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Triple Door- Seattle

My first time to Seattle was a couple weeks ago, with Tommy, and we took the city by storm. Maybe not really by storm but we walked all over downtown, ate our way through many restaurants (love Tom Douglas), scoured the fish market, witnessed the underground, sailed the lakes, rode the monorail, skyrocketed to the Space Needle and slipped into the Triple Door.  The hard part about visiting a new place is having to find the cool gems of the city.  The Triple Door is one of Seattle’s gems. In looking over their acts, you can tell they don’t really book main stream artists but the scene and stage are such an artistic vision itself that you don’t really need an amazing singers or bands to enjoy it. 

I especially love that the Triple Door was inexpensive to get into and there weren’t any drink minimums even though they seat everyone in these cool, old school half-moon booths.  You step into the basement of this old hotel and step back into time.  I half expected a crooner to come on stage. It’s a sight to see.

The night we were there, we watched Sean Nelson (in Nelson Performs Nilsson). Talk about a random act! But he has a great voice and he is actually quite entertaining. He has great stories and he’s funny as hell. If he comes to your town, check him out or just check out his MySpace page.

What’s your favorite live music venue in Seattle? I’ll be sure to check out it out on the next trip.