• Courtesy of Luke Awtry photography
• Lee Fields and the Expressions performing at Artsriot

ArtsRiot — On a mission to "destroy apathy," this South End restaurant and event space lines up eclectic local, national and international musicians multiple nights a week.

Other Finalists (Inside Chittenden County)

• Light Club Lamp Shop
• The Monkey House
• Nectar's
• Radio Bean

• Courtesy of Brian Jenkins
• Rusty Nail Stage

Rusty Nail Stage — This rock-and-roll club has hosted music legends from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Muddy Waters since its 1969 inception. The stage still lights up several times a week — and now it shares space with Tres Amigos restaurant.

Other Finalists (Outside Chittenden County)

• Rick & Kat's Howlin' Mouse
• Stage 33 Live
• Sweet Melissa's
• Zenbarn