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1209 E. 13th Ave. Denver, CO 80218

303-830-9020

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Best Place for Any (and We Mean Any) Local Band to Get a Fair Shake
Award Winner 2002

Cuisine(s): European, Irish
Hours: 7pm-2am

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A Denver insitution, Cricket on the Hill is where local bands come to test their chops. With live music seven nights a week, the stage fare ranges from bawdy country to screaming death metal. Notoriously strong drinks and low lights make this a semi-grungy second home to Capitol Hill drinkers and scenesters.

2002 | Best Place for Any (and We Mean Any) Local Band to Get a Fair Shake

Whether they are truly talented or simply interested in using music as a bludgeon, untested Denver bands have long had a wide-open outlet for their art at Cricket on the Hill. Sure, the place is far from cuddly, but management understands the bar's symbiosis with local rock. The standard deal is straightforward: Three bands split a third of the bar after they pay off the sound guy. No bullshit. No one gets ripped off. No drunken riots...well, not very often. Hey, two out of three ain't bad. More »

Cue the Cricket

By Dave Herrera | Thu, February 21, 2008

Last Saturday will go down as a historic night for music in the Mile High: We paid our last respects to Planes Mistaken for Stars at the Marquis, watched the Flobots turn in the performance of their young career before a sellout crowd at the Gothi... More »
Drinking Vicariously Through You

By Nancy Levine | Thu, October 27, 2005

Who'd think a shot called Don't Name Your Fucking Kid After Me would lead to a tongue-in-cheek throw-down? After I wrote about that concoction a few weeks ago, I heard from Carl Johansen, the good-natured fellow who says he not only invented the s... More »

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Cricket on the Hill - CLOSED

1209 E. 13th Ave. Denver, CO 80218

303-830-9020

Description

2002 | Best Place for Any (and We Mean Any) Local Band to Get a Fair Shake

Cue the Cricket

By Dave Herrera | Thu, February 21, 2008

Drinking Vicariously Through You

By Nancy Levine | Thu, October 27, 2005

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