Gigs / Venues

Canada

• Calgary Folk Music Offers venue, festival and local radio info.
• Cape Breton Venue Directory offered by Cape Breton Music Online
• The Eye: Toronto Club Watch Listings Includes other performing arts venues as well.
• North Bay Ontario: Night Clubs Lists addresses and phone numbers.
• Northern Journey Online: Canadian Folk clubs & concerts Includes links to venues all across Canada.

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Europe

• All Areas: Entertainment Resource Club Guide Includes listings for England, Scotland and Wales.
• Benelux Blues Scene Includes club listings in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
• Central Europe Online: Pubs and Clubs Prague, Budapest, Warsaw, Bratislava, and Ljubljana.
• Clubland Europe Venues, tips and links for London, Berlin, Paris, Vienna and other cities.
• Clubs in Warsaw Descriptions and info for nightclubs, discos and pubs.
• Galavanting About Paris: Guide to Pubs and Bars Reviews and street addresses, with links to more detailed info on many clubs; optional sorting by area.
• Interferenza: Live music and night clubs Venues in Italy, info. in Italian.
• Irish Music Box Clubs and venues featuring Irish sessions throughout the world, especially in Europe.
• Jazz in France: Jazz Clubs in France Listings include Paris and Province.
• Knowhere Guide to the UK Local guide includes info on venues, music stores, food shops and more in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
• Music.ch: Clubs Swiss clubs organized by name, city, and region.
• Playloud! Music in France: Halls and Venues Organized by region and capacity.
• Pubs in Zurich Brief descriptions and street addresses of Pubs, Cafés, and concert venues.
• RockData - Finnish Rock Music Scene Covers Helsinki and Tampere, among other cities.
• Scottish Independant Music Scene Maintains detailed info on clubs in the Edinburgh, Central and Highlands areas on their Venues page.

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Mexico

• City View: Acapulco, Cancun, Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta General venue info in English and Spanish.

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USA: NorthEast

• Beef Stew's list of Blues clubs throughout New England Addresses and phone numbers, sorted by state.
• Boston Interactive Guide Includes a page with general info and links to Boston area clubs / venues.
• Boston Music Scene Detailed venue info, sorted by location and presented by Newbury Comics.
• CNY Music: Central NY Clubs General info and links, sorted by city / area.
• City View: Boston, Providence Includes addresses, phone numbers and directions to night clubs.
• Hartford Advocate: Guide to Entertainment Descriptions, addresses and phone numbers of venues in Hartford, CT. The Advocate also presents a guide to Bars, some of which book music.
• Jazz Ovation Inn: Boston/Cambridge metro area Jazz rooms Club links, addresses, and phone numbers.
• Nightclubs.com: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Addresses and phone numbers.
• NYC Music Archives Internotes: Clubs Addresses of many NYC venues, includes links.
• Portsmouth NH: Port City Online: Night Clubs Includes styles of music performed, links and addresses.
• Providence Music Venues Detailed info, links and descriptions.
• Resident Publications: Nightlife Listings NYC venues, sorted by location and type of club.
• Valley Advocate: Annual Manual, Surround Sound Detailed descriptions and info for venues in the Western Mass/Connectictut River Valley area.
• Vermont Living: Guide to live music in Vermont Addresses, phone numbers and styles, sorted by city / area.
• WNY Music Venues Links to concert halls in Western New York.

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USA: Mid-Atlantic

• Baltimore Collegetown Network: Baltimore Clubs Also lists Coffeehouses and Pubs.
• City View: Philladelphia and Washington DC Includes addresses, phone numbers and directions.
• Crosstown Arts Lists venues in the Washington D.C. Area, including District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Includes links, detailed info and booking contacts.
• DC Music WWWeb Lists venue addresses, phone numbers and links; organized by style.
• The Insider's Guide: Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Nightlife Descriptions, addresses and phone numbers, sorted by style and location.
• Maryland Entertainment: Live Music Clubs Links, directions, and detailed info.
• New Jersey Blues: Clubs Links, addresses, and phone numbers.
• New Jersey Online: Music Clubs Lists brief descriptions, directions, addresses and phone numbers.
• New Jersey Rocks: Clubs Offers links, addresses and phone numbers.
• Nightclubs.com: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey,and Pennsylvania . Addresses and phone numbers.
• NJ Web: Nightclubs Lists addresses and phone numbers.
• njatnight: Club Directories NJ, NY and PA club addresses and phone numbers, sorted by style.
• Pathetic list of venues Descriptions, phone numbers and addresses to DC, Maryland, and Virginia clubs.
• Philadelphia Weekly: Venues Descriptions and detailed info, also lists recent performers.
• PhillyWeb: Nightclubs in the Philadelphia Region Addresses and phone numbers.
• Steppin' Out Magazine: New Jersey Clubs Includes addresses and phone numbers.
• Virginia Music Flash / Grip Magazine: Nightclubs of Virginia Descriptions, addresses and phone numbers of venues organized by location.
• Washington City Paper: Searchable Music Listings Provides addresses, phone numbers and current performers, with or without style criteria.
• World Folk Music Association: Washingto DC Area Folk Venues Links to venue homepages.

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USA: SouthEast

• Acme Atlanta: Live Music of Atlanta Links, addresses and phone numbers, sorted by style.
• Carolina Musician's Resource Center: Venues Links, addresses and phone numbers to venues in North and South Carolina, organized by size and location.
• CityLink Online: Bar Guide Florida's Broward, Palm Springs and Dade Counties, searchable by style.
• CityView: Atlanta , Daytona , Louisville , New Orleans , Owensboro, Orlando, and Tampa . Lists addresses, phone numbers and directions.
• The Gumbo Pages: New Orleans Music Clubs Descriptions, addresses and phone numbers.
• Jazz South Florida Addresses, phone numbers and nightly info.
• Memphis Mojo: Places to Hear Offers descriptions, directions, addresses and phone numbers.
• Nashville Scene: Annual Manual/Club Mentality Lists descriptions, addresses and phone numbers.
• Nashville Entertainment Association Individual links to addresses and phone numbers.
• Nightclubs.com: Florida, Louisiana, and West Virginia . Addresses and phone numbers.
• Public Domain/Community: Folk Venues andJazz Venues in Georgia. Lists style info, addresses and phone numbers.

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USA: MidWest

• Centerstage Chicago: Club Directory, Entertainment Directory, Venues & Bars, Clubs by Style, and By Genre Adresses and phone numbers, with links to detailed descriptions and directions.
• Chicago Psyberview: Clubs Lists adresses and phone numbers; some are organized by style.
• City View: Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Louis Adresses, phone numbers and directions.
• Cringe: Columbus, Ohio venues Detailed info, adresses, phone numbers and links.
• Fox Valley Folklore Society: Chicago area Folk venues Lists addresses, phone numbers and descriptions.
• Kansas City area venues Links, addresses and phone numbers organized by location.
• Kansas City Blues Society: Club Directory Links, addresses and phone numbers.
• Nightclubs.com: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,and Nebraska . Addresses and phone numbers.
• The Riverfront Times: St. Louis Night Clubs Performers, addresses, and phone numbers, sorted by location.
• This Place Rocks, That Place Blows A user-updated directory of info including booking contacts; current listings are mainly Midwestern venues.

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USA: NorthWest

• City View: San Francisco, Seattle Adresses, phone numbers and directions.
• Colorado Arts Net: Venues and Clubs Descriptions, adresses, phone numbers, links and email addresses.
• Fort Collins (Colorado) and Area Music Resources Includes venue descriptions, addresses, phone numbers and links. Also lists local studios and music stores.
• MetroActive: Sonoma County Clubs & Cafés Links, recent performers, addresses and phone numbers.
• Nightclubs.com: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington Addresses and phone numbers.
• Oregon & Washington Music Venues Detailed info including booking contact and available sound system.
• PDXNET, Portland, OR Live Music Phone numbers, addresses and links to maps.
• SF Goth: Goth & Industrial Clubs in the Bay Area Links, addresses and phone numbers.
• San Francisco Chronicle: Bay Area eGuide: Nightlife Addresses, phone numbers, and recent performers.
• Seattle Online: Live music & dancing clubs Addresses and links.
• Seattle and Pacific northwest Jazz: Seattle Jazz Clubs Adresses, phone numbers, links, and booking contacts.
• The List San Francisco area club addresses, phone numbers, and links..

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USA: SouthWest

• Albuquerque Convention and Visitor's Bureau: Nightlife in Albuquerque and outside of Albuquerque . Descriptions, addresses, phone numbers, and links.
• Austin Metro Information: clubs and venues list Addresses and phone numbers.
• City Beat: Music Clubs in Austin, TX Addresses and phone numbers.
• CityView: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orange County, Pheonix, San Antonio Addresses, phone numbers, and directions.
• Dallas Blues Scene: Clubs Descriptions, addresses, and links.
• Dallas Entertainment Guide: Club Scene Addresses, phone numbers, and links, sorted by style.
• JazzHouston: Houston Area Jazz Venues Descriptions, addresses, phone numbers, and directions.
• LAMA: Los Angeles Music Access: LA Clubs Style info, addresses, phone numbers, and links.
• Nightclubs.com: Arizona, Arkansas,and Texas . Addresses and phone numbers.
• Off Beat Magazine: New Orleans club descriptions Descriptions, addresses, and phone numbers.
• Oklahoma Blues Society: Venues Recent performers, addresses, phone numbers, and directions.
• The Pheonix Bar Page Descriptions, addresses, phone numbers, and links.
• San Antonio Night Clubs Addresses and phone numbers.
• San Diego Coffeehouses Addresses and phone numbers.
• Texas Music: Live venues in Austin Addresses and phone numbers.
• Tuscon Weekly: Club Listings Recent performers, addresses, and phone numbers.
• Urban Tulsa online: Club Directory Addresses and phone numbers.
• VegasNet: Las Vegas Night life Descriptions, addresses, phone numbers.
• Virtual El Paso: Nightlife Addresses, phone numbers and descriptions.
• Web Tree: El Paso: Night Clubs Addresses, phone numbers, and links.

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National/Global databases & sites

• All About Jazz: Guide to Jazz Clubs An international list including addresses and phone numbers, sorted by location.
• Festival Finder: Music Festivals of North America Includes dates, links, descriptions, etc., sorted by style.
• The Festival Zone: Rock Festivals in Europe Locations, general info, and links.
• If you're looking for the old Folk Venue database at Hidden Water, it has been absorbed by Musi-Cal, which contains venue links as part of their searchable concert listings.
• The Mythical Coffeehouse Circuit Includes contact info, phone number and town/location for venues in Canada (especially BC), the USA, and England.
• Listing of open jam sessions Sorted by location and country.
• WNUR-FM JazzWeb Northwestern University presents a large (older) collection of Jazz venues sorted by region.
• World Wide Jazz Web Venues and organizations around the world.

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