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I went to Sing Sing last night [Wednesday] with a group of friends.
They have a killer drink special, $1 beers, $2 mixed drinks and $3 shots. The place is not as packed as it is on the weekend, so you get more entertainment to yourselves and get to listen to more of the songs you request. I thought it was not going to be the same as the weekend crowd, but people still celebrate birthdays on Wednesdays and this place was a blast.
If you're looking for a mid-week place to let go, Sing Sing might be the right fit.
I don't know if it's the timing or the crowd but there's nothing I absolutely love or like about this place, unless you want to see dumb women on their bachelorette party or someone turning 21.
This place is WAY over done.
I LOVE dueling piano bars. I LOVE watching drunk bachelorette parties do silly stupid stuff. But there is something about Sing Sing that annoys me.
Used to be dueling pianists, and good ones at that. At some points, they have an entire band doing some really lame songs. But there is something about the cattle herding exercise of getting 10+ bachelorettes up on stage at a time where I realized that this just wasn't as cool as it used to be (or maybe I am getting too old?)
Also, it used to be a lot more "R" rated, not for the politically correct. It was loud, rude, and fun. People were drunk, singing (or slurring along) with some great songs and everyone is happy. Now it's a PG-13 place that seems more about routing the bachelorette parties thru than really having a good time.
When we got there, it was 10pm, and already full. So, clearly not everyone agrees with this review. If you haven't seen the dueling piano thing, try it. If you have a special occasion, consider it. Otherwise, avoid it.
rude. crude. loud. lewd.
went for a bachelorette party~ we were expecting a karaoke bar or a piano lounge... this was a wierd, obnoxious mixture of the two. Wierd, lonely, middle aged men played two pianos simultaneously and made up nasty and graphic lyrics to pop songs.
my poor friend was humiliated on stage by them. cocktails are 90% syrup, yuck, and the crowd should...crawl back into the woodwork.
The intent was to celebrate Marq's birthday, and with front row seats, we did more than that. All tables were cheering as the pianist allowed us to get up on the stage and dance and sing along. I recommend this once a year, at least, if not for the celebration, then the oldies but goodies vibe. The prices were much, but worth a bi-annual/annual event. Some of the other singers explained they ventured to the hip joint every weekend, just excellent! Clean, cool, and complimentary sounds and feels! This is a must for those who are visiting Denver and love to sing with strangers!
I think this is a great place for group outings. The vibe is pretty good and there is always a lot of people singing and having a good time! Always a big group of people celebrating something!
I like Sing Sing because it is a lot different than just going down to your local watering hole and listening to the jukebox. You can tip the guys who sing to you all night and I enjoy when rival school group outbid each other for their school song. It is amusing. They really do know a ton of tunes! I would not go here every weekend but I could come here a few times a year. It makes for a fun night if you have someone in your group who is not drinking!
I am basing my review of Sing Sing on how I felt the people around me were enjoying the place and not on my own experience as I was not drinking and I'm just not that fun ;) Well I'm not very outgoing. Anyway, the place was full of bachelorette and birthday parties. Most of the place was seated with large groups. I was her for a friends friends wife's sisters birthday, so I didn't know anyone. Anyway, everywhere I looked people were having a blast. From young guys to older women, everyone had smiles on their facing and was having a great time. The piano playing was good. The singing was not great, but who cares, it's fun and entertaining. Your not going to a concert here.
TIP: Make reservations.
In response to the 1 and 2 star reviews...really what were you expecting from a place that advertises "positive test results" and "divorce"? (thanks for the reminder, Mariko :-) ) This place is super fantastic when all you want to do is go and have a few (or quite a few) drinks, be surrounded by many different levels of intoxication, hilarious and often lewd, money hungry piano players and Buzz Buckets. It's a super fun place to hang with friends, do something out of the ordinary and not feel stupid for singing along to cheesy piano songs at the top of your lungs.
I don't care what anyone says, it's a blast waiting to happen if you aren't a stuck up pretenous asshole with a corncob up your ass. Go and enjoy it for what it is.
I think Sing Sing is a good place to experience at least once if you live in Denver. I liked it because I went into the place knowing what to expect. If you've ever been to dueling piano bars, this is just like a lot of others. For people that review and complain that this place is obnoxious...well, yeah. It's supposed to be!! I don't know about the whole staff, but the performers we had were fairly talented.
Duuuuuuude. This place is my worst nightmare.
Let me preface this by saying that yes, I AM a chick. And a chick that sings karaoke (when appropriately poopfaced), no less.
Sing Sing is-- at best-- annoying. At worst, it's an "ohmygawd, I'd scratch a Cougar's eyes out with my bare claws to escape with my sanity intact" moment come to life.
I sing better drunk than these guys do sober. And I'll do it for less money. True, I can't play the piano... but I promise not to pimp my soul out for "tips" either. Want to take me up on it?
If you're an ex-sorority bachelorette (DeltaDeltaDelta can I helpya helpya helpya?) or a Cougar turning "29" (again), you may be in your sad, pathetic element here. Is that too judgemental? Sorry. The drinks are served way too slowly (and are far too spendy) for me to even catch an "it's worth it if you're drunk" buzz at this place. Bring your own flask or prepare to have your brain bleed out your eyeballs.
I am a VERY patient guy but an hour to get a beer is just ridiculous... hell I even paid and tipped the guy up front, pretty fat I might add and he still asked for his money upon delivery. I about threw him over that little banister thing. The only reason I needed a beer is because it was bro central in there on that night.... popped collars and all. Not to mention, what is with all of the ridiculous bachelorette parties there? No, I don't want to see your whale of a friend prancing around in practically nothing trying to get me to do something dumb... well, I might if I was wasted but considering the track record, it might take about 15 hours.
I am still trying to figure out why this place is a staple in Denver... Next time my friends drag me down there, I'm making a break for Scruffy Murphy's. At least I know there aren't a bunch of popped collar idiots floating around bragging about their job at the gym and getting drunk off of one beer trying to fight the cops escorting them out.
Leave Sing Sing to the lonely house wives club, the cougars and the college kids who want to hook up with them...
I've been to a couple piano bars before, and unfortunately this is the "worst" one I've been to. If you're ever in Baltimore, definitely check out "Howl at the Moon."
Anyway, the drinks are more overpriced than most places in Denver. The pianists are more "money hungry" than other piano bars I've seen, and generally don't seem to know all that many songs. They seem to play the same songs and even their comedic schtick is similar from show to show. Other piano bars will let you slap down a $5 and that's enough to get a song played, these guys skip over requests without even so much as playing a few notes even if you drop a $10. And instead of allowing people to throw $1 bills down (and let the accumulate) to change songs, they just laugh and ask for more money.
So this place gets expensive FAST. And all three times I've been, the service has been subpar at best, unfortunately. I really enjoy piano bars, but I'm really not going to Sing Sing unless someone specifically asks me to and has some very compelling reasons.
Seldom do you see a place that advertises a place to celebrate "positive test results" (from what tests?) and "divorce."
The drinks were pretty good and the crowd was a lot of fun. The pianists/entertainers were fun and generally kind of lewd (which I don't really mind but I think others might). They were a little money hungry, so tips are definitely a way to sway them to play what you want. They also offer the option to out-bid the person who tipped and requested a certain song to stop it.
I was kind of disappointed because it says "dueling pianos" and my idea of dueling pianos didn't really match up. I thought of more of a lounge competition rather than a duet.
Ok so I kind of dislike piano bars anyway but I figured I'd go and play nice to be with my friends. The extra star is for the ginormous Buzz Buckets of random fruit booze sloshed together, because they were yummy and our server was nice & funny. But man, if I had to hear "we don't know that song" one more time from the piano players...ugh. I've been to a few other piano bars in Florida and they were much more tolerable, the crowd here wasn't even much fun. I actually did get my buzz bucket drunk ass up to dance when they played "Living on a Prayer" and pretty much no one else did (except the bachelorette party - you go girls). Well, now I know. No one should ever be here sober by the way...
Super fun! This is a great place for group events. There were birthday groups, bachelorette parties, even a vasectomy party going on.
In general this is not someplace I would venture to by myself, but with a group of friends it is the best thing to do on a weekend.
Dueling pianos, karaoke on a major scale, competitive song bidding wars...it was major fun on the simplest scale. The cover seemed a bit steep for happy hour, but the drinks were beyond reasonable and the food was just plain cheap. I had 2 microbrews, an order of hot wings and sicilian peperoni rolls all for just under $20. So with the cover, parking and tip, I spent a night on the town, downtown for $40.
How often does that happen?
Truly entertaining.
"I like big butts and cannot lie..."
3.5 stars for Sing Sing. I like dueslign piano bars for a maximum of 2 hours.
These are the songs you love to hate to love to hate...you know every word and sing along while laughing with your friends.
The drinks are fun, there is a giant $10 drink with long straws that is great to share.
I prefer the Reef in Boulder b/c they aren't as snooty about how much you have to pay to get a song.
good fun, though.
I had not been to a piano bar before so as I stepped into this place I half expected people sitting around sipping martinis. However, this place is quite the party. The 'by request' piano players were quite talented, and funny. This appears to be the destination for bachelorette parties and really women in generally, because the ratio was probably 70/30.
I had a good time and since I was visiting from the ever-so-pretentious Scottsdale it was a pleasure to go to a club that was just about fun entertainment.
When my friends started to plan my bachelorette party, I said I will do whatever...except ONE thing. Do not take me to Sing Sing. If you try to take me to Sing Sing the only way you will get me through the door is if I am unconscious and bleeding to death. And even then I will haunt you forever. This place is my idea of hell. A bunch of bachelorette parties acting loud and obnoxious. People paying exorbitant amounts of money to get the piano player to play obnoxious songs. Piano players not knowing any songs besides the few that the drunk bachelorette parties request night after night. I can't imagine working in a place where every single night a bunch of drunk twenty something bridesmaids from the suburbs come in thinking they are SO wild and SO fun to be coming to the "big city" and plopping their asses at Sing Sing all night. Do I hate this place more than it deserves? Yes, I am just still bitter about the time I was dragged there.
When I first went to this place, it would have gotten 5 stars. I love piano bars! I love fun! I love alcohol! And I still hold all those things very dear. BUT this is a place you visit verrry occasionally, not frequently. And why???
- Really, you can make requests, but they pretty much play the same songs every time. The schtick is the same -- somewhat lewd piano comedy, if that description makes any sense.
- They will cajole insanely drunk people to drop insanely large amounts of cash to play the songs they want, particularly rival school fight songs. And they start demanding more and more money to play what you want. It just becomes about who has more cash.
- Just don't go if you have to drive. I was DD. This place is way more fun drunk.
Not to say I didn't have a good time -- I did, and my friend's brain fart relating to the song "Living on a Prayer" got it played (naturally, it's Bon Jovi, but he somehow replaced that with Bryan Adams on the request slip). I obnoxiously sang along to many, many of the songs, and couldn't help but be amused when my friend and his girlfriend head-banged right into each other durinig Bohemian Rhapsody. So yes...good times...just good times that need to be about a year apart.
I have to start with telling you all the truth.....I have never been to Sing Sing sober. In fact, I am kinda scared to go without having had a few beers. The place is a piano bar so you need to shed your inhibitions, drinks do that for me.
Two guys with pianos facing one another rock the hell out of that place! You give them requests (it helps when they come with a tip) and they will play pretty much anything you want. Everyone around you will be singing along, and even if you are like me and can't carry a tune feel free to join in.
There is a cover sometimes and drinks are high like all downtown bars, but the fun outweighs the cost.
Cool atmosphere. They aren't the first to do the dueling piano bar thing, but they are doing an okay job of maintaining the integrity. Not as much audience participation as I'd like to see, the pianist don't interact with customers as well as they should. Good bar for a group. I've rated them low because my waitress assumed I as too drunk to notice she charged me for 5 buckets when I only had three. The bucket's are good... could use a little more alcohol. Average bar prices.
After feasting at Vesta Dipping Grill on 11/27/07, I was ready to hit the town. One of the associates at Vesta pointed me toward Sing Sing.
I walked in to a rousing rendition of the 'camel-toe' song, while birthday girl Kellan was being plastered with bumper stickers by one of the musicians.
They played mostly songs of the 70s and 80s and balked at my request for MCR, but obliged my petition for Sublime.
The bartender looked like a young John Belushi. Put him in a toga, and you have Animal House revisited.
Right before I left, I sent a drink over to the two birthday girls in the house, Kellan and Mya. They came over and thanked me with a birthday kiss.
I asked to get a picture with them, and someone in Kellan's party came over and captured the moment. I gave her my business card, so they could send me the picture.
Well, here it is, months later, and still no picture?
What's Up With That, Kellan???
Boy... where to even begin with this review?
In my personal vision of hell, this is the only bar that would be open.
The TVs in hell would only play The View, Oprah, and Judge Judy.
The only movies would be romantic comedies.
The only food you could eat in hell would be tea cakes and little salads.
And the only bar would be Sing Sing.
It's so miserable in there. Everywhere I turn is another brides maid with some CRRRRAZY penis hat, putting stickers on everyone who walks by, or some housewife having the time of her life with her girlfriends while the two middle aged bald guys on stage replace the lyrics of classic american songs with fart jokes.
Everyone is acting drunk after knocking back 15 capri suns that are served in fish bowls, and then to top it off, it's all expensive!
Really, if you can't tell, I hate this place. It actually is giving me heart burn just thinking about it.
Sing Sing is the bar to go to when you and your friends can't agree on a place to land. It's got loud music. It's got good draft beer. It's got TONS of people. Get there early if you want a front row seat. After ten it starts getting rowdy and even the back bar starts to fill up. I've had to settle for standing room only on many occasions. But it's a good enough bar, I don't mind standing.
The cocktailers at Sing Sing even get involved and do a show once an hour, while the dueling piano players take requests. If you staple a twenty to your song request sheet, you're more likely to hear it played before you leave! I'd suggest getting to know the song "Squeezebox" by The Who before going to celebrate an anniversary or recent wedding, so you can sing along with the semi-offensive lyrics!
Another fun activity is to start a college fight song war. The piano players know many fight songs, and it's surprising and entertaining to see how much someone will pay to hear the Rutgers or Notre Dame or School of Mines fight song. No worries, if your school didn't have a fight song they'll make one up for you!
Definitely a fun place for those who aren't shy, and an entertaining place for those who like to sit back and watch the crowd.
Yes yes let's embarrass our buddy on his birthday. Ever port has it's wench and every city has it's own dueling piano bar. The key to this place is alcohol. The more you drink, the funnier it becomes. As you drink more beer, you want to make a total "A" of yourself or even better yet your birthday buddy.
In comparison to other dueling piano bars that I've visited this felt a little too cozy. By the time we left, you could feel thatthe air was saturated with everyone else's sweat.
Maybe this is just not my thing, but not only was I bored, I was annoyed. I could barely hear over everyone loudly talking and, as people got more and more drunk, it just got worse.
Only did 2 stars because the birthday-girl in the group loved it so much that I couldn't say it was unbearable.
Ok...the only reason I'm giving a 4 & not a 5 star is because I never quite made it to the food portion of the evening. This is one of the most fun places I've ever been. It's really hard for me to relax & just have a good time, but after a couple of drinks and the GREAT songs...all you (ok, I) could do was singggg at the top of my lungs! SO MUCH FUN! It's my first dueling piano bar (warning: do not expect class...I did and was happily mistaken!)
I have another dueling piano bar night lined up for the end of June in Seattle...tune in later for a comparison update!! Hope it's as good!!! By the way...SAN FRANCISCO...WHAT'RE YOU DOIN????WHERE'S THE PIANO BAR??????????????????????????????
This place is fantastic!
For a few bucks, you can get your friends dragged up on stage to do a little Hokey Pokey or dance or whatever. The musicians are always down to embarrass your friends.
They have their own beer that they brew. It's pretty good. Would steer ya away from the hef, but the brown is pretty tasty. The servers are pretty knowledgable and can get ya a brew ya like.
Go with a group. It's a good time. Embarrass your friends on their bday, for the bacheloretty party, on their bad hair day, for whatever reason.
Hmmm. Piano bar sober. Doesn't sound too appealing. Piano bar after a few drinks. This is nice. Piano bar drunk. Now we're talking. Yes, Sing Sing has all the elements that make piano bars cheesy, but that's also what makes them fun.
Ironically, my first Sing Sing experience was totally sober, and I loved it. I'm not really the kind of guy who hangs out in piano bars a lot, so you're not going to find me there on a random night, but it's a nice place if you're looking for a fun, unique, cheesy good time.
First off, let's start with the obviously, ladies--this place is for us!
Sing Sing is the place for the ideal Girls Night Out. With at least two wickedly cute, approachable, charsmatic piano players--oh, who sing too and will touch your butt (ah!), Sing Sing is great for a birthday party or bachlorette party! It's just plain fun.
Hope you like the 80s, because you'll be singing all night and hope you not too proud (to beg...wait, no) to dance on stage!
Sing Sing is interactive and fun. And, although it mainly tailors to the 30+ crowd, it's a good time for anyone!
Sing Sing is what you decide to make of it. If you think it's a bit campy, and you decide in your mind not to have a good time, you just might give this place one star. But look around the place, and you'll see that most people are having a great time - smiling, singing, dancing, drinking, laughing...
Definitely worth checking out, if you have never done the dueling pianos scene...
Sing Sing is a great place to go with a group. On any given night you will find birthday and bachelorette parties having a great time. They have fun numbers for getting groups on stage for special occasions. The musicians know just about every song there is, or can at least fake it enough to get by. They clearly are having a good time, and it shows, which makes everyone else have fun, too. Have friend you want to embarrass? Request "Joy to the World" for them, and you will be glad you did. If they are playing (or are about to play) a song you don't like, you can always give them a tip to stop, which is always entertaining.
I couldn't go here every night of the week, but it is a damn good time for a group night out!
A very fun experience to be sure. The number of songs that the pianists know is truly amazing. Overall, drinks were good and fair, and service was decent, but you only real go to Sing Sing for the dueling pianos.
Sing Sing is a fun dueling piano bar. Though not as good as the one in Las Vegas, they do a fine job here.
Very entertaining, if you like this place try The Reef in Boulder!
Fabulous! Great place to bring your rowdy parents or outspoken friends. Bring your balls. You will need them to sing the night away or just throw a few shots back. Either will do.
From yesteryear to yesterday, the dueling piano players at Sing Sing insist there's not been a tune written that they can't play. Your job is to stump them, which isn't easy, so instead, prepare your list of requests ahead of time, grab a gaggle of song-and-stage ready friends that aren't afraid to kick up their heels (or a little embarrassment), stake out a table, preferably in the front, and enjoy the fact that you never knew "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" could be so contagious.
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