Rockin' the night away

By Dawn Mahaffey

Joe's Grotto has always been one of the hottest places to go for live music, and you'll find the place rockin' six nights a week. The bar offers up something for everyone every Monday through Saturday.

Monday is Acoustic Open Mic Night if you like performing unplugged and Wednesday is Band Open Mic night for those of you with garage bands that want a chance to perform on a stage.

Tuesdays and Thursdays offer live music to accompany your friendly game of darts, and once in a while even Joe performs with his band, Drunk Otis.

Now get this – on Fridays and Saturdays there are several featured bands, as many as four in one day! Names you've no doubt heard of, too – like Itis, C.O.D., Evolocity, VW Trainwreck, Ankla, Daughters of Fission and Nick Sterling, just to name a few. We're talking national names performing their best Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Grunge, Thrash and Metal.

If you are a contemporary music lover, you can't go wrong by dropping into Joe's Grotto, located at 13825 N 32nd Street in Phoenix , on any given evening. For a look ahead at the schedule of events, check out Joe's Web site at www.joesgrotto.com, and be sure to join the mailing list!

Did I mention that they also have great daily drink specials? How about a $3 U-Call-It? Show up Friday-Sunday; or a $2.50 Captain Morgan or Jack Daniels every Wednesday? Maybe you'd prefer a Corona or Cuervo for $2? Then stop in on Thursday. Folks, the list goes on – you'll just have to go see for yourself!

Most importantly, do not miss Joe's $1,000 Guaranteed Added dart tournament on Saturday, April 15. It will be a great chance to warm up for Vegas, maybe even win some pocket money for the trip!