Pearl at Commerce
2038 Commerce Street, Dallas, 75201
(corner of Commerce & Pearl in downtown Dallas)
Phone: 214-655-8824
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Basic information:
- Alcohol: Full Bar
Features:
- Has wifi: Free
Live music venue that also provides gallery space for local artists.
Business hours
- Mondays: 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Tuesdays: 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Wednesdays: 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Thursdays: 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Fridays: 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- Saturdays: 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Scheduled events
November 2009
- Baker Hotel (Friday, Nov. 13)
- Tinsley Ellis (Saturday, Nov. 14)
- Christian Dozzler / Robin Banks (Friday, Nov. 20)
- Omar and The Howlers (Saturday, Nov. 21)
- Holland K Smith (Friday, Nov. 27)
- Denny Freeman (Saturday, Nov. 28)
December 2009
- Jim Suhler / Jason Elmore (Thursday, Dec. 3)
- Freddie Jones (Friday, Dec. 4)
- Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat (Saturday, Dec. 5)
- Lucky Peterson / James Peterson (CANCELED) (Friday, Dec. 11)
- Michael Burks (Saturday, Dec. 12)
- Pearl's Christmas Party with Anson Funderburgh (Saturday, Dec. 19)
- The Matthew Melton Band (Wednesday, Dec. 30)
- Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King (Thursday, Dec. 31)
January 2010
- Freddie Jones (Friday, Jan. 1)
Recurring events
- Miss Marcy & Her Texas Sugardaddy's (Starting May 12, 2008)
- Rick Yost and The Sofakings (Starting Jan. 14, 2009)
- The Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble (Starting Feb. 3, 2009)
Past events at Pearl at Commerce
Drink specials
- Monday: 4 pm - 8 pm: $3 wells and domestic longnecks / 4 pm - 2am: $3 flavored martinis
- Tuesday: 4 pm - 8 pm: $3 wells and domestic longnecks / 4pm - 2am: $2 longnecks, $1 Pearl cans
- Wednesday: 4 pm - 8 am: $3 wells and domestic longnecks / 4pm - 2 am: $2 house margaritas
- Thursday: 4 pm - 8 pm: $3 wells and domestic longnecks / 4pm - 2 am: $3 Pearl Coolers (Prickly Pear, St. Martin and Ginger Spritzer)
- Friday: 4 pm - 8 pm: $3 wells and domestic longnecks
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Comments
Tracy Yost Verified
Thanks Travis :-)
1 month, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Travis Bush Verified
Way to go, Rick and Tracy! You two are the best. Pearl rocks the house!
1 month, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Listen up blues fans, Pearl At Commerce just won the 2009 "Best Blues Club" award from the Dallas Observer !!
We would like to thank each of you that voted for us!!
Now we have one more special favor to ask of each and every one of you - tell someone you know about Pearl! We'll appreciate it and they will thank you for it!
And for those of you who might like to help us celebrate tonight - there will be a "full round on the house" followed by a toast, at 7pm!!
1 month, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
nuh-UH really. does he wear a suit and have real short hair?
2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
For the poor, unfortunate PN souls not in attendance...you missed meeting T-Bush's lil bro!
2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Travis Bush Verified
Good to hear the Sofakings and see some Peg freaks @ Pearl last night.
2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
tix for Michelle Shocked (Oct 23rd) now on sale!!
2 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Well I hope the folks at...The Pearl and Commerce are doing ok this week whats up, while Tracy,...I have made my 2000 comment, thanks Pegasus News and The Pearl and all of you...A/T 2009. and 2000 comments...today.....
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Teresa Gubbins Staff
timing on this is unfortunate for those of us who love to celebrate bar birthdays but will be out of town
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Time sounds right to head on down to The Pearl....hope to see everyone down there, and if the Peg staff is going let me know.....all for one and one for all..A/T
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
burlyqueen Anonymous
Ohhhhh, watermelon tini sounds really good for a hot summer day. I may have to give it a try.
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Pavel Lishin Verified
No cover! You guys realize that this means that Scott and I will be coming in, right? TOO LATE, YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE RULES!
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
All of our drinks are special :-)
And some of them are "on sale", on Thursday and Friday (see listing above).
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jesus Valadez Verified
Aren't we all a little
?
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
But are there drink specials...?
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jesus Valadez Verified
Does that include me? I'll lick someone if y'all don't let me in.
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Peg people - you know who you are and so do we - no cover this weekend - happy birthday to us!
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Well congradulations Tracy and Rick...you have done good on that spot,of heaven and hell call downtown Dallas, hang in despite and Thanks For inviting us over too........A/T.
3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
We are celebrating our 3rd Birthday this week!!
3 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
I can recall when Michelle got her act made in the 1980,s in Fair Park at The 500 Cafe and Son's Of Herman, she was quite a young star,and any chance Cricket Taylor could make the scene in the future too. lets hope so..these are dynamic preformers....a/t. ..I was there and I recall..
4 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
::we work hard on that part, believe it or not
Well, yeah... with Yosti's intense ..ahem.. "lack of affiliations", I didn't figure it was divine intervention.
And yeah, looking straight on at those Mackies, yeah they look 12 but....
just beautiful
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
P.S. - $3 watermelon tinis (with real watermelon!) all night long tonight, and jambalaya early (while it lasts)...
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Mike - love to have him! I'll have to check his schedule and see if we can catch him between east and west....
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Mike Orren Staff
Hey Tracy: Any chance of getting Guillermo Klein as he tours about? We saw him @ Village Vanguard in NYC and all I could think about was how good he would sound @ Caesar Chavez on Commerce.
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Ok, Michelle is a go for Friday Oct 23rd!!
Jason, thanks for coming by, and for your kind words re: the sound, we work hard on that part, believe it or not. Those mains are 12" (most people think they are 15"), aimed strategically to cover the room without creating mud. Also the VIP room helps to break up any bad bouncing. The subs round everything out, and I really cannot say enough good things about the mackie powered speakers! The first time Milton Hopkins played there, he said - "people spend thousands of dollars on equipment, trying to make it sound just like this room!".
Tonight - Live recording session for Holland K Smith - should be a blast!!
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
All roads lead to Fair Park today, and during and after the event , why not have a cold one...Pearl and Commerce...a/t, will be in the area...
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
Don't worry - I entered incognito (dressed as Ed McMahon). By the time they realized McMahon was actually too dead to have attended, I had the bartender at slide-rule point and it was just one long negotiation.
But the sound was freakin' bloody-heck great.
It's downright unnatural.
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Travis Bush Verified
You let that one into your establishment? My goodness..I go on vacation and everything goes to hell...
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
ok, finally FINALLY made it in with a set in gear. Freddie Jones etc.
Holy CR@P Rick! The sound in that room is incredible. I'm gawking at the ceiling and walls --- no treatments and it sounds like a zillion bucks!
And $5 cover was a freakin' steal.
I really cannot get over the sound in there. Dang. Where the heck were you guys when I was young enough to hang out in Ellum?
4 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Travis Bush Verified
jredallas slightly retarded or what? Go on a night where there isn't a cover..Or have you never supported your neighbors before?
4 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
ch0 Anonymous
Must be some delicious brew!
4 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jredallas Anonymous
So just to have one beer to some of your former neighborhood regulars, $10 cover a piece. Wow.
4 months, 3 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
mbregenzer Anonymous
Chubby Carrier Saturday night was great show.. Somebody scream!! 2nd time to this place and impressed with everthing so far.
5 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Yes,... for Michelle Shock... have known here since the 500 Cafe days,... down the block ...at Fair Park... while she was quite a hoss then..how much better can you get....the rest of the folklore is priceless...A/T, A lamp and a shade and some music too at the Pearl soon..
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Miller Verified
Yes, please. Especially if you can get her to bring along her brother, Max Johnson.
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
::I know not of this Michelle Shocked
Whaaa!! You're what 8 years old? Have I been bickering with the neonatal unit here?
Egads!
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
Tracy, considering I know not of this Michelle Shocked I'll respectfully refrain from voting.
However, I will say that tonight's encore by Rick was effing mind-blowing. I was astonished in every sense of the word. Though I can't make it back Wednesday of next week due to scheduling conflicts, following Wed (believe it's the 10th) I'll insist on a similar performance.
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
TRACY, we are all here....and holding on to the last days in May..while does this funk and fold get any better in the big Metroplex.....the Federal Reserve should just forget them doors on armor cars, let bags fallout and folks find and spend money that has been burned....how else will we bring back Rome and have a Texas cold one....A/T, So much to do and so little time to do such....
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
New Subject - Quick Poll -
Michelle Shocked at Pearl
yes
or
no
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
sorry, I took Pavel's word for it without even looking :-)
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Pavel Lishin Verified
Oh, turns out I am are dumb. Hm, wish they'd show the next actual date or something. AHEM AHEM HINT HINT, BRETT, DAVID AND JEREMY. :P
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Chris Curotolo Staff
Pavel, they are listed above under recurring events.
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Alex Bentley Staff
Check recurring events near the bottom, Pavel (and Tracy).
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
yeh I guess old news is not Peg-worthy, but, they are still playing every Wednesday ;-)
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Pavel Lishin Verified
Did Rick and the Sofa Kings stop performing on Wednesdays? Or does Peg just not bother showing them on the schedule?
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
and btw, the new specials I posted today are not just from 4-8pm, they are all night long. Happy hour is 4-8pm
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Well actually Monday through Friday we also have Happy Hour, 4-8pm, $3 wells and domestic longnecks - that has not changed :-)
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Chris Curotolo Staff
Thanks, Tracy. We've updated the drink specials above. Does Friday remain unchanged or are there no longer specials on that day?
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
DRINK SPECIALS UPDATE
Mondays - $3 flavored martinis
Tuesdays - $2 longnecks, $1 Pearl cans
Wednesdays - $2 house margaritas (the best!)
Thursdays - $3 Pearl Coolers (Prickly Pear, St. Martin and Ginger Spritzer)
5 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Cinco de Mayo special this Tuesday- $2 house margaritas (If you haven't yet tried our "fresco" house margaritas, you are in for a treat - they are hand-made, by the glass, with real agave tequila, real orange liquor, fresh squeezed lime juice and amber agave nectar - no "fillers" or artificial sweeteners. Our customers say - "This is the best damn margarita I've ever had!!")
6 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
New thing happenin' on Monday nights, 9-ish (after Marcy's show) - "Hip Card Punched" - hosted by Pat Boyack - blues, R&B, and funky stuff. This has been going on for a few weeks now and has turned into a pretty cool night of music - guests showing up in the last few weeks include Cheryl Arena, Hash Brown, Aaron Burton, Sonny Collie, Wes Race....
Special guests for tonight - well, he won't name names, just said "a few ladies will show up and there just might be an appearance by a South Dallas sensation..."
6 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Travis Bush Verified
Yep!
6 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
Very cool. Will these pieces be for sale Travis?
6 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Travis Bush Verified
Thanks so much to Tracy and Rick for hanging some of our art in the bar. It looks awesome!
6 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
Woopse,... I stopped on by and what do I see,,,suprise, suprise...the rest is private... and a good place to go, I cant beleive my eyes... they have real muscian's and real people here again.....wow, stop the press; and tell a few folks. but wait...more to come...A/T, ..drop on by and you will find out why..
7 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
I still have to hang this sign on my head and make it at least once a month....besides Downtown Dallas is dead and boring....beleive me..did I spell that right....A/T, No right turns on Pearl St.
7 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Chris Curotolo Staff
Thanks, Tracy. It's up there now.
7 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
There's a show missing from this listing and it's gonna be a good one - Bonerama! Next Thursday April 2nd
7 months, 2 weeks ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
alexander troup Verified
This could be another good peice of the innner city plad for the patch work quilt of inner city vibes..........there has to be more inner then outer, Pearl........and its new..now how do they dress the public for pub...event ..A/T, Suds and then some.
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Brett Hoerner Verified
Much better apartment location = Brett uses the Pearl wi-fi* to work on Pegasus.
*And Pearl Widmer on draft.
9 months, 1 week ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
Would have had to have coughed up a lot of Blue Moon, too.
A lot.
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
It was a blast! You missed out Doyle - but then you would have had to cough up a whole $5 cover! ;-)
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
Forgot all about that show. =( Was too busy getting inebriated elsewhere. Hope it was fun!
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
Hey Tracy and Rick - Just wanted to thank you both for putting up with us (well, mostly me) Saturday. Your place is incredible! Great vibe, esthetically pleasing and a very attentive staff. (I won’t even mention the super cute bartenders!!) Will definitely tell all my friends about Pearl and will be back myself. Uh...if I’m still allowed! :-)
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Tomorrow Pete Weise is playing :-)
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Scott Doyle Verified
Snap! Tomorrow's a no cover Friday. Might have to hit y'all up.
As Pavel stated elsewhere, we're likely perched atop the bar in our VIP room casting down judgment - please wait until we descend to say hi.
Wish we'd have gotten the names of those newly weds we hung out with last time. A+ company - maybe they'll see this and post (wifey tried helping our 21st b-day boy woo a young lady).
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Yes he is "confirmed" and we are expecting a big crowd :-) I used to watch him back when he VERY young and he was good back then. I also saw him a few months ago play with Cheryl Arena and he still has it goin' on. Looking forward to his show.
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
::sniffle:: But if he stands you up, I'll be waiting just up the DART rail for you. ::snif::
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
Sorry Jason. I haven't seen Shawn perform in years. He was phenomenal in his early twenties and I am really curious to see how he has matured. He doesn’t make it to Dallas often enough so I am going to round up a bunch of hoodlums and crash Rick and Tracy’s party.
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
Ok Jtmbls, if you're ditching me for the Yosts on the 30th, that I can accept and forgive.
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
geopunk Anonymous
Listed on his myspace........ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?...
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
Tracy/Rick - Do you guys have Shawn Pittman confirmed for the 30th? He doesn't have it listed on his website calendar. I know his...uh, artistic nature made him a little hard to pin down performance wise. But then that was ages ago.
1 year, 2 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
jtmbls Anonymous
Oh wow...I just read that Shawn Pittman is going to be there on the 30th. This guy is unbelievably talented. I will have to mark that one on my calendar.
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Jason Rice Verified
Finally made it over to meet the place. A former theater we had ten years back rehearsed upstairs where pool tables now sit.
Was a dress shop then - much better as a Jazz Club. ;o)
Nice vibe - really nice. "A Slick Dive" I'd have to call it. You guys are on to something!
1 year, 3 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Michael Anderson Verified
I think my mom (yes, I went here with my mom) put it best when she said that she's lived in Dallas almost her whole life and never thought she'd live to see a place like this in downtown Dallas. Downtown finally has a venue that compares to some of the great places in Chicago and elsewhere. We had a great time and hope to get back here again soon.
1 year, 6 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Peter Stawicki Verified
Killer little joint. Has the feel of the Gypsy Tea Room. Cavernous and dark with great accoustics. The staff are all great, the drinks come fast, and the pool room upstairs is a great little distraction without missing out on the music. Sundays open Mic celebration is a blast and last time I was there it was filled with all those young lovely's swing dancing. A great way to get set for the week. My only warning is watch that top step on the stairs. Its a long way down!
1 year, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Pearl beer is $2 all the time, not just on Thursdays :-)
1 year, 10 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified
Yep, I like Pearl. Y'all come on down and hear my friend Pete Weise.
XO,
Lisa~
2 years, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Tracy Yost Verified
Important note - the St. Patty's Day party is now officially the "First Annual St. Patty's Day Bender". not a hullabaloo. not a jubilee. not a blow-out nor just a regular old party. It's a Bender !
2 years, 8 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
Alan Cohen Staff
The single best sounding room for acoustic music I've been to in all of DFW
http://www.texasgigs.com/blogs/soundc...
2 years, 12 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
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