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Als Bar is located in Lexington, KY specializing in locally sourced food, beer and Kentucky Bourbon and also frequently offers live music. 

Al’s Bar celebrates 10-year anniversary

Jordan Brown April 23, 2017

Fast approaching is the ten-year anniversary of Al’s Bar, a hole-in-the-wall bar, music venue and eatery on Lexington’s north side. The building housing Al’s Bar has existed for 45 years and reopened...

Dan Frigolettes comedy tour will make a stop at Als Bar in Lexington on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Dan Frigolette making a living from laughs

Olivia Jones February 21, 2017

New York native, Dan Frigolette, had no intention of hopping into comedy when he began studying journalism at Syracuse University. Radio, advertising and rhetorical communication was his focus until a...

Cliff Cash will perform at Als Bar on Tuesday, Dec. 6 as part of Als Comedy Series two year anniversary show.

Cliff Cash coming to Al’s Comedy Series

Olivia Jones December 5, 2016

Cliff Cash, a southern born, mid-thirties, optimistic man, went from business owner to comedy newbie phenomena in a little over a month. At 21, Cliff quit school and started selling cars for a Mercedes...

Als Bar on South Limestone. Sunday, February 21, 2016 in Lexington, Ky.

Hoot and holler for poetry

Matt Wickstrom September 25, 2016

For the last eight and a half years Lexington’s literary community has hooted and hollered at Al’s Bar as part of their monthly Holler Poets Series, curated by local poet and conservationist Eric Scott...

Moonshine District will perform alongside some of the biggest acts in bluegrass at Floydfest this summer.

Mountain music rolling in with Moonshine District show Friday

Matt Wickstrom April 7, 2016

This Friday at Al’s Bar, mountain music and bluegrass will collide as local bands Moonshine District and The Wooks join forces for what will continue a fantastic week of music around Lexington. The show...

Lexington-based Noble Giants returned to town fresh off an East Coast tour and drew a big crowd to Als Bar for their show Tuesday night. Their next show will be on March 26 at Big Hair HQ.

Fresh off East Coast tour, Noble Giants return to rock Al’s Bar

Aayat Ali March 10, 2016

Lexington-based band Noble Giants brought in a big crowd to Al’s Bar for its first Lexington show since December on Tuesday night in support of their EP, “Eradixate.”Lead singer Collier Porter said...

Driftwood Gypsy will perform at Als Bar on Friday. Photo provided by Kim Blackburn at The Starving Artist Kentucky.

Driftwood Gypsy’s ‘dabstomp’ roll from Al’s Bar through festival season

Matt Wickstrom February 25, 2016

This Friday night, local band Driftwood Gypsy will be bringing its unique sound, which guitarist Dereck Oldham refers to as “dabstomp,” to Al’s Bar on the corner of Limestone and West Sixth streets....

Als Bar on South Limestone. Sunday, February 21, 2016 in Lexington, Ky.

At Al’s Bar, Lexington’s history hangs in the air

February 21, 2016

Here for both a good time, and a long time, Al’s Bar has been a part of Lexington nightlife for almost 50 years. Full of history, whether under the name Al’s, Thoroughbred Tavern or the Lilly Pad,...

Yonder Mountain String Band brings improvised bluegrass to Lexington

Taylor Hubbard January 20, 2016

[email protected] Mountain String Band is returning to the Bluegrass state on Wednesday to start their winter tour.The five-piece group is playing in Lexington at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts...

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