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If reruns on television have lost their appeal, head on down to Downtown Fullerton where you are certain to find lively entertainment sure to meet your tastes seven days a week.
Fullerton Market
Thursday nights from April through October the Fullerton Market has music in the Downtown Plaza on Wilshire, next to the Fullerton Museum. Musical Entertainment starts at 6:30pm until 8:30 each Thursday.
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Matador Cantina, 111 N. Harbor, has built its reputation around having both the longest bar in downtown and the only place in Orange County with dueling pianos. Each weekend night, the dueling pianists engage each other in a lively musical competition complete with cheering crowds, forceful piano chops, and crazy antics.
Chomp, 181 E Commonwealth, is a relatively new arrival to the downtown and features a 36-seat sushi bar complete with a live shark tank and "loud and crazy" sushi and Tepan chefs to entertain you while you dine. The restaurant features a live band on Thursday nights, and transforms into a "high energy" night club every Friday and Saturday night with a wild DJ and daring customers who take turns at their favorite songs in the Karaoke bar.
Back Alley Bar and Grill, 116 ½ W Wilshire, also has something going on almost every night of the week, starting with free pool on Mondays and Tuesdays, and live disco music featuring local band "Jungle Boogie" on Tuesdays. Local DJ Jay-me and guest DJs liven things up Wednesday nights, while Thursday nights feature Reggae music by "Jativa" or "Dominion Status." Every Friday and Saturday night, Back Alley sets our historic downtown to rumbling with various local bands playing rock, jazz, jamb, and Reggae.
Heroes Bar and Grill, 125 W. Santa Fe, features live a band every Thursday night, with music choices ranging from rock, blues, Top 40, to Marenge, Salsa, and Reggae.
Continental Room, 115 W Santa Fe, offers live entertainment six days a week, including traditional jazz and lounge acts and free live jazz from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays.
Mulberry Street Ristorante, 114 W Wilshire Ave, offers Karaoke on Friday and Saturday evenings in a format called "grab the mic" night. On Sunday evenings a saxophonist sets a sultry mood with classy compositions to compliment the gourmet food and candle-lit atmosphere. On Wednesdays and Thursdays a classical guitarist performs. And on the last Saturday of each month, the local rock band "Tag" raises the volume for a special night of home-grown music.
Stubrick's Steakhouse at 118 E Commonwealth prides itself as being the Downtown's only authentic Irish pub, and offers live Irish music on Wednesdays, while live blues performances are offered every Friday and Saturday night. Strubrick's headliner blues performer is "Blue Baron," who commutes from Northern California twice a month to entertain the pub-goers.
