Karaoke by city
Every city does karaoke differently. Some keep it in one district and some spread it across fifty bars; some rent you a room and some hand you a microphone in front of strangers. These are guides to 50 of them — what the scene is actually shaped like, and where to start.
AZ
CO
California
- AnaheimLittle Saigon rents rooms till 5am; the county's bars sing every night.
- Los AngelesThe city where karaoke means a room of your own.
- SacramentoThe south side sings from 11am; Midtown sings every night.
- San DiegoRooms till 4am on a Convoy Street weekend; sign-up bars in the Gaslamp.
- San FranciscoFour karaoke venues in seven blocks of Post Street. Pick a door.
- San JoseKaraoke by the hour on every old road; two bars carry the open mic nightly.
DC
Florida
GA
HI
IL
IN
KY
LA
MA
MD
MI
MN
MO
NE
Nevada
New York
OH
OK
Oregon
PA
RI
TN
Texas
- AustinA karaoke league on Wednesdays, prize money on Saturdays.
- DallasTwo karaoke rooms stare each other down across Emerald Street.
- Fort WorthNo private rooms, all bars: nightly in Arlington, one night at a time in Fort Worth.
- HoustonOne Houston address, four karaoke venues, all singing to 2am.
- San AntonioPut your name down: six places run it nightly, one until 4am.
UT
VA
Washington
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