I am a big fan of live music and have heard it played in many venues. But, the Evening Muse is my favorite venue anywhere for a pure music experience. The owner, Joe, is also the sound man and he is a perfectionist. The setting is intimate but transitions well from solo acoustic to more hard rocking grooves. They book bands and people who you have heard of and who you have not heard of, but regardless, it will be good. I like to go see someone I have not heard of and usually I walk away a fan. I remember one time I thought Don Dixon was playing and I went but it turns out it was the next night. Instead, it was Sally Jaye, a singer songwriter based in L.A. She was great and I left with her CD which bears repeated listening.