Very strange crowd of trendy yokels.  They have a decent sound system and sometimes get  decent bands but it's usually cover bands or some one hit wonder alternative 90s band or a nu-metal band from the later 90s early 2000s.  Also every local band that plays here seems to have that crappy radio rock sound.  They all sound alike and it sucks.
Review Source:Went there on the eve of "Doomsday" 12/21/12. Scout is pretty legendary in the area as anyone who has ever made it big in the rock scene has played here. Smallish yes, disgusting green room yes, great beer prices and beautiful people? Well, mostly... Parking is great, I just wish it were closer to downtown. There's a ton of history to this place, and unlike Meridian and Fitzgeralds, this place is clean!
Review Source:It was a dark and stormy night. Â All along the way from downtown Houston, we ignored the signs about tornado warning, one after another, and we braved the heavy rain and lightning. Â (Actually, by "we" I really just meant fellow yelper Michelle M since she was the one driving, and I just sat on the side watching the lightning =P) Â We had our hearts set on watching the Spazmatics, and by golly we were gonna get there.
Sure enough, we got there just in time to watch them perform. Â $10 cover for about three hours of live 80's music - not a bad way to spend a Friday night (better without the storm of course). Â The Spazmatics totally rocked it. Â It was super duper fun watching them perform even though I did not know every song they played. Â Everyone on the band took their turns charming the crowd. Â I always appreciate it when bands take some time to interact with the crowds instead of just playing one song after another. Â The crowd definitely added to the experience as well. Â There were no one particularly obnoxious, and they played along with all the jokes and laughed at the appropriate times. Â It was just a fun time.
It was a small venue with an intimate feel to it. Â The guitars and other decorations on the wall definitely added to the feel. Â The stage and the bar are opposite from each other in two ends of the room, so there was still plenty of space in between for people to jam without clashing against the drinking crowd. Â There were also booths and chairs along the wall for those that wanted a more chill experience to just sit back and watch. Â The lighting and sound quality were alright - nothing spectacular but good enough for the small venue performance. Â I only got a sweet tea vodka from the bar. Â It tasted pretty watered down, which was actually okay at the time because I was just flat out thirsty. Â Overall this was a solid place for intimate concerts, and I would check it out again for the right act.
First review of local 'hot' spot I have been to more than once (5 times here is why:) in my 30 years in the Clear Lake area. Not the Austin vibe most people should hope for. Sludge Rock, cover band, pill popping mayhem here only. Sorry Scout I'm a local. I'm not a paid for advertisement as indicated by the Buzz every 45min of prime time. I wouldn't want someone driving from Conroe expecting a Warehouse Live vibe and all they get is a cover band. The only off-set this company has for loss is 'the booty room' and I use that phrase only if you want to pick up a bar-fly with a tramp stamp. Hip-Hop is so popular on this side of town that I have now answered my own question; 'how is Bikini Beach still open'. If only Yelp didn't allow a star for comment. Perk up; Clear Lake needs a lounge to influence people to work smarter not harder, and a venue that encourages local artists and bands. Sludge Rock might be a Houston icon but you can't hear that its older than country music when you're too drunk to care.
Review Source:Scout Bar was a fun nod to some live music dive bar in SF. Â I had an amazingly fun time here watching the charismatic Spazmatics ($10 for the 80s cover band here every second Friday of the month.)
I can't speak for this place as a bar; I didn't order anything while here. Â As a music venue, it was a fun, small, intimate place to watch a show. Â Certainly the peak of the show was between 10-12; after that people started to dwindle away with each set break. Â There were a few weirdos here, as with any concert. Â Some had to be escorted out. Â However, the rest of the attendance was having fun, singing and dancing along with the band. Â And that's what I like--an unabashed group that is enjoying the evening together.
There were three stalls in the women's bathroom; the wait didn't seem too long in the set breaks. Â Also, it was kept relatively clean for what I was expecting at a dive bar.
All-in-all, this Scout Bar gets almost an Eagle Scouting commendation from me, particularly with special badges for Small Live Music Venue and Interior Decor (not quite the Fillmore, but who can beat them?)
I have a great time @ scout bar every time i go. Def the place to go if you like live music and awsome drink specials. The texas buzz on sundays is pretty good and 5 dollars pitchers and 2.50 jagers cant go wrong. Thur with absolete august 1.75 big ass beer night and 1.75 well shots can get the party started :) not to mention something on sale almost every night of the week. (except national acts ofcourse) seen some national acts there can get pretty crowded but never exspensive to get it in.
The only bad thing is they have a 1 small mens bathroom that is always crowded on busy nights/shows. (i believe 2 women bathrooms) and they have a small smoking section.
Can get very loud for such a small place but when the music is good its alright. iv been to alot of big concerts and huge arena's and then getting to see the same band face to face with yourself only a couple feet away pretty awsome. I rate you 5 stars all in all pretty awsome place.
I dont ever hang out in the green room dance club also located inside scout bar, but on weekends it seems pretty popping and full so appearently some people like it .
Horrible place all around! The bouncers were extremely rude and made derogatory comments. Very unprofessional, even for a townie dive bar. The inside was extremely disgusting and when you reached the green room, or whatever it's called, there was a very unsanitary-looking woman with NO panties just grinding away on the stripper pole! Plus the service was ridiculously slow even though the place was NOT busy.
I would recommend driving into town than staying in the suburbs for this disappointment if you want to enjoy similar bands AND a decent establishment... or you can just put your favorite washed-up-and/or-failed-90's-alt-rock  band on blast at home after a trip to the liquor store. I'll be keeping to my regular spots.
I honestly walked away with nothing positive to say. I wish I could give it 0 stars but Yelp doesn't allow that.
Dirty. And I didn't even go to the bathroom. I mean, it's dive bar to the max.
Really the only thing going for this place is that it always has live bands. I can tolerate it for The Spazmatics, but it's a far cry from the venue I'm used to seeing them at.... complete opposites. [Go look up Cedar Street in Austin.]
What in the world is up with 'The Green Room'? Like shady lives there. Some stranger grabbed my arm, I pretended like I didn't know was going on. That is not how to get someone's attention. Walk up, offer a hand. [Sorry for giving an etiquette lesson, I can't help it. I'm old.]
Prices are eh... kind of high for a dive bar, but I get it. I kind of want to drink before hand though because going back and forth from the bar to standing space for a band is ridiculous.
Oh I have to tell you about the drunk-a$$ cougar who pushed me out of the front row. When I was younger, my first reaction to getting pushed was to fight/push back. Yeah, I was a feisty little sucker. Nowadays, I think 'Ah! A drunk person, move outta the way! I don't want them to fall on me!' No, but really, a lot of drunk women pushing everyone else. No bueno.
Sound was great once the band started. Site said doors open at 8 and band goes on at 9. Band didn't start until 11 and played until 2. Don't know if it was just the crowd that night or what but no one wanted to talk. Bunch of rude people there. It was like high school. If you didn't bring your own "click" you were left all alone to sit and drink while everyone else was having fun. There will have to be a great act playing for me to go back.
Review Source:If you live in the Southeast area of town, Clear Lake, League City, Pasadena, LaPorte ect...well you dont always want to drive into houston to do stuff... I have to say that I really enjoy going to the Scout Bar, you have live music you can sit back and enjoy, have drinks or you can go into the "green room" and get your dance on.. the drinks are pretty reasonable.. I believe on thurs is Big beer night like $2 bucks to refill this huge glass you bring back (not sure how much the initial purchase of it is but its pretty popular with the guys because everyone seems to have one!! Â Come out and have a good time... check out their listings for bands, either way I know you will have a good time and if not maybe you can at least make some new friends, mingle!
Review Source:Had a great time at Scout Bar last night. Â We went to see The Mullet Boyz perform.. They were amazing! Â
The club itself is rather small, it's definately an intimate setting. Â As a previous reviewer said I would imagine that when big name bands play here you wouldn't even be able to move in that place. Â
Luckily the crowd last night was medium size, but the show was still fantastic. Â
The dance club, "The Green Room" that is off to the side seems like an afterthought. Â It was also mildly distracting. Â Once the band started they drowned out any music coming from there. Â
I will definately return.
I go to Scout bar for one reason and one reason only. The Spazmatics -- the awesome 80's cover band that plays there on a monthly basis. Also, Scout is practically across the street from my apartment which is quite convenient. I also went once on a Sunday night to check out the Texas Buzz (which is free and hosted by 94.5) but it's not really my kind of music. It was kind of fun though (if you're into that sort of thing), being able to check out several new bands.
The bar itself is just OK and drinks are super expensive. You might as well have a few drinks before any show you want to attend somewhere else and then head over to Scout just in time for the band to go on. Also a lot of the people who regularly hang out at Scout are a little on the lame side. I've had a drink spilled on me with not so much as an apology twice now and I can't even count the number of times that I've been bumped into or stepped on.
I did get a flyer on my car last year that Vanilla Ice was playing at Scout and I will always regret missing that show. Ha!
the location is strange, but when a band i've been following for a while booked a show there, i had to try it out. the set-up of the place was fine, but when the show started, people started lighting up like crazy and smoke lingered in the room. i'll not go back for the smoke alone.
however, when the artist started making jokes about the smoke, it seems as if the crowd aimed to chain-smoke him out of the place. then there were the kids who were calling him a homo. the worst didn't end up being the smoke or the creepy crowd but the bumping house music from the room next door. the doors to that side room were left open which prevented the artist from being able hear himself.
the whole night was just awful. i'm happy the rest of you enjoy this place, but i'll not be returning.
Best Rock Club in Houston
Okay, now that the obvious is out of the way, let's delve into the why.
First off, Scout Bar has the strictest booking practices of any club in town. Â Finally, a club that has the concept "if you suck you cannot play here". Â No matter the genre, be it metal to emo to punk to industrial, the bands will be good and talented. Add to that the addition of national touring acts as disparate as Tone Loc to Billy Bob Thornton to Eve 6.
Unlike many other clubs in town, Scout maintains a promotion/advertising budget which means that they always have a crowd. They don't rely on their bands to supply their clientele, they approach it like a business should and target their own audience and then cater to their needs. Â A winning formula.
Their bartenders are very knowledgeable and can make just about any drink you request. Â The door guys are strict but not asses - no Idiot Bouncer Syndrome here. Pretty much the entire staff and crew of the place are very rock'n'roll.
Scout Bar is the model that other clubs in Houston should follow. They keep a clean place with things like guitars on the wall and art without losing cred or becoming pretentious. Plenty of seating and standing room as the club is anything but cramped.
I rarely enjoy bars/clubs as much as I enjoy Scout Bar. Â The Texas Buzz on Sunday nights are fun and free to get in with 5 dollar pitchers of Shiner, but the BEST night to go to Scout is on Thursday nights. Â "Big-Ass Beer Night" is on Thursday nights at Scout and the name delivers EXACTLY what it promises. Â For only 6 dollars you get your choice of any draft beer in a huge 30 oz glass. Â Not bad, but here's the kicker: You get to keep the glass and refills are only 2 bucks. Â If you bring the glass on another Thursday night, 2 bucks. Â You cannot beat that. Â
To top everything off, Thursday nights showcases a local band called Obsolete August. Â 2 dudes, one acoustic and one bass. One hell of a good show. Â They'll play anything they can think of, not to mention the eye candy for both genders they bring in. Â It truly is one of the best things to do on a Thursday night in Harris County. Â
Also every once in a while, Scout hosts a nationally recognized artist to come play for a very small crowd. Â Its a much more intimiate show when they play for about 100 people rather than a filled arena. Â I've seen Red, Evans Blue, and Seether just to name a few, and this was by far the best venue to watch a good rock band perform. Â The sound system is amazing, yet not overpowering. Â Enjoy and I hope to see y'all out there one night!
The Scout Bar has an excellent sound system. Â But then that makes sense, the owner, Thomas, is the keyboardist/singer for The Hunger. Â His brother is the singer/keyboardist.
The venue itself is okay. Â Not my favorite. Â It's out in the middle of nowhere. Â The bar is carpeted. Â Gross! Â Also, there are several cheesy bars surrounding it. Â When I left early on New Years day, there were several groups of people helping their friends whose stomachs were rejecting all of the food and liquor they'd been filled with. Â Lots of drunk, puking ladies.
I went for a New Years Eve concert featuring The Hunger. Â It was PACKED with no room to breathe clean air. Â It actually made me appreciate the smoking ban in Houston. Â You can breathe and your clothes, hair, and purse don't need to be fumigated the next day.
There are two bars. Â One is in the venue itself. Â It's on a raised platform, so the vantage point of the stage is great. Â However, if you are just trying to get a drink from the bar, you have to wind your way through a large crowd of people just watching the show. Â The other bar is in the Green Room, the dance club.
The Green Room is...interesting. Â There are two stripper poles (just in case the mood or alcohol hits you) at either side of the dance floor. Â Hmm. Â The DJ who spins here is a character. Â He will occasionally hop onto the dance floor and shake his stuff. Â
Oh, a note on the bathrooms. Â There are two sets: one in the anteroom to the dance club and one by the exit to the courtyard with all of the puking ladies. Â The one by the exit has roughly five stalls and moves quickly most of the time. Â There was one instance when three ladies exited a stall (not the handicapped one) to the chagrin of all six of us waiting in line.
Scout Bar is a multi-venue rock/dance club that combines an updated concept and state of the art sound to live music. They feature a wide variety of local and national artist seven nights a week. The Red Velvet Room features DJ Keith Walker, which usually uses a rock band. Every Sunday has a live remote from 94.5 the Buzz, featuring three Texas bands and hosted by Zakk United. Scout Bar is 21 and up every night except Wednesday/College Night which is 18 and up.
The Green Room is off to the left, which has hip hop and dance music. Â Check out the Spasmatics on Aug. 10!!
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