Here in ye olde Asbury Park, the terrific bar/venue
The Wonder Bar hosts Yappy Hour, allowing good dogs to roam freely in their expansive outdoor deck and sandy open area during certain times of the week. It's a good hang whether or not you have a dog, because this is a big dog town and people have all sorts of pups of different shapes and sizes that you can meet while getting completely inebriated in the ocean breeze.
Unfortunately, my animal roommate Kaz has never been able to go to a Yappy Hour, because she's a Cattle Dog...they pretty much don't f*** with other dogs and other dogs don't f*** with them. Oh well.
The Wonder Bar is right by the beach and gets real good performers in all the time--seen Colter Wall (
@Gert B Frobe's avatar and spirit animal), The Weeks, Old 97's, and about 10 other great shows since I've lived here. It even gets name-checked in the chorus of this
very infectious recent tune from noteworthy PA boys the Menzingers.
BUT! Next time you're looking for a little beach time, skip on those corny-ass South Jersey beaches and go see some cool dogs and dope bands here in Asbury. We've got like 65 bars in 1.6 square miles. We also offer cute tattooed punk chicks and dudes, crazy rich Jersey folk with wild foreign cars, and a small subset of stereotypical dumbass juiceheads...fun!