Live music clubs / Downtown Kalamazoo (Historic Star Building)
Old Dog Tavern
A family-owned tavern in the historic Star Building in downtown Kalamazoo, open since 2010 and one of the city's busiest small live-music rooms.
01 / The story of this place
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Old Dog opened on E Kalamazoo Ave in 2010, serving homemade food, craft beer and cocktails. It books local and touring rock, indie, jam and punk bands, such as Saxsquatch and the Dead Letter Fest in summer 2026, plus a Tuesday open mic and a Sunday jazz brunch.
- Family-owned since 2010
- Rock, indie, jam and punk
- Tuesday open mic, Sunday jazz brunch
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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-25
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03 / Events
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