Friday nights at 9pm, a three-piece band backs you up as you belt out whatever's in the songbook—no backing tracks, just live guitar, bass, and drums plus a harmonizing host. The Independent Review Crew described singers who "transformed into a Chris Stapleton-singing Lucinda Williams" on stage. The upstairs room at this Center City Irish pub has hosted the night since 1994. No cover.

Friday and Saturday nights at 9 p.m. in the upstairs bar at this family-owned Irish pub on South Street, now in its 43rd year. O'Neal's runs two happy hours daily (downstairs 4:30–6:30 p.m., upstairs 6:30–8:30 p.m.) and has been recognized as South Street's "Beer Authority" with 19+ drafts, a proper cask ale engine, and 100+ bottles for takeout. Quizzo Monday and Tuesday, darts league Tuesday and Thursday, poker Wednesday.