The Bottleneck

Oh, the Bottleneck. How I miss thee.

When I went to KU I wasn't yet 21 and so I did not get to appreciate the complete and utter glory that is The Bottleneck. Lucky for me, I have tons of excuses to visit Lawrence now that I'm 22 and so now The Bottleneck has become an easy fun-times mainstay.

This place has a pretty incredible music scene, especially when you consider how small Lawrence is. The first band I ever saw here was the now-Grammy-award-winning-band fun. (sic). They were incredible, as you might have guessed-- and The Bottleneck was the perfect venue. I brought a whole gaggle of friends to the show AND I got to hug Jack Antonoff, so yeah, I guess you could say my life is pretty great.

But, I digress. My point was that The Bottleneck consistently serves great up-and-coming bands to it's patrons, and I keep bringing gangs of pals to come revel in The Bottleneck's greatness. Recently, I brought my mom (I have a pretty cool mom), my best friend, and his girlfriend to see the Quiet Corral and we had a darn good time! The drinks were strong, the bands were incredible, and my mom even made nice with the band so we could all fawn over them in person.

So yeah, I love The Bottleneck. You're making a huge mistake if you pass this gem up for something as lame and sh***y-hipster as The Jackpot.

Bands! Good drinks and nice bartenders!
Very fun place, even on a weeknight!

Lawrence's only 5 star dive! When I'm going to The Bottleneck I know I'm going to have a great time. Yes it is small and dingy but it's a bar and my favorite bands play here so I'm there. It's the best place in Lawrence for live music. It is not a cowboy/hippie joint at all...it is Rock n Roll all the way!