Smokin Aces

This is by far one of the best places for live rock, metal, and alternative music in the Rio Grande Valley. The stage is great and the sound is one of the best in the Valley for the size of the bar. Touring bands usually play at this place. The only downside for the bands… no green room to get ready and relax in. They make great mix drinks here and are always having drink specials. Not to mention, their BBQ is awesome! If you are from out of town and want to hear some good rock, metal, or any other form of rock music… this is the place to be!

Here’s what I liked about this place: Great beer selection.
Here’s what I didn’t like: Everything else. And I’m fully aware that makes me sound picky so here are five short reasons why I’ll hesitate to go back there.
A. The smoke. It’s like a one way ticket to cancerville. Our eyes were burning before we left
B. We arrived at 1am. Cover was $ 10… and they still charged our party of 8 for it. $ 10 for the privilege of spending an hour there.
C. Parking. What a cluster. People were parked everywhere
D. The band. Not that great… but they were so overmic’d that we had to yell to be heard
E. The bathrooms. We won’t go there.
Anyway, a lot of those are personal preferences (like i dont want cancer and i hate cover charges) but the rest I feel are pretty universally applicable. That said, they’ve got UFO on draft so that may actually make the trip worth it.

Love this place. A little metal, a litte rockabilly, and a little bit whatever. A good place to get trashed, shoot pool, and check out a band.