Sandbar

"Is Ham's a good beer?"
"It's a beer."

Whenever I'm in Bismarck I check out Sandbar because they have karaoke Tuesday through Saturday starting at 9pm. Coda runs it with his partner. Consider your odds of raising yourself to karaoke super stardom high at Sandbar. His collection has many more songs than what's in the song books.

Coda Karaoke Do's: Bring some friends and sing some Bon Jovi and a country song you know which has a tequila reference in it.

Coda Karaoke Don'ts: Grab Coda's tip jar and place it on the front of the stage during your performance.

One of my most positive experiences I had was watching a middle aged country western clad couple sing their hearts out on their seemingly last night together as a couple. They sang break up songs. Their timing wasn't always perfect but the emotion they gave toward each of their respective songs was powerful. It ended suddenly when the woman poured out the ex's beer followed by his swift tossing of her drink at her as she stormed out of the bar.  

If anyone at Sandbar reads this, since you have only a beer/wine license - bring it up a notch. Supply your bar with some Belgian beers and advertise yourself as the Belgian beer place in Bismarck. Judging that there is now a brewery in Bismarck, beer enthusiasts there are on the rise.

On that note, one time they said the last half hour is free Ham's. Wooo!