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[samothcoatl]

Can someone recommend a bar\pub  etc in the Valley that plays 70s\80's\90's punk, rock, grunge and alt music, that one can go to?

I am looking for a place to go after work and just kick it, and have a beer or something and relax, but most places I know of play country music or something.  

Thanks.

[Tony]

Can someone recommend a bar\pub etc in the Valley that plays 70s\80's\90's punk, rock, grunge and alt music, that one can go to?

I am looking for a place to go after work and just kick it, and have a beer or something and relax, but most places I know of play country music or something.

Thanks.

the valley is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig place. any area in particular?

[Quezo]

Shady's at 28th st (?) and indian school has a really great jukebox.

also, you can see live hockey, or whatever the hell is happening on the ice at the time at icehouse tavern, 40th st and thomas

[samothcoatl]

Can someone recommend a bar\pub etc in the Valley that plays 70s\80's\90's punk, rock, grunge and alt music, that one can go to?

I am looking for a place to go after work and just kick it, and have a beer or something and relax, but most places I know of play country music or something.

Thanks.

the valley is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig place. any area in particular?

good point, sorry.

I live in the NW side, but I am all over, so maybe central phoenix, and tempe too?

[Tony]

Can someone recommend a bar\pub etc in the Valley that plays 70s\80's\90's punk, rock, grunge and alt music, that one can go to?

I am looking for a place to go after work and just kick it, and have a beer or something and relax, but most places I know of play country music or something.

Thanks.

the valley is a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig place. any area in particular?

good point, sorry.

I live in the NW side, but I am all over, so maybe central phoenix, and tempe too?

i know nothing in the northwest.

i'll second dave's mention of the ice house. very cool (pun intended).

casey moore's is usually pretty good, but i haven't been in tempe in a long time.

central phx = bikini lounge.

[samothcoatl]

Shady's at 28th st (?) and indian school has a really great jukebox.

also, you can see live hockey, or whatever the hell is happening on the ice at the time at icehouse tavern, 40th st and thomas

cool. thanks!

[samothcoatl]

i know nothing in the northwest.

i'll second dave's mention of the ice house. very cool (pun intended).

casey moore's is usually pretty good, but i haven't been in tempe in a long time.

central phx = bikini lounge.

Thanks!

[unluckycharm]

you could try The Rogue West

[The Real Jeffrey Lebowski]

Copper State Tavern might be worth checking out. It's a pretty small dive bar on 51st/Grand/Bethany Home (NE corner, by the Jiffylube). It's just starting up, and they don't even have their liquor license (but they do have beer: an interesting variety of local brews, plus the traditionals). It's intimate, and they do live music a lot. The one time I went, they had some decent music playing from a couple different satellite radio stations, so when there's not live music, there's stuff to listen to. Not country.

I'm big on Funugyz (83rd & Thunderbird) lately, but more so for the build your own bloody mary bar on weekend afternoons - that place seems to get kinda douchey later on (it's a Broncos bar, so....surprise? Not so much), so that may not work for an after work, douche-free drink.

Finally, Pullano's on 51st and Thunderbird is pretty decent. Also a dive bar (but attached to a family Italian restaurant), they have decent drink specials ($1.50 domestic drafts) until 6pm (and again at 9 - close) and free pizza weekdays until 5pm (except Wednesday - free tacos, no $1.50 drafts). As you might be able to tell, I spend alot of time there...The one thing that really sucks about that place is they won't have music running unless someone is paying to play the jukebox, so that might be a deal breaker.

But it is cheap...Well, the drinks are anyways - the food is a delicious rip-off.

Good luck!

EDIT: Oh yeah, and Famous Sports (I think) on 35th Ave and Greenway is decent as well. Used to be a Famous Sams. 25oz mugs at reasonable prices. Tread carefully...

[capharnaum]

i couldn't recommend tt's roadhouse more
osborn & 68th st in scottsdale (not quite NW)

[samothcoatl]

you could try The Rogue West

hehe I went there last night.

The place is a dive (that's not a bad thing!), has a kick ass juke box, and free pool.

I must have gon on an off night, cuz it was way dead: other than me, the bar tender (a cute girl BTW), and some guy at the video gam thing, there were 2 old ladies in walkers. no shit.

Finally, Pullano's on 51st and Thunderbird is pretty decent

I go there a lot. Great wings! Usually, after that, I disgrace myself, and go to the copper door next door to it.

[Tony]

there were 2 old ladies in walkers. no shit.

so did you get laid or what? details, man!

[samothcoatl]

there were 2 old ladies in walkers. no shit.

so did you get laid or what? details, man!

nah, I tried but the depends got in the way.

[Nitz]

Tim Finigans on the Metro Center Loop. Good jukebox, and they play almost all irish on the house music (including Pogues, Flogging Molly, etc)

Depending on how Northwest valley you are, I heard Tilted Kilt opened a bar in the arrowhead mall area. They are "ok" .

Lis Doon Varna is in that area too

Rosie McCaffrey's, 10th street and Camelback

and if you really want that drink flat beer with the "what the hell is that smell?" feel, George and Dragon just down the road at Central and Indian School. Its also rail accessable too.