The Beehive

Prices: Rather pricey

Age restriction: None but not recommended for under 21 during late on weekends

Location: South Boston

Accessibility: 10 minute walk to either bus or T-stop

The Beehive is both an eatery and bar that also houses live jazz musician and bands. From the virtual tour my personal impression of the venues is very hip and very image/brand oriented. The décor is very artsy and elegant but then there are also hints at a grunge feel from the exposed brick and the eclectic choice of art.

 According to Tiffany Z. a member of Yelp.com (a social networking, user review, and local search web site), the Beehive is “a great dinner and live music spot with a semi-classy and lively (but not loud) atmosphere.”

Type of jazz scene and subgenres:

Kyle Nasser Band -Jazz

Florencia Gonzalez- Candombe Project -African Bantu roots

Musaner – Armenian folk

ZILI MISIK - Haitian mizik rasin, jazz, roots reggae, samba, Cuban son, and neo soul

Bobby Keyes - Electric roots, blues and jazz

 From the above musicians, it is apparent that the type of jazz scene is progressive jazz. Including many different types of subgenres and twists to jazz. 

To get to the Beehive one must either have a car or not mind a ten-minute walk to the closest T or bus station, accessibility in this sense is manageable. In another sense, this place is accessible to college students given that there is no imposed restriction on age, yet much of the buzz around this venue is about the “great drinks” according to Aubrey r. There is no cover charge which further opens up the venue to strapped for cash college students, yet the drink and food prices are steep and render this place rather inaccessible to the everyday college student. One can get a main dish ranging from Spanish Paprika chicken for $23 (the cheapest) to Blackened Ribeye Steak Frites with Cognac Sauce for $29.5.

Having to pay for drink and a filling meal in addition to both bus and T-fare to get to the Beehive the experience would have to be phenomenal to outweigh breaking the bank.