Velvet Elk Lounge

The Velvet Elk Lounge is a small, funky Boulder live music venue on 13th Street where a paper cocktail and a set of great local music go hand in hand. The 21-plus room hosts shows Wednesday through Sunday, with programming that spans genres and matches the loose, character-heavy atmosphere of the room. For guests, it is one of the more distinctive Boulder nightlife stops that puts live music at the center of the evening rather than as background; for artists, the returning weekday-through-weekend audience makes for a warm working room.