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140 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80203

303-722-7844 

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140 S. Broadway Denver CO 80203

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  • Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Wifi Access
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Regulars at the Skylark Lounge know what a difference a couple of blocks can make: not much. The stalwart watering hole moved in 2003 from its sixty-year home at 58 South Broadway to roomier digs at 140 South, but the revered smoky atmosphere was carefully transferred, along with the pinups and classic Western and sci-fi movie posters that still hang over maroon booths. In fact, there's just more of everything we loved from the old place: more live bands, more parking, and more swaying room -- whether in time with the music or as a result of those generous 'Lark libations. Just don't ask to see the martini specials: The Skylark is for drinkers and dancers, not trendy scenesters. We'll drink to that.








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    By Robin Edwards | Fri, December 21, 2012

    Yeah, the world might end tonight. But just in case it doesn't, hold onto some of your cash, rather than ending up like one of Harold Camping's followers. Because there will be plenty of ways to spend... More »

  • Photos: This is what midnight on Broadway looks like on a Saturday night

    Photos: This is what midnight on Broadway looks like on a Saturday night

    By Team Backbeat | Mon, October 22, 2012

    Over the weekend, photographer Brandon Marshall stopped by Vinyl, El Diablo, Barry's on Broadway, Blue Ice, Sputnik, hi-dive, 3 Kings Tavern, Badger's Pub and Skylark Lounge to capture the nightlife o... More »

  • UMS 2012: Bad Weather California delivers an old-fashioned rock show

    UMS 2012: Bad Weather California delivers an old-fashioned rock show

    By Tom Murphy | Tue, July 24, 2012

    See Also: People of UMS 2011 Kicked off the first day of UMS by catching Bad Weather California in a very humid 3 Kings Tavern. People were packed in pretty tight in the middle of the room and most... More »

  • Denver\'s ten best jukeboxes

    Denver's ten best jukeboxes

    By Jon Solomon | Tue, April 17, 2012

    See Also: - Boulder's five biggest hipster bars - Denver's biggest hipster bars - Five best midsize venues in LoDo and Ballpark - Denver's ten best karaoke bars - Denver's ten best dance clubs - Fiv... More »

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    Word Play

    By Bree Davies | Thu, December 08, 2011

    Writer and storyteller Charly "The City Mouse" Fasano is no stranger to mingling with musicians. The spoken-word artist has shared the stage with the likes of Lucero and Drag the River, has released collaborative work with bands through his own... More »

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    | Denver, CO | 14 Reviews

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    | Thu, August 19, 2010

    up stairs is cool

  • Eklctq
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    | CO | 9 Reviews

    4
    | Thu, May 21, 2009

    I attended a party here a couple of weeks back and I was very pleased with the place. It's the most spacious bar I've ever comfortably set in, the staff was great, and the set up works for me.

  • elizabeth.faraci
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    | Denver, CO | 5 Reviews

    4
    | Mon, April 27, 2009

    Love the live rockabilly bands. Great for dancing and also a great place to watch the dancing if you just want to kick back at their huge u-shaped bar with every liquor imaginable.

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  • 2009 | Best Jukebox for Old-School R&B, Soul, Jazz and Country

    The Skylark's penchant for mid-twentieth-century pop culture is clear in its jukebox collection, a diverse catalogue that spotlights giants from a wealth of genres. But the musical selection doesn't exist in a vacuum; rather, it adds a degree of authenticity to the 'Lark's collection of kitschy posters and nostalgic decor. Cuts from soul giants such as Etta James and Otis Redding, jazz progenitors like Louis Prima and Ella Fitzgerald and country heavyweights like Johnny Cash and Bob Wills... More »

  • 2006 | BEST NON-DANCE-CLUB NIGHT THAT YOU DANCE TO ANYWAY

    Name any decade in recent memory, and it's been raped by a million retro-frenzied DJs. But James Sharp -- otherwise known as DJ Quid, host of the Skylark's Wednesday-night party, Babydoll -- has a knack for seeing culture in a non-linear fashion. Rather than stodgily rehashing pop's '50s and '60s golden age, he's tapped into its invisible corollary, one that extends from Buddy Holly to Morrissey, from the Ronettes to the Raveonettes. Most of this music, though, wasn't built to dance to;... More »

  • 2004 | Best Reincarnation

    Regulars at the Skylark Lounge know what a difference a couple of blocks can make: not much. The stalwart watering hole moved this past November from its sixty-year home at 58 South Broadway to roomier digs at 140 South, but the revered smoky atmosphere was carefully transferred, along with the pinups and classic Western and sci-fi movie posters that still hang over maroon booths. In fact, there's just more of everything we loved from the old place: more live bands, more parking, and more... More »

  • 2003 | Best Joint

    A true joint has a little funk, a little style hidden underneath whatever else it is. And while on most nights of the week the Skylark Lounge is simply a great bar -- and a neighborhood hangout for nearly sixty years -- on those evenings when they pull back the tables and wire up the mikes for some live rockabilly, the 'Lark really takes wing. Sure, its age is beginning to show in the scuffed bar top and the patched vinyl booths, but come the weekends, when the crowds are packed... More »

  • 2002 | Best Faux Honky-Tonk

    Most of the time, the Skylark Lounge is just a bar -- albeit a great one, with an old-fashioned atmosphere (checkered floor, vinyl booths and soda-fountain-style bar stools) that draws the hipsterati from the Baker neighborhood and beyond. But on Thursday and Saturday nights, the staff clears a few tables and sets up a makeshift stage for some of the finest rockabilly, country and blues artists around. Halden Wofford, the Dalhart Imperials, David Booker and the Lee Bradford Trio are among... More »

  • 2000 | Best juke-friendly jukebox

    Owner Scott Heron has crammed his boombox with eras of rockabilly, blues and early country, from Bob Wills and Hank Williams to Elvis, Etta James and more. Johnny Cash and Johnny Horton share space with the Haywoods and Go Cat Go, pure proof that "rock and roll is here to stay." More »

  • 2000 | Best make-me-overs

    A few months ago, a skinny Texan walked into the Skylark Lounge and ordered a round of Make-Me-Overs. "Make me wha'?" the bartender replied. Since the newly transplanted Longhorn lived just a penny-tossin' distance away from the watering hole, he figured he'd better teach the bartenders how to make his favorite party shot. The Texan told the story of the drink: It was created one night several years ago by a barman named Jeff at Emo's in Houston -- not to be confused with the bar's more... More »

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