EAST BAY INSOMNIAC

LUKA’S TAPROOM & LOUNGE

2221 Broadway, Oakland • 451-4677

FEATURES:

• Limited bar food until 12AM, including dollar oysters (see dinner menu)
• Unique beer assortment. “Five of our sixteen taps are reserved for Belgian Brews and we offer over eight Belgian varieties in bottles.” (see list)
• DJs from “funk to punk, and from bhangra to be-bop and hip-hop and all shades in between.” (see events)
• Art exhibits
• Billiards table

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM (Wed-Sat) • 12AM (Mon-Tues/Sun)

PARKING: street

WEBSITE:  Luka’s Taproom & Lounge

REVIEWS: yelp

ROOSTER’S ROADHOUSE

1700 Clement Ave, Alameda • 337-9190

STUFF:

• goth kids
• rock-n-roll
• pool tables
• Roy’s kitchen

AMBIENCE: young crowd, smack in the middle of the suburbs

OPEN UNTIL: 2AM
PARKING: street, easy
EBI MINI-REVIEW: Roy makes killer garlic fries, and I mean that literally for all the young vampires.

FROM THEIR MYSPACE PAGE: “ROOSTERS ROADHOUSE is the East Bay’s underground live music hideaway. With a 200 person capacity, full bar, full kitchen menu, phenominal sound and lighting system, outdoor smoking area and plenty of parking, Rooster’s is a great place to enjoy live music ranging from local, to national acts. Dedicated to giving the opportunity to upcoming artists from all genres, and providing a hospitable venue for national shows and promotions. Come out and support your local music scene!”

THE STARRY PLOUGH RESTAURANT & PUB

3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley • 841-2082

FOOD (see menu):

• sandwiches
• burgers
• pizza
• daily specials (Monday is corned beef and cabbage)

DRINKS (see list):

• bottled beer
• 20 beers on tap (including Guinness, Murphy’s, Bass, Stella, Fat Tire, Redhook, Newcastle and Bud)
• ciders, wine, juice

MUSIC (see listing):

• rock
• local & indie
• Celtic/Irish
• folk
• open mic/poetry slams

STARRY PLOUGH ON MYSPACE:

EVENT PHOTOS & RECORDINGS: Check here to see photos (copyright Chris Bellew) of artists including Pinback and The Black Heart Procession at the Starry Plough. Click here for his list of these and other local shows which can be downloaded FREE from the Internet Live Music Archive.

WEBSITE: The Starry Plough Pub

REVIEWS:

BLAKE’S ON TELEGRAPH

2637 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley • 848-0886

“eat. drink. rock.”

FOOD:

• burgers and sandwiches (see menu)
• soups, salads, pizza, burritos (see menu)
• bar food and appetizers (see menu)

DRINKS (3 floors, 3 bars):

• beer, wine, specialty drinks, top shelf treats (see list)

LIVE MUSIC (calendar):

• modern rock
• punk
• ska
• jazz
• funk and hip-hop

HOURS: 11-2AM (Mon-Fri) • 12PM-2AM (Sat-Sun)

PARKING: street

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CATO’S ALE HOUSE

3891 Piedmont Ave, Oakland • 655-3349

BAR FOOD (see menu)

• burgers
• vegetarian burgers (tofu and portabello)
• sandwiches
• soup and salad
• pizza
• catatoes

BEVERAGES

• beer
• cocktails
• wine

MUSIC (see calendar)

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