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3414 Elm St. Dallas, TX 75226

214-747-4422

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Best Live Music Venue (Tie)
Award Winner 2006

Hours: Wed 5pm-0am, Thu 6pm-0am, Fri 6pm-2am, Sat 7pm-2am
Entertainment: Live Entertainment

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The Sons of Hermann Hall on the corner of Elm and Exposition on the outskirts of Deep Ellum has been there for more than a century. Still used as a private lodge, the building is now a Texas Historic Landmark and is open to the public for some of the areas best concerts. Visit the downstairs bar for a drink and a game of pool or shuffleboard, take in a performance of your favorite musical act upstairs in the ballroom, or take a tour of the lodge's historical bowling alley. Not much has changed inside the Sons of Hermann Hall over time. It's like stepping inside a time machine set for decades ago.

Blues Dance Lessons

7:00 p.m. every Tue.
Swing Dancing

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. every Wed.

Lessons take place the first hour, but dancing continues with music by a DJ. For all ages.
Electric Campfire Acoustic Jam

7:00 p.m. every Thu.

We're sick of your attitude. Every week, you expect someone else to entertain you—to dance, sing, dunk a basketball, whatever-and that's selfish. P...
Maps And Atlases

7:30 p.m. May 31
Here We Go Magic

June 18

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2006 | Best Live Music Venue (Tie)

The best music venues not only host shows but transform them, elevating a band or an artist to the top of their game with great sound and atmosphere. Sons of Hermann Hall and its kindred spirit in little D, Dan's Silverleaf, are two such venues. Both cater to roots-loving audiences, with frequent shows by country and folk luminaries such as Slaid Cleaves, Billy Joe Shaver and Ramblin' Jack Elliott, but recent memorable rock shows at both Sons (Constantines, Oakley Hall) and Dan's... More »
2002 | Best Place to Swing

The large, renovated ballroom upstairs at Sons of Hermann Hall is the perfect venue for swing-dance nights, which it hosts every Wednesday. There's a refinished hardwood floor, smooth enough for twirling without friction but with enough traction that you can stay on your feet. There are tables and chairs for those who need to take a breather, and a bar for those who need some liquid incentive to strut their stuff. With the air conditioner cranked and music blaring from the sound booth or... More »
2002 | Best Honky-Tonk

Though Gypsy Tea Room books many of the same acts, Sons has one big advantage: room enough to dance. That, and it reminds us of the dance halls we grew up in, sneaking a sip from a can of Lone Star when our grandpa wasn't looking, dodging the two-stepping couples scooting their boots on the hardwood floor. It's a comfortable piece of home, even more comfortable after, oh, a dozen longnecks. You know, to get into the spirit of things. More »
2001 | Best Honky-tonk

Built in 1911, Sons continues to be the one legit honky-tonk island in a sea of bland imitators. It's one of the few venues that still books Texas and roots-country acts, and even though the Gypsy Tea Room offers many of the same performers (the Derailers, Tish Hinojosa, etc.), there is no match for Sons' atmosphere. From the long bar and jukebox downstairs to the dance floor, folding chairs and small stage upstairs, Sons is a respite of C&W joy for those of us who still love to swing,... More »

Preview: Saul Williams at Sons of Hermann Hall

By Audra Schroeder | Thu, March 01, 2012

The term "poet" really doesn't do justice in describing the work of Saul Williams. The NYC writer, musician and actor expounds depending on mood, which is why every album he's released since 2000 sounds a bit different. Volcanic Sunlight, his most... More »
The Polyphonic Spree

By Audra Schroeder | Thu, February 16, 2012

The robed ones return from a two-week Southern tour, so this homecoming show should find the Dallas collective in good choral shape. Not only does the Tim DeLaughter-led group have a new song out, they were also just referenced on an episode of Po... More »
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra kicks it hyphen-free

By Kelly Dearmore | Thu, February 09, 2012

Efrim Menuck of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra has a simple request of music fans and writers alike: Become engaged and find your own voice. The Canadian native, who's also in the process of reigniting his seminal band Godspeed You! Blac... More »
King Khan & the Shrines Spray You Down With Love

By Audra Schroeder | Thu, February 02, 2012

The last time I went to a King Khan & the Shrines show, I was sprayed with at least three different fluids and burned myself with a cigarette on purpose. Don't you want that life experience? That's just the voodoo that happens when the R&B big ban... More »
Thou, The Body, True Widow

By Audra Schroeder | Thu, January 19, 2012

A metal show in Sons of Hermann's old bowling alley on a Monday night? Sounds like some spirits are gonna be rattled loose, especially with headliners Thou in tow. The Louisiana group's output stays on the blackened to charred side of doom metal, ... More »
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sfranch | Dallas, TX | 244 Reviews

| Thu, March 11, 2010

Wonderful historic venue with great bar on the ground floor and an intimate setting in the second floor stage room. Bonus - it has a old timey bowling alley in the back!
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JennRob | Dallas, TX | 201 Reviews

| Tue, April 6, 2010

Great Live Music Venue
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SomeRandomDude | 394 Reviews

| Wed, March 30, 2011

I first met Kristy Kruger at South Side on Lamar in Dallas about four years ago. She was a part-time barista in the coffee shop and a full-time singer songwriter with a cool unique edge. She came into the shop one day looking like a vision from another era: her brown hair was
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Sons of Hermann Hall

3414 Elm St. Dallas, TX 75226

214-747-4422

Description

Blues Dance Lessons

7:00 p.m. every Tue.

Swing Dancing

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. every Wed.

Electric Campfire Acoustic Jam

7:00 p.m. every Thu.

Maps And Atlases

7:30 p.m. May 31

Here We Go Magic

June 18

2006 | Best Live Music Venue (Tie)

2002 | Best Place to Swing

2002 | Best Honky-Tonk

2001 | Best Honky-tonk

Preview: Saul Williams at Sons of Hermann Hall

By Audra Schroeder | Thu, March 01, 2012

The Polyphonic Spree

By Audra Schroeder | Thu, February 16, 2012

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra kicks it hyphen-free

By Kelly Dearmore | Thu, February 09, 2012

King Khan & the Shrines Spray You Down With Love

By Audra Schroeder | Thu, February 02, 2012

Thou, The Body, True Widow

By Audra Schroeder | Thu, January 19, 2012

sfranch | Dallas, TX | 244 Reviews

JennRob | Dallas, TX | 201 Reviews

SomeRandomDude | 394 Reviews

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