Larimer Lounge

The Larimer Lounge does one thing better than anyone else in the area: It brings the rock. Sure, the venue has brought in indie-rock progenitors like Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and Sebadoh, but it’s also seen acts like Arcade Fire and Bat for Lashes, which have since outgrown the venue. You’ll feel like a member of the band (or at least a roadie) as you crowd the low-slung stage with a beer in hand after shots at the bar up front, which feels held together by nothing more than years of accumulated duct tape and grit.