This is a venue for a super casual, carefree evening with great live music. The bar clearly has not been renovated because it looks like an old, small town watering hole and you catch the occasional whiff of cigarette smoke even though no one is smoking. If you're from a small town like myself, you'll probably feel like you're at home in about two seconds. Drinks were cheap but they have a $10... more

The Shamrock does feature good live music, but there's nothing else to which you can walk from there and the clientele can be dodgy. I'd only go to the Shammie in the company of friends.

On 11th Avenue SE in Calgary's east side sits the Shamrock Hotel. And it is certainly showing its maturity; without its citywide reputation for great music, it would be difficult to attract a crowd. This venue is one of Calgary's premier live music destinations for local and international bands. And although Calgary is now completely smoke-free, this place still smells like grandma's ashtray.... more