Pearl at Commerce
2038 Commerce Street
Dallas, TX, 75201
(corner of Commerce & Pearl in downtown Dallas)
Phone: 214-655-8824
Live music venue that also provides gallery space for local artists.
- »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
General Info:
- »Alcohol: Full Bar
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January 2010
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»Miss Marcy & Her Texas Sugardaddy's (Starting May 12, 2008)
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»Rick Yost and The Sofakings (Starting Jan. 14, 2009)
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»The Rebel Alliance Jazz Ensemble (Starting Feb. 3, 2009)
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»Monday
4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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»Tuesday
4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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»Wednesday
4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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»Thursday
4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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»Friday
4 p.m. to 2 a.m.
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»Saturday
7 p.m. to 2 a.m.
- »Has wifi: Free
Alan Cohen, Brad LaRock, Colby Walton, Don Lokke, Jason Rice, Jeremy Dunck, John Connolly, Kat Williams, Lisa Lawrence Merritt, Michael Anderson, Mike Orren, PUNCHbrad, Pavel Lishin, Peter Stawicki, ReneeYork, ScoopJupiter, Scott Miller, Tracy Yost, Travis Bush, TxAdGuy, awillman, cjlacz, jtmbls, katmilacek, lwilkin1, magrishman, mbregenzer, missmarcy, nic8hogs, rossbennett, shawnm714, sweettalk, themark23, tinatre
- »Photo gallery: Arts Fighting Cancer/Deep Ellum Film Festival 10th Anniversary
- »City officials dig in the dirt at Perot Museum of Nature & Science groundbreaking
- »Dallas band Forever the Sickest Kids debuts album The Weekend; Friday
- »Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth combines photography with dance
- »Reunion Arena demolition to start at 7 a.m. Tuesday



Special Bulletin
Current and former members of the US armed forces receive one free house 'fresco' margarita tonight at Pearl. It's the least we can do. Thank you for your service.
Tracy Yost Verified
1 week, 3 days ago
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Thanks Travis :-)
Tracy Yost Verified
1 month, 4 weeks ago
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Way to go, Rick and Tracy! You two are the best. Pearl rocks the house!
Travis Bush Verified
1 month, 4 weeks ago
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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!!*
Tracy Yost Verified
1 month, 4 weeks ago
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nuh-UH really. does he wear a suit and have real short hair?
Teresa Gubbins Staff
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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For the poor, unfortunate PN souls not in attendance...you missed meeting T-Bush's lil bro!
Scott Doyle Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Good to hear the Sofakings and see some Peg freaks @ Pearl last night.
Travis Bush Verified
2 months, 2 weeks ago
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tix for Michelle Shocked (Oct 23rd) <a href="http://www.pearlatcommerce.com">now on sale!!</a>
Tracy Yost Verified
2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Tracy Yost Verified
3 months, 1 week ago
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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.....
alexander troup Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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timing on this is unfortunate for those of us who love to celebrate bar birthdays but will be out of town
Teresa Gubbins Staff
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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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
alexander troup Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Ohhhhh, watermelon tini sounds really good for a hot summer day. I may have to give it a try.
burlyqueen Anonymous
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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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!
Pavel Lishin Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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All of our drinks are special :-)
And some of them are "on sale", on Thursday and Friday (see listing above).
Tracy Yost Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Aren't we all a little <img src="http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8276/jewbagel.gif">?
Jesus Valadez Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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But are there drink specials...? <img src="http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8276/jewbagel.gif">
Scott Doyle Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Does that include me? I'll lick someone if y'all don't let me in.
Jesus Valadez Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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Peg people - you know who you are and so do we - no cover this weekend - happy birthday to us!
Tracy Yost Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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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.
alexander troup Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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We are celebrating our 3rd Birthday this week!!
Tracy Yost Verified
3 months, 2 weeks ago
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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..
alexander troup Verified
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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::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
Jason Rice Verified
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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P.S. - $3 watermelon tinis (with real watermelon!) all night long tonight, and jambalaya early (while it lasts)...
Tracy Yost Verified
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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Mike - love to have him! I'll have to check his schedule and see if we can catch him between east and west....
Tracy Yost Verified
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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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.
Mike Orren Staff
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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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!!
Tracy Yost Verified
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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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...
alexander troup Verified
4 months, 2 weeks ago
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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.
Jason Rice Verified
4 months, 3 weeks ago
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You let that one into your establishment? My goodness..I go on vacation and everything goes to hell...
Travis Bush Verified
4 months, 3 weeks ago
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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?
Jason Rice Verified
4 months, 3 weeks ago
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jredallas slightly retarded or what? Go on a night where there isn't a cover..Or have you never supported your neighbors before?
Travis Bush Verified
5 months ago
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Must be some delicious brew!
ch0 Anonymous
5 months ago
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So just to have one beer to some of your former neighborhood regulars, $10 cover a piece. Wow.
jredallas Anonymous
5 months ago
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Chubby Carrier Saturday night was great show.. Somebody scream!! 2nd time to this place and impressed with everthing so far.
mbregenzer Anonymous
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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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..
alexander troup Verified
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Yes, please. Especially if you can get her to bring along her brother, Max Johnson.
Scott Miller Verified
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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::I know not of this Michelle Shocked
Whaaa!! You're what 8 years old? Have I been bickering with the neonatal unit here?
Egads!
Jason Rice Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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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 <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/events/2009/jun/03/149581/">scheduling conflicts</a>, following Wed (believe it's the 10th) I'll insist on a similar performance.
Scott Doyle Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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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....
alexander troup Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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New Subject - Quick Poll -
Michelle Shocked at Pearl
yes
or
no
Tracy Yost Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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sorry, I took Pavel's word for it without even looking :-)
Tracy Yost Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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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
Pavel Lishin Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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Pavel, they are listed above under recurring events.
Chris Curotolo Staff
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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Check recurring events near the bottom, Pavel (and Tracy).
Alex Bentley Staff
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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yeh I guess old news is not Peg-worthy, but, they are still playing every Wednesday ;-)
Tracy Yost Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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Did Rick and the Sofa Kings stop performing on Wednesdays? Or does Peg just not bother showing them on the schedule?
Pavel Lishin Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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and btw, the new specials I posted today are not just from 4-8pm, they are all night long. Happy hour is 4-8pm
Tracy Yost Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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Well actually Monday through Friday we also have Happy Hour, 4-8pm, $3 wells and domestic longnecks - that has not changed :-)
Tracy Yost Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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Thanks, Tracy. We've updated the drink specials above. Does Friday remain unchanged or are there no longer specials on that day?
Chris Curotolo Staff
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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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)
Tracy Yost Verified
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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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!!"*)
Tracy Yost Verified
6 months, 3 weeks ago
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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..."
Tracy Yost Verified
6 months, 3 weeks ago
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Yep!
Travis Bush Verified
6 months, 3 weeks ago
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Very cool. Will these pieces be for sale Travis?
jtmbls Anonymous
6 months, 3 weeks ago
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Thanks so much to Tracy and Rick for hanging some of our art in the bar. It looks awesome!
Travis Bush Verified
6 months, 3 weeks ago
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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..
alexander troup Verified
7 months, 2 weeks ago
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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.
alexander troup Verified
8 months ago
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Thanks, Tracy. It's up there now.
Chris Curotolo Staff
8 months ago
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There's a show missing from this listing and it's gonna be a good one - Bonerama! Next Thursday April 2nd
Tracy Yost Verified
8 months ago
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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.
alexander troup Verified
9 months, 3 weeks ago
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Much better apartment location = Brett uses the Pearl wi-fi* to work on Pegasus.
*And Pearl Widmer on draft.
Brett Hoerner Verified
9 months, 3 weeks ago
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Would have had to have coughed up a lot of Blue Moon, too.
A lot.
Scott Doyle Verified
1 year, 2 months ago
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It was a blast! You missed out Doyle - but then you would have had to cough up a whole $5 cover! ;-)
jtmbls Anonymous
1 year, 2 months ago
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Forgot all about that show. =( Was too busy getting inebriated elsewhere. Hope it was fun!
Scott Doyle Verified
1 year, 2 months ago
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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! :-)
jtmbls Anonymous
1 year, 2 months ago
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Tomorrow Pete Weise is playing :-)
Tracy Yost Verified
1 year, 3 months ago
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Snap! Tomorrow's a no cover Friday. Might have to hit y'all up.
As Pavel <a href="http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/aug/14/lower-greenville-bar-grill-suede-shuts-down/#c32296">stated elsewhere</a>, 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).
Scott Doyle Verified
1 year, 3 months ago
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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.
Tracy Yost Verified
1 year, 3 months ago
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::sniffle:: But if he stands you up, I'll be waiting just up the DART rail for you. ::snif::
Jason Rice Verified
1 year, 3 months ago
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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.
jtmbls Anonymous
1 year, 3 months ago
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Ok Jtmbls, if you're ditching me for the Yosts on the 30th, that I can accept and forgive.
Jason Rice Verified
1 year, 3 months ago
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Listed on his myspace........ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?...
geopunk Anonymous
1 year, 3 months ago
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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.
jtmbls Anonymous
1 year, 3 months ago
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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.
jtmbls Anonymous
1 year, 3 months ago
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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!
Jason Rice Verified
1 year, 3 months ago
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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.
Michael Anderson Verified
1 year, 6 months ago
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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!
Peter Stawicki Verified
1 year, 8 months ago
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Pearl beer is $2 all the time, not just on Thursdays :-)
Tracy Yost Verified
1 year, 10 months ago
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Yep, I like Pearl. Y'all come on down and hear my friend Pete Weise.
XO,
Lisa~
Lisa Lawrence Merritt Verified
2 years, 8 months ago
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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 !
Tracy Yost Verified
2 years, 9 months ago
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The single best sounding room for acoustic music I've been to in all of DFW
http://www.texasgigs.com/blogs/soundc...
Alan Cohen Staff
3 years ago
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