"A well played trombone . . ."

You can never say how much you appreciate a well played trombone without it sounding wrong. And you can never tell who is going to show up and play jazz at the Amsterdam Bar. The lineup keeps changing to keep the music fresh and improvisational, the way good jazz is supposed to be.

The music usually starts around 10:00 pm, but get there early if you want a seat!

Monday night Jazz at the Amsterdam Bar!

We all have great memories of Jazz Night past: the video above is from 2009. Come out to the Amsterdam Bar and make new memories! Remebering Jazz Nights past, looking forward to new memories tonight. The music starts around 10, but get there early if you want a table. See you there!

Comedy Show: January 23rd! This Friday!

With The Marvel Experience across the street at Fair Park, we couldn't help ourselves making a comedy show comic book themed and named after the enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D. Come on out! There will be hilarious stand up comics, super hero themed drinks and drinks specials! Next Friday at The Amsterdam Bar!

Monday night is Jazz Night at the Amsterdam Bar!

Monday night means bad ass jazz at the Amsterdam Bar. Music starts around 10:00 pm; get there early if you want a table.

Grab your friends and get to the Amsterdam tonight!

Jazz Night Tonight, My Babies . . .

Monday night means bad ass jazz at the Amsterdam Bar. Music starts around 9:00 pm; get there early if you want a table.

That is all, my babies.

Compensation . . .

“Death: "THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN THE WORLD THAN ALCOHOL, ALBERT." 

Albert: "Oh, yes, sir. But alcohol sort of compensates for not getting them.” 

― Terry Pratchett

"A lady came up to me one day . . ."

“A lady came up to me one day and said 'Sir! You are drunk', to which I replied 'I am drunk today madam, and tomorrow I shall be sober but you will still be ugly.” ― Winston S. Churchill

Behold, Jazz night is upon you . . .

And lo, it is Monday night, and that means bad ass jazz at the Amsterdam Bar. Music starts around 10:00 pm; get there early if you want a table. Get thee hence to hear the jazz and partake of the libations.

"Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go"

The Corner of the Eagle and ChildPub, Oxford, where the Inklings met (1930–1950).

“Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go

To heal my heart and drown my woe

Rain may fall, and wind may blow

And many miles be still to go

But under a tall tree will I lie

And let the clouds go sailing by”

― J.R.R. Tolkien

The Amsterdam Bar makes the Thrillist's list of best bars!

The Amsterdam Bar was one of fifteen bars selected by the editors of the Thrillist as among the best bars in the United States:

The Amsterdam Bar
Dallas, TX

Here in New York, my favorite bar is Whiskey Tavern (if you’ve ever had Rob Magill make you a penis-shaped Twinkie cake on your birthday you know why), but in the whole wide world it’s The Amsterdam Bar in my hometown. Every kind of person that Dallas haters say you’ll never meet in Dallas, I did meet, either there, or at the dearly departed XPO down the street. An art dealer who was a child prodigy corresponded with Norman Rockwell. An obscene French director who loved Southern Comfort. A behemoth punk singer, who, in 1991, punched Kurt Cobain in the face after Cobain smashed a guitar over his tattooed head. I day-drank next to him once when the bar was otherwise empty. For 30 minutes he said nothing, then without turning his head, he asked if I knew what it was like to take a s*** in a cotton field. I’m still searching for an appropriate response.

Oh, and, hi Mike. -- David Blend, executive editor, Special Content

Best bar ever.