Clubs

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ROCK

ALIVE (140 Bannatyne, 989-8080): Exchange District dance club.
Friday and Saturday: Mother Groove.

CAVERN (112 Osborne, downstairs): Basement rock room at Toad In The Hole.
Thursday: Matterhorn with Living in Red.
Friday: Calabi Yau, Weatherman Underground and The Bottle Rockets.
Saturday: Chris Carmichael.
Monday: The Vinyl Drip with James Brown.
Tuesday: Soul Nite with Dr. Hotbottom & The Soul Prescriptions.

JOE’S GARAGE (Pandora Inn): Transcona landmark.
Friday: Choir Boys.

HENDERSON DRAFT HOUSE (Curtis Gordon Hotel, 1011 Henderson, 334-4355)
Thursdays: Battle of the Bands.

MARION (393 Marion, 233-1477): St. Boniface rock club, mostly cover bands.
Friday and Saturday: Right Side Up.

MIRRORS (1975 Portage, 888-4806): Assiniboine Inn beverage room.
Friday and Saturday: Bob’s Yer Uncle.

NORWOOD (112 Marion, 233-4475): St. Boniface beverage room.
Friday and Saturday: Free Ride.

OZZY’S (160 Osborne, downstairs): Venue in the basement of the Osborne Village Inn.
Thursday: ReadyMix Dance Party featuring Dan L and DJ Dial Up.
Friday: 80’s Night.

PARK THEATRE (698 Osborne, 478-7275): Restored movie theatre that doubles as live venue.
Saturday: JP Hoe
Wednesday: Tom Fun Orchestra

PYRAMID (176 Fort, 957-7777): Touring acts and local bands/DJs in a downtown room with great sightlines.
Thursday: DJ Co-op vs. DJ RPG.
Friday: The Shouting Ground.
Saturday: Rebel Yell, Pip Skid, Magnificent 7s.
Wednesday: Jeremy Dawson DJ set.

ROYAL ALBERT (48 Albert, 943-8433): Legendary punk club in historic Exchange District hotel.
Thursday: Carpenter with The Ripperz and Talk City.
Saturday: SNFU, City Champs and Big Trouble in Little China.
Sunday: ABSU, Rumplestiltskin Grinder, Putrescence and Sothis.
Wednesday: Rocket Reducers, The Thrashers.

ROOKIES (Central Hotel)
Thursday and Friday: DJ Krave.
Saturday: On the Fly, Killdare, Badhouse Highway and Broken Halo.

WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE (586 Ellice, 783-6918): Non-profit, inner-city music hall renowned as live performance venue.
Friday: Western States CD release with Chris Carmichael.

ZOO (160 Osborne, 452-9824): Winnipeg’s home for heavy rock and metal. The longest-running original rock room in the city.
Thursday: AM Glory, Making Waves, Common Lives, The Way We Talk.
Friday: DOA, Trouser Mouth, The Twerps.
Saturday: DOA, The Unwanted, Blackout Brigade.

 

FOLK, ROOTS & BLUES

ROYAL GEORGE (123 Regent West, 224-1882): Transcona blues club.    
Thursday to Saturday: Yours Truly.
Wednesdays: Sassy Jack.

TIMES CHANGE(D) (Main & St. Mary Ave., 957-0982): Small downtown roots club.
Thursday: Fish and Bird, Oh My Darling and Oliver Swain.
Friday: Little Miss Higgins.
Saturday: Little Miss Higgins and Big Dave McLean (7 & 10 p.m. shows).
Sunday: Blues Jam hosted by JP Lepage.

 

DANCE, ELECTRONIC & HIP-HOP

BLUSH ULTRACLUB (323 Portage, 221-4583): Downtown dance club with upscale vibe.
Friday: DJ Bagheera.
Saturday: DJ Fin-S

ESTATE NIGHTCLUB  (441 Main): Old Hollywood style with modern beats.
Friday: DJ Fin-S inside, DJ Seven on the patio.
Saturday: DJs Co-Op and Hunnicutt inside, DJ Seven on the patio.

MYBAR (826 Regent, 474-2582): Canad Inns Transcona rock bar.
Fridays: Steve Adams & DJ Special K.

OFF CAMPUS SOCIAL CLUB (1792 Pembina, 474-2582): Pembina Highway dance club.
Friday: Battle of the Boroughs Finals with DJ Disspare.
Saturdays: DJ Special K.

ROOM 720 (720 Corydon, 415-0076): Corydon Avenue dance club.
Thursday: DJ Dow Jones.
Friday: DJ Tecg.
Saturday: DJ Combo.
Sunday: DJ Rahdil.

STEREO (Canad Inns Windsor Park, 1034 Elizabeth Road at Lagimodiere)
Saturdays: HOT103’s Lloyd the Intern and DJ Hollywood Hype.
Wednesdays: HOT103’s Lloyd the Intern and DJ Hollywood Hype.

TIJUANA YACHT CLUB (St. Matthews & Empress, 474-2582): Polo Park-area club.
Thursdays: Adam West &  DJ Skip.
Fridays: ’90s Night with DJ Divine.
Saturdays: DJ Skip.

VIVID (1931 Pembina, 275-2300): Manhattan-style club with a touch of Vegas.
Friday and Saturday: Eye-2-Eye.

 

COUNTRY

COWBOYS (1034 Elizabeth, 253-2641): Rock, recorded Top 40 at Windsor Park Canad Inn
Thursday: Velocity.
Friday and Saturday: Day After Nashville.

LINCOLN (1030 McPhillips)
Friday and Saturday: Ricky Redbone.

NEON LIGHTS (Canadiana Hotel, 1400 Notre Dame, 786-3471): Classic beverage room.
Thursday and Saturday: X-Static.

NICOLETT (632 Lafleche, 237-3144): St. Boniface character venue.
Friday and Saturday: Renegades.

PALOMINO (1133 Portage, 772-0454): Popular Portage Avenue nightclubs.
Thursday to Saturday: The Service.

SILVER SPIKE (202 Bond, 224-4885): Transcona rock and country bar.
Thursday to Saturday: Vaga Blonde.

SILVERADO’S (2100 McPhillips, 474-2582): Garden City rock and country bar.
Friday and Saturday: Pop the Trunk.
Tuesday: Bif Naked with The Manvils.

ST. NORBERT (3540 Pembina, 269-1290)
Friday: Kaiser Jet.

WEST KILDONAN LEGION (1748 Main, 338-3266)
Friday and Saturday: Storm Warning.

WHISKEY DIX (436 Main, 944-7539): Upscale country bar in former bank.
Friday and Saturday: Almost Famous.

 

PUBS

DYLAN O’CONNOR’S (2609 Portage, 831-6730): St. James pub.
Friday and Saturday: The Lemons.

KING’S HEAD (120 King, 957-7710): Two-storey British pub adjacent to Old Market Square.
Friday: Retro Rythm Review.

LO PUB (330 Kennedy St., 802-0911): Cosy hangout at the HI Downtowner Hostel.
Friday: Laura Smith, Paul Bergman and SitDownTracy.
Saturday: American Flamewhip, Meisha and The Spanks and Hot Blood Bombers
Sunday: Queer Pride Day Dance Party.
Monday: Harry Nilsson doc screening.

SHANNON’S (175 Carlton, 943-2302):Friday: Living in Red.
Saturday: Chocolate Bunnies From Hell.
Tuesday: Deflated Egos.
Wednesday: Neal Pinto.

 

JAZZ

CURRENT (Inn At The Forks): Sleek, contemporary jazz lounge and martini bar.
Thursday to Saturday: Rosemarie Todaschuk  with Kevin Curtis and Nenad Zdjelar.
LE GARAGE CAFE (166 Provencher)

                           

OTHER LOUNGES

ACADEMY FOOD, DRINKS & MUSIC (437 Stradbrook, 221-2837): Restaurant/lounge in the Village.
Friday: Jodi King with Tele and Marc Ross.

CHARLIE-O’s (164 Stafford, 284-5472)
Friday and Saturday: Tim Butler.

LE GARAGE CAFE (166 Provencher)
Thursday: Curtis Newton.
Friday: Marco Castillo Trio
Saturday: Dusty Roads.

PALM LOUNGE (Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway, 946-6502):
Thursday: Ferrucio Montanino.
Friday and Saturday: Mariane D’Elia.                      
Sunday and Monday: Elmer Negado.
Tuesday and Wednesday: Rick Boughton.                  

PONY CORRAL GRANT PARK (400 Wilton): Grant Park roadhouse.
Friday and Saturday: Mike & The Eastwood Gang.

PONY CORRAL PIER 7 (1700 Pembina, 275-3687): Former Grapes Pier 7 location.
Thursday to Saturday: Pepe Cortes.  

 

COFFEE HOUSES

GORDIE’S COFFEE HOUSE (127 Cobourg, inside the big church)
Thursday: Paulo Borges.

PRAIRIE INK GRANT PARK (Grant Park Shopping Centre, 475-0483): Bookstore café offering jazz and readings.
Friday: Andrew Frohlich.
Saturday: Bob Watts.

PRAIRIE INK POLO PARK (McNally Robinson, Polo Park, 943-8376): Same as above, only at Polo Park.
Friday: Three Blind Mice
Saturday: Kerri Woelke.

 

GAY & LESBIAN

CLUB 200 (190 Garry, 943-6045): Downtown cabaret, mostly men.
Monday and Thursday: Karaoke with Malvin.
Saturdays: Dance Club with Go Go Dancers
Tuesday: Anita Stallion.

GIO’S (155 Smith, 786-1236): Downtown bar and nightclub.
Fridays: DJ Ryan G.

 

CASINOS

CLUB REGENT (1425 Regent, 957-2700): Topical-theme with walk-through aquarium.
Wednesday: Collin Raye & Restless Heart.

JAGUARS DANCE CLUB: Dance club at Club Regent with salsa, old-time and party bands.
Thursday: D-Drifters.
Friday: The Boom.
Saturday: Damn Straight.