralphs. cheep, burgahs.... awesome

favorites all time:
Met Cafe - Providence
Karma Club - Boston
Backstage Enterprises - Kingston, PA
Romans - Brockton (By sheer virtue of the fact that I was there every fucking week)
The Sidebar - Baltimore
SOS Burger - Catano Puerto Rico

oh man i wanted to take an axe to that fucking wall.

The old Lupo's was awesome, even though I only saw one show there, and the place felt like it was sideways or something. I don't mind the new Lupo's either.

And truth be told, I rather like Mark's Showplace.

saratoga wieners has been closed, hopefully twill open up soon.

Ever - CBGB

Current - OBriens

I probably have the most fun at The Brickhouse these days.

The Kave in Bucksport, ME: The owner is this older lady who gets bands beers, cooks them pot-brownies, and has a comfortable place to stay right at the venue.
The Lit Lounge in NYC is crazy


And of course the classics: Exit 23 (rip), Middle East, The Rat (rip), The Space (rip), O'Brien's, Great Scott, Zoots (rip)-used to be in Portland, ME and was the sickest place evah!! Lupos, Babyhead (rip), AS220, The Penny Arcade in Rochestor, NY was awesome, and OH GOD, Safe and Sound (rip) in Rochestor, NH was the shiz-night!!

i like places with no sound systems so you end up singing through a 50 watt karaoke amp and mic nothing.

the artist alliance.. AKA THE SPACE in worchester.

right off of 122a i believe. does anyone remember this place, it was the shit. I saw so many good bands there.