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843 W. 19th St. Costa Mesa, CA 92627

949-642-0600

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Best Venue for Live Music
Award Winner 2011

Hours: Daily 8pm-2am

Features: Private Party
Serving: Late Night

Entertainment: Live Entertainment, DJs

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Dressed up in a mixture of mod and art deco fixtures decor, it's pretty apparent that Detroit Bar is a slice of the Memphis Group pie. The intimate bar/venue not only serves as a must-play venue for all up-and-coming Orange County bands, but also hosts a slew of well-established artists blowing through town. You can experience everything from the likes of Elliott Smith (RIP) to Stereolab at this local hot spot. The crowd is skewed young and hip, but not so much that you feel overwhelmed by snooty scenesters. Drinks are strong and the best of rock, indie rock, soul and more are played nightly by impeccable DJs. Hip-hop/dance and karaoke nights are also quite popular. Whether you're visiting for the bands, drinks, pool table or consistently awesome music, Detroit's laid-back atmosphere makes it one of the best hangouts in Orange County.

Sinden with Bones

9:00 p.m. May 26
Tropicool

9:00 p.m. May 26
Sunday Karaoke with Bobby Vegas

9:00 p.m. every Sun.

Let's all get drunk and sing! Every Sunday night, Detroit Bar, one of OC's most prominent venues for stylish, up-and-coming musical acts, frees its...
Names in Vain

9:00 p.m. every Mon. from May 7 until May 28

Thou shalt not use the lord's name in vain, but thou shall head to Detroit Bar for May's Monday residency featuring Names in Vain. The indie progre...
PWEST; Chris Moreno;

9:00 p.m. May 30

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2011 | Best Venue for Live Music

Why does this perennial favorite win again Let us count the ways: One, it's small, which means you can look the lead singer in the eye . . . as he's a foot away from you. Two, it books great acts. And by great, we mean Cat Power great. Peter Murphy great. Yo La Tengo great. Melvins great. Three, booking the same caliber acts that often sell out in LA means Detroit Bar saves you the trouble of driving north for an hour, spending dough on gas and parking. (Parking at the strip mall is free!)... More »
2010 | Best Medicine for the Weekend's End

A band has to have some sort of local following to be booked to play each Monday in a month at Orange County's premier rock club; recent highlights have included Young the Giant, Free Moral Agents and the Steelwells. So, there'll usually be a decent-sized crowd here at 9 p.m. on the week's most dreaded day. There's no cover, and the slew of opening bands varies, so there's not much risk in venturing out on Monday nights, pretending it's a Saturday, having a few drinks... More »
2009 | Best Venue for Live Music

This joint gets a lot of love around these parts, and with good reason: What other venue is going to bring cutting-edge indie rock acts such as Deerhunter, Mew and Ida Maria to the county Or alt-rock legends such as Dinosaur Jr. and Frank Black What about hip-hop names such as GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan and People Under the Stairs Or host regular DJ nights such as Bristol Sessions and Busywork Or regularly support budding local talent through its Monday-night residencies and New Music... More »
2008 | Best Bar

Yes, it's more than a bar--it's a venue that books the best bands OC has to offer and amazing touring acts. But it still has that unassuming, pull-up-a-stool, whaddaya-have feel. You can kick back with friends and play pool in front of a fireplace and, of course, get wasted. Head in to groove to the live music or just lounge with a cocktail at one of their comfy booths that you don't have to be a high-roller to enjoy. The drinks are stiff but affordable, and the parking is... More »
2007 | Best Rock Club

This Costa Mesa fixture is really three clubs in one. There's the semi-intimate main room, where rock bands rock; there's the sleek, stylish lounge area, where one can hear rock bands rocking, or listen and/or dance to DJs deejaying, and/or get one's drink on, and/or buy band merch; and, finally, there's the homey back room, where one can play tunes on the digital jukebox and watch rock bands on television screens and shoot pool, or engage in the ancient art of conversation without wrec... More »

Sinden - Detroit Bar - 5/19/12

By Patrick Montes | Sun, May 20, 2012

SindenDetroit Bar5/19/22Sinden is part of the recent crop of electronic music anomalies that has both versatility and eclecticism on his side. He's collaborated with the masked beat-maven behind SBTR... More »
Vendetta Red

By BRANDON FERGUSON | Thu, May 10, 2012

As far as Seattle grunge bands go, Vendetta Red was a little late to the party. Formed from the same musical clay that bore the world Nirvana and Pearl Jam, VR didn't arrive on the scene until 1998. Still, they continue to strum guitars while the ... More »
Benjamin Francis Leftwhich

By BRANDON FERGUSON | Thu, May 10, 2012

If low-key indie jams with an acoustic flare are your bag, check out Benjamin Francis Leftwich. Hailing from the other side of the pond, his overdubbed vocals are reminiscent of Elliott Smith and Pacific northwest singer-songwriter Fences. ... More »
Mark Sultan

By CHRIS ZIEGLER | Thu, April 26, 2012

If there was a rock ‘n’ roll song in the last ten or so years that sounded pretty much perfect from the first note—whether it was perfectly sweet or perfectly wrecked—Mark Sultan probably had a hand on it. Over the course of several transcontinent... More »
Let 'Em Riot!

By CHRIS ZIEGLER | Thu, April 19, 2012

Alan Oakes is Let Em Riot, the man-machine synth-pop band that’s just sticky with fearless ‘80s references—Flock of Seagulls, Tears for Fears, Frankie says relax!—but plenty of smart arrangements and production absolutely faithful to the era of un... More »
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ocweeklybestof | Costa Mesa, CA | 160 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

Yes, it's more than a bar�it's a venue that books the best bands OC has to offer and amazing touring acts. But it still has that unassuming, pull-up-a-stool, whaddaya-have feel. You can kick back with friends and play pool in front of a fireplace and, of course, get wasted. Head in to groove to the live music or just lounge with a cocktail at one of their comfy booths that you don't have to be a high-roller to enjoy. The drinks are stiff but affordable, and the parking is always ample. (Being in a big-ass strip mall does have its advantages.) Sure, the patrons are�here comes that word again�hipsters, but they're mostly really nice! Don't be intimidated; just think of them as slightly scruffy men in skinny jeans and ladies with fabulous taste in shoes.
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jcant10 | Huntington Beach, CA | 132 Reviews

| Mon, May 24, 2010

Nice place to watch local bands in a smaller venue.
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