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Local Blues & Live Music Venues

Downtown KCMO

-The Phoenix
302 W. 8th St.

-Midwest Musicians Foundation
1823 Highland Ave.

-The Ship
1217 Union Ave.

-Grinders
417 E. 18th St.

-Nighthawk
1228 Baltimore Ave.

-Lemonade Park
1628 Wyoming

-John’s Big Deck
928 Wyandotte St.

-recordBar
1520 Grand Blvd.

Kansas City Metro / East

-BB’s Lawnside BBQ
1205 E. 85th St.

-Score Sports Bar & Grill
9100 E. 35th St., S, Independence, MO

-1909 Club, Libations & Co.
25 SE 3rd St., Lee’s Summit, MO

-Dirty Harry’s
3100 MO-7, Blue Springs, MO

-Mr. Biggs Place
12492 Blue Ridge Ext., Grandview, MO

Midtown/Westport

-Jazz-A Louisiana Kitchen
1823 W. 39th St.

-Mike Kelly’s Westsider
1515 Westport Road

-Levee Bar & Grill
16 W. 43rd St.

-InterContinental Hotel
401 Ward Parkway

North/Northeast

-The Hideout Bar & Grill
6948 N. Oak Trafficway, Gladstone, MO

-Knuckleheads Saloon
2715 Rochester Ave.

-Frank James Saloon
10919 MO-45, Liberty, MO

-Christine’s Firehouse
2012 Swift St., North KCMO

-The BrewTop
8614 N. Boardwalk Ave.

-Johnnie’s Jazz Bar & Grill
1903 Victory Dr., Liberty, MO

-Antioch Bar & Grill
5410 NE Antioch Road

-Outlaw Cigar & Brewery
309 E. 10th Ave., North KCMO

-Paul & Jack’s Tavern
1808 Clay St., North KCMO

-VooDoo Lounge, Ameristar Casino
3200 Ameristar Drive

St. Joseph, MO

-Magoon’s Famous Delicatessen
632 S. Eighth St.

-TNT’s Tavern
2602 N. Belt Hwy.

Excelsior Springs, MO

-Wabash BBQ, Blues Garden
646 Kansas City Ave. S

Johnson County/KCKS/KS West

-Hurricane Allie’s Bar & Grill
5541 Merrian, Dr., Shawnee, KS

-Mr. P’z Bar & Grill
10400 Mastin St., OPKS

-Jerry’s Bait Shop
13412 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Lenexa, KS

-Jonathan’s BBQ Seafood Soul Food Cajun Creole
11228 W. 135th St., OPKS

-Aztec Theater
11119 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS

-The Brew Top Pub & Patio
6601 W. 135th St., OPKS

-Jazz-A Louisiana Kitchen
1859 Village West Parkway, KCKS

-Lounge 42
4220 Leavenworth Road, KCKS

-Murphy’s Corner
12843 W. 87th St. Pkwy., Lenexa, KS

-Double Nickle
189 Rogers Rd., Olathe, KS

-The Social Bar & Grill
13410 W. 62nd Terrace, Shawnee, KS

-Holy-Field Vineyard
18807 158th St., Basehor, KS

-Somerset Ridge Vineyard
29725 S. Somerset Ridge, Paola, KS

-Iron Horse Bar & Grill
5317 W. 151st St., Leawood, KS

Lawrence, KS

-Jazz Haus
926 Massachusetts St.

-Granada Theater
1020 Massachusetts St.

-The Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.

-Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.

-Fire Canyon BBQ
1350 N. 3rd St.

Topeka, KS

-Happy Bassett
6044 SW 29th St.
-Celtic Fox
118 SW 8th Ave.

-Kickstart Saloon
25 N. Kansas Ave., #1418

-Compass Point, Dirty Girl Adventures
800 North Kansas Ave.

-Gayles
600 NW Paramore St.

-Skinny’s Sports Bar & Grill
4016 SW Huntoon St.

-Brass Rail Tavern
401 NE Emmett St.

-Classic Bean
722 S. Kansas Ave.

Eudora, KS

-D’dub’s
10 W. 9th St.

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