Rock band looking to play Hartford

Submitted by trevor32390 t3_10gg84z in Hartford

My name is Trevor and I’m the lead singer of a band from and we are looking to book gigs and was looking into what venues are there in the Hartford area. We are a symphonic hard rock group so coffeehouses and traditional bars wouldn’t really work for us. Do you have any suggestions on where to try? Thanks!

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scramblin_pan t1_j532rng wrote

Arch St. Tavern

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mosura1 t1_j55c9wl wrote

This place still a thing?

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Sweetserra t1_j56beph wrote

Yup, still open!

They closed The Blind Pig next door, my husband worked there, but Arch St. Tavern's part of the building is owned separately than where Blind Pig was and had stayed open. It just looks deceiving driving by and seeing the for sale sign for Blind Pig's side. There's a connecting roof, and a main wall separating the two places, so not everyone realizes they're actually separately owned! The owner of Blind Pig's side is selling, but the owner of Arch St Tavern's isn't, and instead stayed open.

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mosura1 t1_j56gcvt wrote

I used to see funk bands play there in the 90s, and I tended bar there in the early 2k's right after they reopened from redevelopment in the area. Haven't been back there since '08, and I don't get downtown much these days. Thanks for the update!

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andherewestand t1_j52obpk wrote

Webster Underground is probably your best bet, if it's even still open.

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MattinglyDineen t1_j52z2jh wrote

If it can be elsewhere in Connecticut I’d recommend the Cellar on Treadwell in Hamden.

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torbar203 t1_j55ziye wrote

Did that place used to be The Space? and then the other one in the same parking lot that is now The Space, used to be The Outer Space?

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yerunclejamba t1_j53jv40 wrote

Four dads pub!

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trevor32390 OP t1_j587ywl wrote

I just found that place the other day! By the XL Center right? Love the vibe of that place. That seems a bit small for a gig… do they have an upstairs or something??

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jackalope_in_pants t1_j559i7m wrote

Broadbrook Opera House - Broadbrook, CT Hutghi's - Westfield, MA Space Ballroom /Cellar on Treadwell - Hampden, CT Howard's Bookstore - Torrington, CT

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Sweetserra t1_j568ty7 wrote

I second The Webster Underground! I know The Webster itself is still open, I drive by nearly daily, so 9 out of 10 The Underground still is as well. (I'll look next time I drive by and edit my comment to lyk.) I dunno if you're familiar with CT, but The Webster is a smaller venue (not best neighborhood unfortunately) that, as a music fan, is phenomenal to see bands at! They've had some big names play there over the years, off hand I'd have to say the best show I've seen there was Jerry Cantrell's (from Alice in Chains) solo tour.

The Underground is next door to The Webster, same building, just smaller than it's already small sibling! That's where a lot of more popular local bands play. I had a friend whose band played shows there quite a bit in the mid to late 2000's. I'm not a performer, so I wouldn't know, but at least he always spoke highly of the venue.

Hope this helps! 🤘

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