Stella Blue, Asheville

I love Stella Blue for the music. The bartenders work hard and the whoever is charge of booking does a good job getting the great local and out of town musicians. A lot a variety means you should check the calendar to see when/if you care to go. The place itself is pretty grungy and the drinks are dollar or so more than some other places around town. If you're looking to do a lot of drinking, bring a fat wallet. There's cheaper places for that, but I'm a big fan of good live music and this is one of the best places on Asheville to catch a show. That's saying a lot because we have a great music scene. If you're allergic to dust, so sorry. And our local entertainment guide (The Mtn.Xpress) notes that they allow smoking but I think that's an error because I hate second hand smoke and I would've noticed if I've ever seen or smelt anyone smoking in there. I still gave the atmosphere three stars because you can expect the crowd to be nice and easygoing. That's true about anywhere around here though.

The staff was excellent and rolled out the red carpet! There was a wide variety of good beers and the atmosphere was laid back. Cool place.

good luck trying to buy tickets for shows you really one see...You leave a ton of messages and they NEVER return the call telling you WHEN and WHERE you can get tickets for a event... Also the sound at all their shows is very bad indeed. I have decided to skip seeing a band I love since the venue is not a good one. Must make band go to Orange Peel where I can BUY tickets easy and enjoy alot of room and good sounds!