Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Critics Pick
International Bowl and Arcade
Tucked beside the lanes at Buford Highway’s INTERNATIONAL BOWL AND ARCADE are a hallway of private, by-the-hour rooms from which emanate all kinds of moans, groans and guttural noises. But these aren’t sex scenes, it’s karaoke! With the right amount of reverb in the resoundingmore...

Tucked beside the lanes at Buford Highway’s INTERNATIONAL BOWL AND ARCADE are a hallway of private, by-the-hour rooms from which emanate all kinds of moans, groans and guttural noises. But these aren’t sex scenes, it’s karaoke! With the right amount of reverb in the resounding stereo and a background of Thailand rice patties on the big screen teleprompter, anyone can sound like Usher ... if he were in a car wreck ... underwater. But who cares? Cheap pitchers of beer are the great equalizer, and your entire party can take it as a challenge to one-up each other without anyone giving you shit. Karaoke here can be serious fun, and seriously funny.
5600 Buford Highway. 678-281-0270.

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Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Metal-some Mondays

Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Critics Pick
Metal-Some Mondays
Are you ready to rock? Or are you ready to shout along lyrics with a drunken slur from the audience as others belt out rock tunes? Either way, 10 High’s METAL-SOME MONDAYS helps fulfill rock-star fantasies for the musically challenged. Now 2 years old and still going strong, the karaoke night featuresmore...
Are you ready to rock? Or are you ready to shout along lyrics with a drunken slur from the audience as others belt out rock tunes? Either way, 10 High’s METAL-SOME MONDAYS helps fulfill rock-star fantasies for the musically challenged. Now 2 years old and still going strong, the karaoke night features a live group (dubbed the, gasp, Metal-Some Monday band) that backs eager singers who belt out tracks from AC/DC to Zeppelin. Big hair is optional, but don’t shout into the mic. The band hates that. less...

Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Chaplins

Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

Year » 2005
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2005 » After Dark » Critics Pick
International Bowl And Arcade
Tucked beside the lanes at Buford Highway’s INTERNATIONAL BOWL AND ARCADE are a hallway of private, by-the-hour rooms from which emanate all kinds of moans, groans and guttural noises. But these aren’t sex scenes, it’s karaoke! With the right amount of reverb in the resounding stereo and a backgroundmore...
Tucked beside the lanes at Buford Highway’s INTERNATIONAL BOWL AND ARCADE are a hallway of private, by-the-hour rooms from which emanate all kinds of moans, groans and guttural noises. But these aren’t sex scenes, it’s karaoke! With the right amount of reverb in the resounding stereo and a background of Thailand rice patties on the big screen teleprompter, anyone can sound like Usher ... if he were in a car wreck ... underwater. But who cares? Cheap pitchers of beer are the great equalizer, and your entire party can take it as a challenge to one-up each other without anyone giving you shit. Karaoke here can be serious fun, and seriously funny. less...

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Mary’s

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Val’s

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Monday Nights At The Local
Given the cross-section of tattooed and subcultural humanity that shows up, MONDAY NIGHTS AT THE LOCAL can sometimes resemble the L.A. karaoke club on the now-defunct “Angel” - the one populated by demons, vampires and other assorted creatures of the night. But don’t worry, the only thing supernaturalmore...
Given the cross-section of tattooed and subcultural humanity that shows up, MONDAY NIGHTS AT THE LOCAL can sometimes resemble the L.A. karaoke club on the now-defunct “Angel” - the one populated by demons, vampires and other assorted creatures of the night. But don’t worry, the only thing supernatural at this chummy Ponce de Leon neighborhood hangout is the, er, “otherworldly” versions of favorite songs you’re likely to hear warbled by the bar’s inhibition-challenged patrons and staffers. Bring either a high threshold for pain or earplugs. “758 Ponce de Leon Ave., 404-873-5002.” less...

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Chaplins
Charlie Chaplin may have been a silent film star, but that doesn’t prevent the Roswell bar that bears his name from whooping up one helluva holla. We’re here to sing the praises of singing at CHAPLINS. On Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, folks find their three minutes of infamy in this welcomingmore...
Charlie Chaplin may have been a silent film star, but that doesn’t prevent the Roswell bar that bears his name from whooping up one helluva holla. We’re here to sing the praises of singing at CHAPLINS. On Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, folks find their three minutes of infamy in this welcoming venue just off the Roswell square. You could hear Roberta Flack or Reba McEntire, Blondie or Clint Black, Train, Poison or Green Day, or at least an off-key version of them. “555 S. Atlanta St., Roswell. 770-642-6981. www.chaplinsroswell.comless...

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Chaplins

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The Crazy Horse Bar & Grill
Sunday night karaoke isn’t pretty at THE CRAZY HORSE BAR & GRILL. Then again, it’s never really pretty over there. But if one thing reigns true at the Crazy Horse, it’s the consistency of their clientele. People always seem to be having fun - no matter what time of day. On karaoke nights, thatmore...
Sunday night karaoke isn’t pretty at THE CRAZY HORSE BAR & GRILL. Then again, it’s never really pretty over there. But if one thing reigns true at the Crazy Horse, it’s the consistency of their clientele. People always seem to be having fun - no matter what time of day. On karaoke nights, that adds up not only to drunken singing, but half-ass karate kicks, dancing in grind-train formation and yes, even falling down and spilling beer - just the way sloppy drunkenness was meant to be. “687 Memorial Drive, 404-523-5495. www.crazyhorsebar.comless...

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The Local

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International Bowl And Arcade
The karaoke experience at INTERNATIONAL BOWL AND ARCADE ain’t just OTP - it’s out of this world, with weekend cosmic bowling, bouncy video games, french fries to fried rice, even import domestics (you’ll never look at a Bud the same way after you wrap your fingers around IBA’s curvaceous bottles).more...
The karaoke experience at INTERNATIONAL BOWL AND ARCADE ain’t just OTP - it’s out of this world, with weekend cosmic bowling, bouncy video games, french fries to fried rice, even import domestics (you’ll never look at a Bud the same way after you wrap your fingers around IBA’s curvaceous bottles). And did we mention the karaoke? There’s plenty of authentic video karaoke along Buford, but International Bowl rents private rooms by the hour. So the only people who have to suffer are your nearest and dearest. less...

Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

Year » 2001
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2001 » After Dark » Critics Pick
Mary’s (Tuesdays)
1287 Glenwood Ave. 404-624-4411 If you walk by Mary’s in East Atlanta late Tuesday unaware that its karaoke night, you might just think you’re walking by a great party. Though it’s a gay bar, karaoke night draws a mixed crowd that’s always supportive when performers dig into all corners of hostmore...
1287 Glenwood Ave. 404-624-4411 If you walk by Mary’s in East Atlanta late Tuesday unaware that its karaoke night, you might just think you’re walking by a great party. Though it’s a gay bar, karaoke night draws a mixed crowd that’s always supportive when performers dig into all corners of host CJ’s vast song library. When the right singer picks the right song, the mood just lifts off. Often, that performer is CJ himself, whose skill with anthemic Diana Ross songs stirs the crowd enough to make everything right in the world, if only for a few minutes. less...

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Year » 2000
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » After Dark » Readers Pick
Burkhart’s
Burkhart’s is a friendly place, and what better way to make new friends than to embarrass yourself immediately? Burkhart’s offers karaoke four nights a week: every Monday, Wednesday and alternate Thursdays with hostess Miss Kitty Leclaw, and every Tuesday and alternate Thursdays with Tyler King.more...
Burkhart’s is a friendly place, and what better way to make new friends than to embarrass yourself immediately? Burkhart’s offers karaoke four nights a week: every Monday, Wednesday and alternate Thursdays with hostess Miss Kitty Leclaw, and every Tuesday and alternate Thursdays with Tyler King. Shows start at 11 p.m. Provided you survive your throaty Gloria Gaynor rendition, you’re sure to find a new friend. less...

Best Karaoke BOA Award Winner

Year » 2000
Section » Print Features » Special Issue » Best of Atlanta » 2000 » After Dark » Critics Pick
Crazy Horse Bar & Grill
It seems that the word “karaoke” is Japanese for “Hey, look at me.” While the fad may have lost a bit of its trendiness in the past year or two, there are still several bars where the spectacle of drunken fools attempting to sing popular songs continues in all its deconstructive glory. Few ofmore...
It seems that the word “karaoke” is Japanese for “Hey, look at me.” While the fad may have lost a bit of its trendiness in the past year or two, there are still several bars where the spectacle of drunken fools attempting to sing popular songs continues in all its deconstructive glory. Few of the places have the uniqueness of the Crazy Horse, a blue-collar watering hole with a particularly interesting clientele. Where else can you find a mix of Cabbagetown natives, Hispanic migrant workers, ugly-ass hookers and some of the orneriest down-and-outers in the city basking in their few minutes of fame on Thursday and Sunday evenings? Whether screaming their way through Guns N’ Roses, slurring a Merle Haggard classic or destroying an already insufferable Celine Dion power ballad, the patrons give it their all. You will laugh so hard you will cry, or vice versa. less...
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