sheeats Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Houstonist has put together a list of the best jukeboxes in town: Houston's Best Jukeboxes La Carafe got top nods. Agree or disagree? My personal favorite used to be at Hans' Bier Haus. So sad when they switched to the new internet-enabled jukebox. Those make Baby Jesus cry. Edited January 7, 2009 by sheeats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Aw, I was going to say La Carafe. Warren's too. Not really sure why they bother hating on The Tavern. Its one of those internet dealies where you can play a huge amount of music. Granted, a lot of garbage gets played, but at least you can hear something you really want to hear. Edited January 7, 2009 by kylejack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmariar Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Lola's had a pretty good jukebox - or at least a surprisingly good jukebox. Wonder if it was considered. All the others are good choices, too, though.I tried to sign up to comment on the Houstonist post, but the confirmation link didn't work either time I tried. Hope someone else will note that La Carafe - as great a place as it is - is not the oldest bar in town, and has never claimed to be. It's a very good bar in the oldest commercial building in town. Old, too, but not the oldest. (As some of y'all know, this was a minor obsession of mine for a while. And that I ultimately said my vote goes to Leon's, but with the caveats noted.) [EDIT: Never mind, I finally got the sign-up confirmation to work and commented.] Edited January 7, 2009 by tmariar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 volcanoswarrensthere's a few more that are escaping me right nowprops to the bier haus as well, friends w/ some of the folks that run it and work it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 So sad when they switched to the new internet-enabled jukebox. Those make Baby Jesus cry. I can appreciate that traditional (non-internet-enabled) jukeboxes make a statement about an establishment and its clientele, but not all internet-enabled jukeboxes are created equal. Many of them enable filters which prevent certain genures of music from being selected; others just have a very limited selection. Best I've found so far is in one of the dive-iest (is that a word?) bars in Houston: Cousin's. Where else can you find Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Blossom Dearie and the Sex Pistols? Makes for an exciting playlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmariar Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Others will join me in testifying that dbigtex56 has a talent for bringing out the best in a jukebox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idylweird Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 A true top flight juke box must have both Elvi: Presley and Costello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 la carafe was at the top of my list too. also have enjoyed the jukebox at chapultapec, very eclectic. there was an awesome selection at the jukebox at daiquiri factory/sliders (don't remember which). it had nine inch nails, new order.....numbers/power tools music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 It's been years since I've been out to a bar, but in my hey-day, I considered Warren's to have the best jukebox of all times.Lots of great old honky-tonk and blues music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadooga Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 We don't really go out that often anymore. We did used go to the Kelvin Arms quite a bit, and I always liked their jukebox. If we go out now, it's usually to Hans' and while there isn't a ton of stuff that I'd play from the default selection, I'm always able to find what I want if I switch to the internet bit. It's lame that those songs cost more, but hey - at least I can play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Others will join me in testifying that dbigtex56 has a talent for bringing out the best in a jukebox!Amen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Others will join me in testifying that dbigtex56 has a talent for bringing out the best in a jukebox! Amen! Thanks for the kind remarks - and for overlooking that Partridge Family selection (I swear it was an accident!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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