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2057 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80202

303-299-9555 

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Once described by Stuff magazine as "a dive bar where hot women actually go," Herb's hosts live jazz, blues and R&B bands some nights, as well as DJs on others, in a wonderfully unpretentious vintage setting. The drinks are strong, the bartenders are friendly, and the music is more for swingin' than settin'. At times overrun with twenty-somethings looking for an alternative to LoDo nightlife, the place is usually stocked with a heterogeneous mix of the hip and unhip.







  • 2010 | Best Blues Jam

    Sure, Eugene Carthen can sing the blues. Hell, dude's been honing his pipes since he was four years old, singing gospel through high school and performing with various R&B groups since then. While he regularly gigs around town as Eugene Sings the Blues, he also hosts a Wednesday-night blues jam at Herb's, where players join the listeners packing the bar's back room, waiting for the chance to shine with Carthen. More »

  • 2002 | Best Place to Get Away and Get Down

    When jazz saxophonist Laura Newman took over Herb's Hideout at the beginning of the year, she created a welcome den for live music on the fringes of LoDo. Though Herb's has always opened its stages to area players, it's now a bona fide venue nearly every night of the week, with emphasis on R&B, funk, jazz and even big band (the Denver Jazz Orchestra performs at Herb's every Monday night). Grab a booth beneath the Matisse-style mural that runs along the wall, and you can still hear and see... More »

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  • Herb's is a music lover's — and player's — paradise

    Herb's is a music lover's — and player's — paradise

    | Thu, October 08, 2009

    I really wanted to play the sax when I was a kid, but ended up with the trombone, since a family friend let me borrow one. I got pretty good at it, and my folks finally bought me my own trombone — but once I was old enough to drive, I traded it fo... More »

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    Herb’s

    | Thu, May 29, 2008

    Brian, Matt and I are already good and stumbly by the time we fall into the dim red glow of Herb's (2057 Larimer Street) via the back patio door. We've just spent the last four hours at Coors Field pawning our future firstborns to get this way, an... More »

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