The Best Atlanta Bars & Restaurants With Live Music - Atlanta - The Infatuation

"Since the ’90s, Smith’s has been a go-to music venue for a few acts you know (Davie Bowie and Janelle Monae) and even more acts you don’t. Just look at the downstairs bar and the walls plastered with signed music posters. This isn’t your fancy concert hall, it’s a gritty Midtown spot with two performance spaces, several billiards tables, and a divey dining room, where you can wolf down a greasy but adequate double cheeseburger and toss back a few cheap beers before a show. There's always someone performing, and you’ll need a ticket, but most shows you can buy at the door." - Jacinta Howard, Juli Horsford, Nina Reeder