NUVO readers have named it their favorite and for good reason. The small bar helps you get intimate with the bands on stage. Punks abound here, as do a healthy dose of other non-conformists — all of whom know the Melody Inn has a longtime commitment to the local music scene (and self-expression). They’ve recently added new dance nights like Souldies — a mix of oldies and soul held down by burlesque dancers and local DJs — that are punk in their own way, too. 3826 N. Illinois St., 923-4707, melodyindy.com. 2nd: Alley Cat 3rd: Emerson Theater
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Place for Hippies Mousetrap Bar and Grill Perhaps no other venue in Indianapolis is better suited to jam bands, the smell of patchouli and a bunch of people just interested in grooving to some tunes and hanging out with friends than six-time winner of this category The Mousetrap Bar and Grill. With a good dose of live, mostly local, music as well as pool tables, big screens, darts and a dance floor that occasionally gets pretty crowded, the Mousetrap dominates this category for good reason. It’s the kind of place where everyone is made to feel welcome and most quickly make friends (or at least a friendly acquaintance). Say hi to the Indy Mojo crew, who hosts Altered Thurzdaze weekly and a variety of other events regularly. 5565 N. Keystone Ave., 255-3189, themousetrapbar.com. 2nd: Earth House 3rd: Lazy Daze
Ultra-Lounge *45 Degrees Brand new Best Ultra-Lounge Winner, Downtown lounge Forty Five° prides itself on having a fun, upscale environment with something for everyone; it’s been open since 2008 and has been innovating ever since. Named after the angle of the corner on which it’s located on Mass Ave, it’s part lunch-and-dinner restaurant/ sushi bar (where the meals are healthy and the desserts are to die for), part nightclub, part sports bar and part movie house, playing Sex and the City, James Bond movies and old Japanese samurai films on their numerous plasma-screen TVs. With half-price martinis on Thursdays, half-price sushi on Sundays, wellknown DJs like Cool Hand Lex and DJ E.D.I. manning the turntables every weekend (along with occasional appearances by nationally known DJs), Forty Five° is an ultra-lounge with something for everyone. 765 Massachusetts Ave., 634-4545, fortyfiveindy.com. 2nd: Blu 3rd: Blu Martini Place for Dancing Talbott Street One of the largest and hottest dance floors in the Midwest, great drink specials and sparkling drag queens might be enough for Talbott Street to be a “good” club for dancing, but the real reason this club wins first place and the title of “best” is
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