The Alley

I went to The Alley Friday 4/19 to catch the insanely talented Damon Fowler. There was a $5 cover, but so worth it.

The Alley is a great place to catch some laid back live music with drinks. The bartenders are always really great and on top of things.

Friday night the place was packed, I'm sure they were near if not over capacity. Not a good place for a large group. It got very hot in there, too. They had the a.c. going, but you could only feel it if you were directly under the vent. Made the beers get hot fast :(

The place was packed, but the bartenders (there were only 2-3) kept up pretty well.
They recently added a stage towards the back of the bar (it used to be right by the front door). I kind of wish they would put it more centrally. If you are on the front end of the bar on a busy night you can not see the stage at all.

The atmosphere is divey, bluesy, bikerish (a lot of weekend warriors).
You can write on the walls.
Bathroom is clean, but only 1 toilet per gender.

Damon killed it, as usual. Can't wait for another great night of blues at The Alley.

great bands and nice b-tenders. a good old dive bar with and when they have strong live music, like The Betty Fox Band they go from good to great. Wish they either banned smoking or purchased a smoke eater. Smelled like a dirty cig when I left up in smoke.

Awesome dive blues bar.  This place looks rough but the staff and the patrons are very welcoming and friendly.  The bar is huge, there is a decent sized indoor searing are and there is a pool table in the back.  

While they have a pretty good beer selection, their prices are very reasonable and their specials and happy hours are excellent.  They have a blue siren light they turn on from time to time signaling 2 for 1 shots.

The live music is really good here.  All blues all the time, and they bring in some seriously talented players.  This is a good place to start your evening or a great place to spend your evening.

Bonus: look at the ceiling beam separating the bar area from the pool table room.  Someone got up there and wrote "Brooks was here" on it.  I almost fell off my stool laughing.