Boondocks on Westheimer is the Montrose dive and dance floor combo. Strong drink prices, a small live-music stage near the back and the cheapest cover in the neighbourhood most weeknights.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Open 17:00 to 02:00 Monday through Saturday; the dance floor warms up around 22:00 on weekends.
Address: 1417 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77006
Numbers Nightclub on Westheimer in Montrose is Houston's longest-running alternative dance club. New Wave Fridays and the Classic Numbers Saturday party have run the same room since 1978.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday only, 21:00 to 02:00. Cover is cash at the door; Classic Numbers Friday is the long-running 80s and goth night.
Numbers Nightclub on Westheimer in Montrose is Houston's longest-running alternative dance club. New Wave Fridays and the Classic Numbers Saturday party have run the same room since 1978.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday only, 21:00 to 02:00. Cover is cash at the door; Classic Numbers Friday is the long-running 80s and goth night.
Stereo Live on Richmond Avenue is Houston's EDM warehouse, with an L-Acoustics rig, an LED stage and weekend headliner sets from the touring electronic dance circuit.
Tip: Open Friday and Saturday only, 22:00 to 02:00. Buy event tickets before the door price; bottle tables on cabanas book through the Stereo Live site.
Rich's on San Jacinto in Midtown is the multi-level LGBT dance club, reopened 2022 with a rebuilt main floor, lounges and a patio. Weekend events draw the largest queer dance crowd in town.
Tip: Open Thursday through Saturday for events, with select Sunday tea parties. Tickets through richshtx.com; coat-check the only line worth jumping.
Heart Houston runs inside Dome HTX on Main Street, the former Spire space reopened as a Friday-night dance room with house and open-format DJs in a domed sanctuary room.
Tip: Friday only, 22:00 to 02:00. Bottle service reservations open the room early; expect a Saks-style dress code, no athletic wear.
White Oak Music Hall on North Main runs a five-acre, three-stage complex on the bayou edge of the Heights. Upstairs, Downstairs and the outdoor Lawn book touring rock, indie and country.
Tip: The Lawn is the warm-weather draw; the indoor Downstairs holds 600 and stays comfortable in summer. Parking is paid lot only, ride-share is easier.
House of Blues Houston on Caroline runs three rooms inside the GreenStreet block. The Music Hall holds 1,300, the Bronze Peacock is the listening room, and the Foundation Room is members only.
Tip: Pit tickets are general admission for the Music Hall; balcony seats with Crossroads pre-show dinner skip the queue. Foundation Room is members only.