Or, check out Kegs and Eggs on Tuesday at 7 am to see New Found Glory, Tickle Me Pink & Roe @ Lodo’s usual drunken fest.

We’ll probably hit up Fado’s for one of the city’s larger St. Patty’s Day parties, and the Whiskey Bar.

We did, however, stop by Wicked Garden (1403 Larimer St., owned by same owners as Jet), which used to be Open Bar which used to be Hush. And we’re here to tell you, it’s not new and improved. In fact, everything is exactly the same, except with more 80′s glam rock.  Same layout, same decor, same $$$ drinks, even mostly same staff.  So if you liked Hush or Open Bar, you’ll like Wicked Garden sans hip-hop and with more rock. We personally still aren’t fans – it tends to be a somewhat pretentious crowd in an overpriced bar that is trying to be rock and roll but feels like a club. Just doesn’t jive together.

Regardless, I know I will have to go there with a couple friends who love their club openings – so we’ll do a review whenever we head there. If you check it out in the mean time, let us know how it goes. Opening is Friday.

Other than the board games, thoughts on the bar are:

The Good: kitchen is open late, board games (make it a drinking game if you like), affordable drinks, good service, good BBQ, decent bar food. decent decor/atmosphere.

The Bad: crowd is hit or miss (can be annoying at times), missing game pieces, service is best at the bar – not a come to your seat often type of place.

Moontime Bar & Grille (846 Broadway) is an excellent spot for happy hippies and the like. Luckily, I’m one fifth hippy so I liked the Moontime. It’s also a Panic/Red Wings bar so be prepared for that. From the outside at night the place looks a bit sketch, but walk in and it’s an open, clean place that supports bands and booze. It has three levels: the roof to smoke, the second floor to people watch or play pool, and the first floor to sit in the corner and play one of their board games, drink and hippy dance to live music.

Hollyberry: I think this is a pretty cool place provided there’s live music. It’s a fun hang out and the upstairs lounge is chill. People aren’t particularly social here outside of their own circles but it’s a good place to take your own group of friends. Drinks are pretty affordable. The place was oddly bright – the place overall made me feel like I was at a put together house party, but a clean one and the owner of the house is having a band play. So yeah, check it out.

The Walnut Room, (3131 Walnut St, Denver, CO, 80205) is a great place to check out music, or sit on a patio and grab some happy hour drinks and pizza. Great days to go are flip Tuesdays between 4 and 6 pm (you could eat free), PBR Wednesdays after 9 pm or my favorite – wear a tube top on Sunday and drink free (who doesn’t love tube tops in the summer?)! We might head over sometime this week – you can view their calendar of events here and just go when you see an artist you like. More info here, and here.

Located at 27th and Larimer, look for the plaque in the brick wall and the stairs heading down – you’ve found it. Open everyday from 4 pm to 2 am – even if you are the only ones in the joint they’ll keep it going for you. Last night we headed over for a few drinks out of boredom and – as always – it was great. When you first enter the bar you find what you most likely didn’t expect. Rather than a dingy dark hole, it’s actually has a great ambience with laquered wood bars, and an industrial feel. Stumble in on most weekday nights and you’ll also find live music or DJ’s on stage. In need of a quieter evening? Head out the back stairs and sit on the patio with a bucket of beer.

Other favorite features: bar tenders that don’t really know what they’re doing, so you get way too much booze in your drink (for a great price) after instructing them on how to make the perfect margarita just how you like it.

Other reviews to check out are here and here.