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Hours{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': '11:00-01:30', 'wednesday': '11:00-01:30', 'thursday': '11:00-01:30', 'friday': '11:00-01:30', 'saturday': '16:00-01:30', 'sunday': '10:00-14:00'}

Tip: Live music every night except Mon; brunch Saturday 10:00 to 14:00 with bloody mary bar.

Location

Address: 302 W 8th St, Kansas City, MO 64105

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Green Lady Lounge ★ 4.7

$$crossroads{'monday': '17:00-03:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-03:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-03:00', 'thursday': '17:00-03:00', 'friday': '14:00-03:00', 'saturday': '14:00-03:00', 'sunday': '17:00-03:00'}

Green Lady Lounge on Grand Boulevard in Kansas City's Crossroads District is an exclusively jazz lounge with live Kansas City jazz seven nights a week. No televisions, 2 stages, 2 levels.

Tip: Downstairs Orion Room runs trios led by Danny Embry; upstairs the Hammond organs anchor the late sets.

1809 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108

The Blue Room ★ 4.5

$$eighteenth-and-vine{'monday': '17:00-22:00', 'tuesday': 'Closed', 'wednesday': 'Closed', 'thursday': '17:00-22:00', 'friday': '17:00-00:00', 'saturday': '17:00-00:00', 'sunday': 'Closed'}

The Blue Room at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City's 18th and Vine Jazz District runs live jazz four nights a week, anchoring the historic neighbourhood.

Tip: Open Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat with sets running through the evening. Walk to the Negro Leagues Museum across the courtyard.

1600 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108

Knuckleheads Saloon ★ 4.2

$$east-bottoms{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': 'Closed', 'wednesday': '19:00-02:00', 'thursday': '19:00-02:00', 'friday': '18:00-02:00', 'saturday': '18:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'Closed'}

Knuckleheads Saloon on Rochester Avenue in Kansas City's East Bottoms is the city's main mid-size live-music venue, with country, blues and rock acts on rotating stages.

Tip: Multiple stages run nights with different acts; the outdoor stage is the largest. Tickets through the website.

2715 Rochester Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120

Kelly's Westport Inn live music ★ 3.8

$westport{'monday': '11:30-01:30', 'tuesday': '11:30-01:30', 'wednesday': '11:30-01:30', 'thursday': '11:30-01:30', 'friday': '11:30-03:00', 'saturday': '11:00-03:00', 'sunday': '11:00-01:30'}

Kelly's Westport Inn on Westport Road in Kansas City runs live music on weekends, anchoring one of Kansas City's oldest buildings (1850, later run by Albert Gallatin Boone as a trail outfitter from 1854) and the Westport bar strip.

Tip: Live music Fri-Sat evenings, no cover; cash works fastest.

500 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111

Record Bar ★ 4.3

$$crossroads{'monday': 'Closed', 'tuesday': 'Closed', 'wednesday': '19:00-02:00', 'thursday': '19:00-02:00', 'friday': '19:00-02:00', 'saturday': '19:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'Closed'}

Record Bar in Kansas City's Crossroads is the indie-music venue holding 300 standing, with rotating touring acts running Wed through Sat and local openers on the lineup.

Tip: Tickets through the Record Bar website; the back patio runs warm-weather only.

1520 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108

Messenger Coffee Rooftop ★ 4.4

$crossroads{'monday': '07:00-17:00', 'tuesday': '07:00-17:00', 'wednesday': '07:00-17:00', 'thursday': '07:00-17:00', 'friday': '07:00-17:00', 'saturday': '07:00-17:00', 'sunday': '07:00-17:00'}

Messenger Coffee's rooftop terrace on Grand Boulevard in Kansas City's Crossroads is the city's daytime rooftop hangout, with skyline views and an Ibis Bakery snack programme.

Tip: Daytime rooftop only; the cafe closes at 17:00. Sunset is the best time on warm days.

1624 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108

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