Venue38

Arthur Street's been having a bit of a moment, and Venue38 is right in the thick of it. You'll find yourself in a space that's serious about music without being pretentious about it—the kind of place where the bar staff know their stuff and the crowd's there because they genuinely want to hear the band, not just because it's Friday night. The venue pulls in everything from indie and rock acts to folk and acoustic sets, so there's usually something worth your time on the calendar. It's intimate enough that you're never stuck behind someone's head, but big enough that proper bands actually want to play here.