Herman's Hideaway

Very strong drinks.

Very strange layout. (a bunch of tables everywhere)

Very tough to find parking!

Denver staple.  I used to play there in my band all the time from I'd say 2001-2007.  At one point, I even worked there for Mike and Allan until somehow I ended up as their competition.  Herman's has great sound and is still one of the funnest places to play or bands wouldn't keep doing it.

One of the old standbys for live music in this city, I've been coming to Herman's for years, with the exception of the last 4-5 where I've been on something of a hiatus from it.  Herman's always has great local bands, when we were in our post college days we were here every Friday night.  Last weekend we were cruising looking for a show and they had a Battle of the Bands happening.  

I like the layout of the place, it's open and roomy and there's a big dance floor.  the sound quality is decent but not superb, and I love the neighborhood.

My main gripes are the parking (there isn't any, and the neighborhood isn't terribly friendly for this), the draft beer list is minimal and not very tempting, and the bar is small, it gets overly crowded quickly making it tough to get a drink.  Also, it just seems dingy, run down, and dirty.  It isn't the best place for music when I think of all my usual haunts, but it's not the worst either.