I went to R Place this past Sunday to enjoy some live music. Â I got there a bit before 6PM. Â They have great prices on drinks. Â The bartender is very efficient and friendly.
Sunday night is jam night, so local talents come to play.
The first group to play sounded great for their first song.  Loved their music.  However, after the first song, the sound wast turned down, because the rest of the songs they played could barely be heard.  They turned down the entire band, but the singer was turned down the most.  The next "group" was  the host.  He did a solo and then was joined by the drummer from the first band and a bass player.  They sounded good, but again, you could barely hear the singer.  Really did not like how the sound was turned down AT ALL!
I'm not sure why they turned down the sound so much after that first song. Â It really sucked. Â Eventually, another group, who was definitely NOT turned down, joined the solo singer. Â In fact, their sound HAD BEEN cranked up. Â They performed well and I liked their music, but I felt robbed of hearing the prior performers.
After reading the other yelps, I guess this place is not the place to "jam" unless you are one of the bars "favorites"! Â They seriously need to get someone in there that knows how to promote music and pick performers and hosts.
The quintessential dive bar. Â Livermore's very own lovable one, with excellent music and reasonable libation prices. Â Getting clobbered over the head for the price of booze gets old. Â I was in there last Thursday with a friend--had two margaritas, she had two glasses of chard (poured to the top of the glass). Â Total bill before tip was $10.00. Â
As of this writing there's an excellent blues band every other Thursday. Â I have also heard some other excellent bands on the weekends. Â Other musical adventures occur on other nights. Â Low key, casual. and lively, the age range of the crowd ranges from upper 30s to lower 60s and it all seems to work. Â Kudos to the new owner who swooped in and bought the place a couple of years ago. Â She did a nice job of breathing life into what was once a pretty dead location. Â Pool tables too, though I don't think they are used during band performance.
I've been in a few times in the afternoon. Yes, it's 'regulars' but as opposed to some other reviews, I found them friendly enough. I got involved in conversations and didn't feel excluded. The bartender who has been in just about every time I've been in has been friendly. Good beer selection. I'd like to come back for the music.
Review Source:It's a bar that's about the music. This is a great place to hear blues, R&B (old style) and dance.
That's a good thing as long as you know that going in.
It's not an Ultra lounge. Go to Sanctuary on First Street for that.
If you want to hear the local music talent like I do, this is the place. The crowd is not an overly 20 something bunch but they are represented too. I enjoy it and I find the people very friendly. I am amazed at how much great musical talent there is in Livermore.
I had a Call Drink  "Single Malt and soda"  - $9.00
Not sure what well drinks are or if they have Happy Hour. I'll find out.
There is a pizza place next door and I see lots of folks bringing pizza in.
The owners seem very committed to the Music Jam scene.
I was there on Sunday night to see what the Blues Jam was about. It was exactly what I hoped. Each guitar, bass, congo, drum, keys or, yes, Harmonica! player got a few songs and was backed by excellent house musicians or other jammers. Soloing was traded and vocals were shared.
A few minutes between personnel changes and the next set was cooking.
A VERY HIGH LEVEL of tightness and skill was on display.. Not a coffee shop open mic by any stretch..Not that there's anything wrong with that. It's just not happening here!
Check it out. you might like this.
While waiting on some burgers at a place across the street, I decided to give R Place another try. Â Gone was the $3 pints. Â I was there at 5:30 on a week night. Â Saw no evidence of a happy hour price, so I am guessing the $4.50 was the usual pint price. Â Also, there were 3 TVs on, but none of them on sports. Â Who watches a hunting channel in a bar? Â I guess they do at "Their Place". Â I was greeted with the same sour looks. Â "Who is this guy, and what's he doing in "Our Place"?
It's to bad; based on some of the positive reviews, I should fit right in here. Â I'm a blue collar former Marine. Â A downtown resident. Â Surely there was room for me in "Their Place". Â But alas there wasn't. Â And I won't trouble "Their Place" again.
BTW: Â Recently read where a guy was stabbed in the bathroom by a bunch of thugs. Â The security broke up a fight and the victim went to the bathroom to clean up where the assailants found him and stabbed him. Â Nice going "security"...
Love this place. The staff is great. It's a comfortable environment. Drinks are reasonable. The valley could use more spots like this. So, the crowd's a little older but to me that just means I'm not going to be bothered with the nonsense you'd see with a younger crowd, drunk fools, fights, etc.
And, they're huge supporters of local, live music! C'mon... You just can't beat that. Any spot with a live band vs. some played out internet juke box is getting my $ everytime.
Keep it up R-Place. I can't wait to play there December 30th!
I came here this Friday with some family and friends. The drinks were decently priced and the live band that was playing was pretty good. They have 2 pool tables, a jukebox and a decent sized dance floor. The crowd here was majority 40-50 year olds, our group was a combination of 40-somethins and a few of us 80's babies.
You can tell they put a decent amount of money in what used to be Babe's to make it R Place. BUT I am going to say what a lot of people have said already, I felt like I was unwelcome at THEIR PLACE. The lady bartender was not very friendly, we spent well over a hundred and fifty bucks in about an hour and a half, put a flippin smile on your face would ya?!?
I had a good time despite the pissy people that I just in-turn ignored. I may be back again just to play pool but wouldn't mind having people be a little bit more welcoming.
I find myself going here a LOT more nowadays. Â This is the type of place that really grows on you and you can't help but wonder what's going on here when you're cruising downtown. Â The staff rocks, all of them, and they really know how to run things smoothly. Â The patrons here are very friendly as well. It's an older crowd (I'm 25), but they will gladly walk up to you and strike up a conversation.
Seriously, don't let Babe's old reputation influence your opinion on R-Place. Â This place is always fun, no matter what day of the week you go. Â They always have live music, too!
I disagree with the review by John S. I went on Sat night (Aug. 13) and had a blast. The atmosphere was great! The band Blind Nurse was AWESOME! The crowd was fun! The acoustics could be better and they could use a few more tables, or simply put short chairs around the covered pool tables.
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