The Kraken Bar
Chapel Hill, NC
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2823 Nc Highway 54 W, Chapel Hill, NC, US
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Capacity: 100 Age Limit: 21
Bio: The Kraken is a rockin' roadhouse, full of character and even more full of characters. A friendly community watering hole, The Kraken hosts the best North Carolina musicians and select touring acts each weekend along with special events during the week including Tuesday Old Time Stringband jams and the internationally loved Shake Sugaree American Residency series each Wednesday featuring Jonathan Byrd and The Pickup Cowboys. Rock and roll, Blues and Americana are the usual fare with Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Folk, World, Brass, Indy, Metal, Punk, Funk, Gypsy and Jazz joining as welcome spicy additions. At the beginning of June around 40 local musicians participate in The Kraken's Annual tribute show - Merle Haggard, Chuck Berry, One Hit Wonders, and John Prine tributes were all a blast. Krakenfest occurs once or twice a year featuring a handful of metal acts and food on the big grill. It's a real-deal roadhouse located on the White Cross crossroads just outside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Just shy of fifty years old with crazy stories of bars past, it's understandable that it's often called a dive bar and that folks drive past thousands of times before curiosity draws them in. All it takes is that one time and preconceptions shed away with a warm welcome from amazing people sharing great stories and amazing music. Welcome to a community porch and living room. The Kraken is often described as church with beer where you'll learn to never judge a book by the cover. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 2020 edition: we're in the process of transforming The Kraken into the new Covid 19 global pandemic roadhouse reopening whenever we receive the green light from the N.C. Governor and legislature. We're fortunate to have a large outdoor space which we will be utilizing for a safe social distancing venue with live music featured outside. We're thankful for all of your contributions and hope to continue to receive more love to get us through this crazy shut-down we're experiencing. Anything donated beyond basic bills and restocking will be distributed evenly among our staff. Contribute here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/love-for-the-kraken https://paypal.me/KrakenBar We can't wait to see you again or meet you for the first time, Kirk and Jody and Kraken Staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Corner of NC Hwy 54 and Dodsons Crossroads 2823 NC Hwy 54 west Chapel Hill, NC 27516 email/booking: info at TheKrakenBar.com https://www.facebook.com/KrakenBarChapelHill https://twitter.com/TheKrakenBar https://www.instagram.com/thekrakennc/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYo-snWoSE5Un7ThLabT_nw https://www.reverbnation.com/venue/thekrakenbar
