Ziggies Saloon

Definition of a dive bar! We went there for live music, a good friend of mine was playing some Chicago Blues and we had a blast! The people were cool, the bartender was extremely cordial, and we had a good time.

I wish we didn't live so far, or else we would be back more often.

Here is a video to see how they get down on open mic night!

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new favorite spot!!  live music every night and pool table... YES PLEASE!

I'm well-known among my friends for my old-lady-isms: big hats, old furniture, a pink bathroom, a Cary Grant crush, my use of the phrase "going steady," etc., and I wear my grandma panties with pride (well, not literally). But the one characteristic I wish more of my age group shared is a love for thick, hot, sexy, authentic blues. In a perfect world, Ziggies--especially being in home-to-the-uber-hip Highlands--would be filled to the brim with boys in Buddy Holly glasses and Black Keys T-shirts, but for some reason they're in Boulder experimenting with electronic Matel toys while their girlfriends are wearing hot pants at the Red Rocks Panic shows. Or a whomp-whomp worse, but you get my point.

So, there's my rant and my only problem with Ziggies: It's not full enough, at least not on the nights I've popped in there. However, there has been a crowd of devoted, dancing 40-to-50-somethings appreciating DAMN GOOD BLUES MUSIC when I stop in for a drink. Sure, I guess I'm being hypocritical because it's not like I live there or anything, but I just keep wishing the whole time that more folks recognized that this is the real deal.

The bartender is as cool as the play lists she puts on during set breaks. They serve Hurricanes and Abita. And they host sweet, tangy blues every night of the week. They did, however, charge a $5 cover last time I was there on a Friday. Not sure if that holds true every night of the week.

In case you didn't get it: GET IN HERE NOW AND LISTEN TO SOME REAL MUSIC. This is as good as it gets.