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11/29/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Ann Arbor, Michigan, a college town with a deeper music history than people usually expect. The Blind Pig hosted early Nirvana and Soundgarden sets, The Ark helped launch major folk voices, and the city’s jazz roots run straight out of the University of Michigan. Iggy Pop grew up here, Bob Seger built early crowds here, and the record-store culture shaped generations of local bands. Here are five of our favorite spots.

🎸 The Blind Pig A2 opened in 1971 as a blues and jazz club before becoming one of the Midwest’s great small rock rooms. Nirvana played here in 1989 and later called it “one of the best clubs in the world,” and early sets from Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The White Stripes all helped shape its reputation. It’s still the city’s loud, lively home for indie, punk, and hip-hop shows.

🎤 The Ark - Ann Arbor has been Ann Arbor’s folk cornerstone since 1965, hosting legends from Joni Mitchell and John Prine to Odetta and Arlo Guthrie. The nonprofit room keeps its focus tight on songwriting, storytelling, and clean sound, making it one of the most respected acoustic venues in the country.

🎶 Blue LLama Jazz Club and Restaurant pairs modern jazz with dinner service on Main Street. Touring players and top-tier University of Michigan alumni rotate through a room designed for clarity — artists like Benny Green, Etienne Charles, and Christian Sands have all taken the stage here.

💿 Underground Sounds - Ann Arbor, Michigan has anchored downtown for two decades, known for deep indie, experimental, and hip-hop sections tied closely to the WCBN freeform-radio crowd. The shop hosts occasional in-store sets and remains one of the best places for discovering new vinyl in Ann Arbor.

🍺 mash sits under Blue Tractor in a brick-and-beam basement with a relaxed whiskey-bar feel. Blues, Americana, and local rock fill the room most nights, and the space has become a low-key stop for rising artists playing weeknight sets.

🧭 Destination Ann Arbor is the best resource for concerts, festivals, and culture around the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/29/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where we all know “What’s Made Milwaukee Famous” — great beer, cozy bars, and a live-music streak that runs straight through the neighborhoods. From historic German halls to Bay View clubs and East Side record shops, Milwaukee built its scene in places where people gather, drink, and listen. The venues feel lived-in, and tied to the city’s past and present. Here are five of our favorite spots.

🎸 Turner Hall Ballroom sits inside an 1880s German-American landmark restored in 2007 and run by the Pabst Theater Group. The raw wood interior, balcony sightlines, and preserved historic character give the room its warm feel, and it’s become a go-to stop for indie and alt-rock tours moving through Milwaukee.

🎤 The Rave / Eagles Club opened in 1926 as a home for the Fraternal Order of Eagles and now operates as one of the city’s busiest multi-room venues. The domed ballroom has hosted major acts across eras — from Nine Inch Nails to Green Day to Bob Dylan — and the building’s haunted-lore basement is part of its local reputation.

🎶 Cactus Club has been a Bay View anchor since 1996, known for sharp booking and a community-minded approach. The room built its reputation on indie, punk, hip-hop, and experimental shows, and it’s still one of Milwaukee’s most reliable venues for catching rising artists up close.

💿 Lilliput Records opened in 2021 in the former Atomic Records space on the East Side. The shop carries new and used vinyl, keeps a strong focus on local artists, and hosts regular in-store performances that echo the building’s long-standing place in Milwaukee’s music ecosystem.

🍺 Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. has roasted in Milwaukee since 1999, with the Walker’s Point location doubling as a relaxed listening room since 2013. Folk performers, jazz players, and small touring acts rotate through the space, and the room’s clean acoustics make for easy, intimate shows.

🧭 Visit Milwaukee is the best resource for concerts, festivals, and cultural events around the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/29/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Pittsburgh, where hometown names like George Benson, Wiz Khalifa, Rusted Root, and Donnie Iris all left their mark, and the city’s jazz legacy, Rust Belt rock scene, and long-running hip-hop movement all show up in different pockets of town. This is a city built on steel, and the venues mirror that resilience. Here are five of our favorite spots:

🎸 Mr. Smalls Theatre sits inside a converted 1929 Catholic church run by Liz Berlin of Rusted Root and Mike Speranzo. The stained glass and balcony give it a look and feel no other Pittsburgh venue can touch, and the connected studio, café, and rehearsal rooms make it a true hub for touring and local artists.

🎤 Club Cafe has been a South Side fixture since 1999. The sightlines are famously good, and the renowned room has hosted intimate sets from artists like Norah Jones, John Mayer and Brandi Carlile. It’s the best spot in the city for quiet, close-up shows.

🎶 Thunderbird Café & Music Hall started as a neighborhood bar in 1933 and grew into a Lawrenceville favorite after its renovation and the addition of the upstairs hall. Artists like The Lemon Twigs and Fruit Bats have played here, and the balcony gives you one of Pittsburgh’s best views in a midsize room.

💿 The Government Center opened in 2019 and quickly became a North Side hang for collectors and small touring acts. The shop’s deep local and regional section make it a go-to for discovering something new, and their busy concert calendar — stacked with local acts — goes above and beyond the standard in-store set up.

🍺 Spirit is a former Moose Lodge turned pizza joint, bar, and venue that helped spark Lawrenceville and Bloomfield’s nightlife revival. Acts like Deerhoof and Hobo Johnson have packed out the upstairs hall, and the downstairs stays busy with DJ nights and dance parties.

🧭 Visit Pittsburgh is the best resource for concerts, festivals, and neighborhood events around the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Pittsburgh, where hometown names like George Benson, Wiz Khalifa, Rusted Root, and Donnie Iris all left their mark, and the city’s jazz legacy, Rust Belt rock scene, and long-running hip-hop movement all show up in different pockets of town. This is a city built on steel, and the venues mirror that resilience. Here are five of our favorite spots:

11/28/2025

Grand Rapids is known nationally as “Beer City USA,” and the music scene fits right into that picture. Many of the venues sit a short walk from taprooms (if they’re not built inside of one already), and a lot of the city’s live music grew out of a shared bar culture. Simply put, there are few better places to pair a cold pint with a blazing live set. Here are five of our favorite spots:

🎸 The Intersection has roots stretching back to the 1970s, when it was part of the old Michigan bar-band circuit. Now it sits downtown with multiple stages under one roof, pulling everything from metal and EDM to alt-rock and hip-hop.

🎤 The Pyramid Scheme is a downtown club and pinball bar that’s become a community anchor, and a proving ground for local bands. National acts like Beach House, Hop Along, and Murder By Death have played its tight stage.

🎶 Midtown GR is the reimagined successor to The Listening Room inside Studio Park. The space is built for clarity and warmth, making it a strong fit for jazz, folk, and acoustic shows with high-level production.

💿 Vertigo Music has been in the same spot for more than twenty years and holds the most extensive vinyl collection in West Michigan. The shop carries upwards of 25,000 new LPs priced below retail and roughly 10,000 used records across every genre, plus cassettes, CDs, and steady new arrivals.

🍺 Founders Brewing Co. is a nationally known brewery whose taproom hosts free live music, including weekly open mics and “jazz jams” in partnership with the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra.

🧭 Experience Grand Rapids is the best resource for concerts, events, and festival updates around the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/28/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into St. Louis, Missouri, a city where the Delmar Loop, South City bars, and a cluster of midsize venues have shaped everything from early rock ’n’ roll to the alt-country revival. Here are five of our favorite spots.

🎸 The Pageant has anchored University City since 2000 and was built by the same crew behind Blueberry Hill. Early tours from The White Stripes, The Strokes, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs came through here, and the venue’s clean production and easy load-ins made it a favorite for touring crews. It has consistently ranked among the top club venues in the country.

🎤 OFF BROADWAY MUSIC VENUE has been a South City mainstay since 1987, tied closely to the alt-country and Americana wave that shaped the region. Acts like Jason Isbell, Neko Case, Drive-By Truckers, and Justin Townes Earle played formative shows here, and the patio hang has become a ritual for fans and musicians between sets.

🎶 Delmar Hall opened in 2017 as The Pageant’s smaller sister venue, giving artists a place to grow before graduating to the bigger room next door, and quickly became the city’s go-to mid-size room for breaking tours and local showcases.

💿 Vintage Vinyl - St. Louis has been a Delmar Loop landmark since 1979. The shop’s in-store history includes appearances from Run-DMC, The Replacements, Chuck D, and Yo La Tengo, and the staff is known for deep knowledge across funk, soul, jazz, and more. It’s one of the few national-level record stores from the ’70s still going strong.

🍺 Blueberry Hill opened in 1972 and is best known for Chuck Berry’s Duck Room residency, where he played more than 200 shows. The basement room still hosts local rock and roots acts, and the venue’s memorabilia, pop-culture history, and Joe Edwards’ longtime stewardship have cemented it as a cornerstone of the Delmar Loop.

🧭 Explore St. Louis is the best resource for concerts, festivals, and cultural events around the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/28/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into San Antonio, Texas, a city where live music stretches from the St. Mary’s Strip to old dance halls tucked behind downtown. The scene has long blended Tejano, rock, country, blues and beyond. A lot of touring acts cut their early Texas dates here, and the newer venues sit next to rooms that have been part of the city’s fabric for generations. Here are five of our favorite spots.

🎸 Paper Tiger is a cornerstone of the modern scene and the successor to The White Rabbit, the legendary room that once hosted early sets from At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, and Taking Back Sunday. The courtyard stage now draws rising indie, hip-hop, and electronic acts looking for a strong St. Mary’s Strip stop.

🎤 The Aztec Theatre opened in 1926 and stands as one of the country’s few surviving Meso-American–themed movie palaces. Its restored interior — including the massive chandelier and elaborately sculpted relief work — makes it a striking stop for national tours, and the room regularly pulls in major artists across rock, R&B, indie, and pop.

🎶 Sam's Burger Joint Music Hall has been a reliable mid-size room since the early 1990s. Blues and roots players like Marcia Ball, Ruthie Foster, and Junior Brown return often, and the sound has a reputation for being dialed in. The burger has won local awards and is one of the main reasons people treated the place as a hangout long before the music room took off.

💿 Friends of Sound Records San Antonio started in Austin and built its San Antonio identity on deep crates of soul, jazz, Latin, and Texas funk. Touring DJs and producers stop here to dig, and the in-store sets keep the place tied to Southtown’s weekend energy.

🍺 The Lonesome Rose opened in 2018 and quickly became a modern honky-tonk anchor on the Strip. The bar leans into country, Western swing, Americana, and rock ’n’ roll, with regular sets from Texas players. The neon glow and two-step crowd give it the feel of a new classic.

🧭 Visit San Antonio is the best resource for concerts, festivals, and neighborhood events across the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/27/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Morgantown, West Virginia, a college-town scene shaped by WVU students, Appalachian songwriters, and a long line of touring acts that discovered what a dependable stop it is. Here are five of our favorite spots.

🎸 123 Pleasant Street has been the center of Morgantown’s live scene since the 1980s. The building dates back to the early 1900s and has hosted sets from Sleater-Kinney, Jonathan Richman, Tyler Childers, and Drive-By Truckers. It remains a key stop for regional tours running between Pittsburgh, Columbus, and D.C.

🎤 Metropolitan Theatre opened in 1924 as a vaudeville house. Early film, traveling performers, and big-band acts all came through here long before the restoration brought the room back to life. Today it hosts national tours, symphonies, comedy, and special events inside one of downtown’s most historic buildings.

🎶 Genes Beer Garden has been open since the 1940s, making it Morgantown’s oldest bar. The backyard stage draws local rock, jam bands, and touring Appalachian acts, and the place still carries the feel of a neighborhood spot that hasn’t drifted far from its original identity.

💿 Retro-tique mixes vintage finds, West Virginia–made art, and a record section that leans into local and regional music. Vinyl swaps and small songwriter showcases pop up here on occasion, and the shop has become a reliable stop for students and collectors.

🍺 Apothecary Ale House is a relaxed craft-beer room with a steady rotation of open mics, DJ nights, and sets from WVU-adjacent indie and folk artists.

🧭 Visit Mountaineer Country is the best resource for concerts, festivals, and outdoor events across the Morgantown area.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/27/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Portland, Oregon, a city whose music identity was built long before the era of indie national breakouts. The scene grew out of basement punk shows, logging-town taverns, and a tight network of clubs that supported Pacific Northwest outsiders from the ’70s through the grunge years. Venues here have survived ownership changes, waves of DIY revival, and entire genre cycles, giving Portland a continuity most cities lost decades ago. Here are five of our favorite spots:

🎸Crystal Ballroom is a century-old downtown dance hall famous for its floating, spring-loaded floor. Everyone from the Grateful Dead to James Brown to Modest Mouse has played here, and the psychedelic-era murals and balcony lines give the room a look you don’t see anywhere else in the city.

🎤 Mississippi Studios sits in a former church in North Portland. Musicians designed the room themselves, which is why the acoustics land so cleanly. The connected bar (Bar Bar) has become a pre-show spot for locals catching rising indie, folk, and experimental acts.

🎶 Revolution Hall occupies a converted 1924 high-school auditorium. Touring acts lean on it as one of Portland’s most reliable stops, and the rooftop bar gives the venue a vantage point you don’t get anywhere else in the city.

💿 Music Millennium has been a Portland landmark since 1969. The store helped shape the city’s indie tastes long before they reached the mainstream. Their in-stores have become local lore, with Elliott Smith, Weezer, and others showing up for sets that still get talked about.

🍺 LaurelThirst Public House is Portland’s oldest independent music venue and a longtime anchor of the roots and Americana scene. Nightly sets and long-running residencies make it the kind of musicians’ bar where you can walk in on any given night and catch a lineup that’s been playing together for years.

🧭 Travel Portland is the best resource for checking concerts, neighborhood events, and local festivals across the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/27/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Green Bay, Wisconsin, a city better known for Lambeau Field but long supported by a loyal bar-band circuit and a small cluster of historic theatres and modern halls that punch well above their weight. Here are five of our favorite spots:

🎸 EPIC Event Center is the city’s largest modern venue, opened in 2021 and already a go-to stop for national rock, hip-hop, and country tours. The production is clean, the room is flexible, and it’s quickly become the place where big shows land in Green Bay instead of skipping it for Milwaukee.

🎤 Meyer Theatre is a restored 1930s Art Deco landmark with a long performance history tied to vaudeville, early cinema, and community productions. Today it hosts touring artists, comedy, and special events in one of the best-preserved rooms in the state.

🎶 The Tarlton Theatre is a 1920s cinema-turned-live venue with a strong cabaret streak. Local jazz players, indie bands, film nights, and themed performances rotate through, and the old-Hollywood atmosphere gives the place a distinct personality.

💿 Rock n' Roll Land is a collector-friendly record shop known for classic rock, metal, memorabilia, and deep used-vinyl turnover. Signed items and the occasional in-store appearance give the store a loyal following among local fans.

🍺 Badger State Brewing Company sits near Lambeau Field and doubles as a community gathering spot. Its large taproom and outdoor beer garden host local bands, release parties, and small festivals, especially on game weekends when the area fills up fast.

🧭 Discover Green Bay is the best place to check for upcoming concerts, neighborhood events, and seasonal festivals around the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/26/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Champaign, Illinois, a college-town scene shaped by the University of Illinois and the steady pull of campus crowds. Most of the real activity lives close to downtown, where small rooms, long-running bars, and student-fueled venues keep shows moving every night of the week. Here are five of our favorite spots.

🎸 The Canopy Club sits on the University of Illinois campus and has been the area’s heartbeat since 1998. Chance the Rapper, Umphrey’s McGee, and dozens of early-touring acts have come through, and the room still serves as the main indoor stop for rising artists.

🎤 Rose Bowl Tavern is a historic downtown bar that’s become a roots and Americana anchor. The bar itself dates back to the mid-20th century, giving it the longest-running legacy of any venue in town.

🎶 Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Champaign brings rotating beers, local food pop-ups, and constant acoustic or full-band sets to downtown Urbana. It’s one of the most reliable hangouts for catching local musicians.

💿 Exile on Main Street is an indie record store with sharp curation, strong local vinyl sections, and occasional in-store performances. Students, collectors, and visiting bands all end up here at some point.

🍺 SevenSaints is a downtown favorite for craft beer, whiskey, and live jazz, singer-songwriters and the occasional DJ set. It’s an easygoing spot that quietly supports a steady stream of players.

🧭 Experience Champaign-Urbana is the best resource for keeping up with concerts, community events, and campus-driven festivals around the area.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/26/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Orlando, Florida, a city that’s easy to underestimate if you only know the theme parks. The real action sits in the neighborhoods around Mills 50, the Milk District, and Audubon Park, where small rooms, DIY spaces, and long-running clubs have anchored the city’s music identity for decades. Here are five of our favorite spots.

🎸 The Social has held down downtown since 1995. Touring indie, punk, and hip-hop acts run through here weekly, and the brick-walled room has the kind of close-range sound that makes even the biggest shows feel personal.

🎤 House of Blues Orlando sits inside Disney Springs but operates like its own ecosystem. It’s been a major stop since the mid-’90s, pulling in everything from early 2000s alt-rock giants to modern soul, hip-hop, and metal tours. Big names have broken in this room on their way up, and the venue’s long track record makes it one of the most reliably packed stops in Central Florida.

🎶 Will's Pub is the heartbeat of Mills Avenue. It’s been a reliable crash pad for punk, garage, folk punk, alt-country, and anything loud or left-of-center since the ’90s. Lots of Orlando bands have cut their teeth here.

💿 Park Ave CDs has been an Audubon Park anchor since 1984. The staff picks wall is unsurprisingly sharp, and the shop has hosted in-store sets from artists across indie, hip-hop, and electronic scenes for years.

🍺 Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall is a no-frills gem and an underground rite of passage. Hardcore, noise, outsider rap, and experimental bills collide here nightly, and the room’s anything-goes vibe has made it a cult favorite.

🧭 Visit Orlando is the best resource for keeping up with concerts, neighborhood events, and new venues popping up around the city.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

11/26/2025

The Music Roadtrip app is rolling into Newport, Rhode Island, a coastal town whose music legacy runs deeper than its postcard views. This is the home of the Newport Folk Festival — the stage where Dylan shocked the world in 1965 — and a place where historic theaters, long-running bars, and modern brewhouses all keep live music moving year-round. Here are five of our favorite spots.

🎸 Fort Adams State Park is the home base of the Newport Folk Festival, a landmark event since 1959. Although Dylan’s historic 1965 appearance happened at the festival’s original downtown site, Fort Adams has been its home since the event was revived in 1985. The harbor backdrop, massive fort walls, and open-air setting make it one of the country’s most storied festival grounds and a must-see even when it’s not show weekend.

🎤 Newport Blues Cafe has been a downtown anchor since 1995. Blues, funk, and rock hit the stage nightly, and the room turns into a go-to afterparty during festival season.

🎶 The Jane Pickens Film + Event Center sits inside an 1834 theater on Washington Square. It’s part indie cinema, part live-music room, and all atmosphere with a beautifully preserved space and modern programming.

💿 One Pelham East is a multi-level nightlife institution dating back to 1975. Live bands, DJs, and late-night crowds pack the place year-round, making it one of the city’s most reliable music stops.

🍺 Ragged Island Brewing Company sits on farmland just over the bridge in Portsmouth. The brewery runs seasonal outdoor concerts and community events with a rural-coastal backdrop.

🧭 Discover Newport is the best resource for keeping up with festivals, events, and coastal adventures around Aquidneck Island.

🚐 We’re Music Roadtrip, a travel app for music fans. Follow us to discover legendary venues, record stores, and music landmarks across the country. Our app launches this January. Learn more at musicroadtrip.com.

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