The Cellar is mainly known as a hoppin’ dance club on weekend nights. But now you have another reason to go to the Cellar: Monday night karaoke with Glenny Kravitz.
I had no idea what to expect for a Monday night the first time I went. But the crowd was pleasantly diverse and the bar staff friendly. There were no shy wallflowers here, people hit the sign-up sheet hard with no hesitation. It’s entertaining to watch the new crowd consisting of students from the nearby Academy of Art, foreigners staying in hostels, and neighborhood kids living in the TenderNob laugh at Glenny’s stand-by jokes that his regular crew is already well familiar with.

Layout is reminiscent of Encore….the “stage” is actually a wide-open dance floor, which means plenty of room for the breakdancing that often happens when I bust out with my white girl rap stylings. There’s a big movie screen behind you so people can follow along with the lyrics.
My one complaint is it’s less interactive…Glenny Kravitz is tucked up in the DJ booth instead of right next to you playing air guitar, but he handles this by going back and forth.
Drinks are a tad expensive, but if you get there for their 8-9pm happy hour, you get $3 bottled beers, and $2 off mixed cocktails.