Juke joint meets opera house in the design and atmosphere at the House of Blues, which opened here in October 1996 as the largest in a chain of HOB nightclubs created by Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Isaac Tigrett, who has since departed. Diverse live music, from Aretha Franklin to Ted Nugent, War to current pop alternative bands, is booked seven nights a week.
Blues music is only one of the styles offered.
Although purists won't set foot here, the slickness that turns them off is a big plus to many who believe that the blues doesn't have to live in a shack.