Hayal Kahvesi, Istanbul

Aging rockers Bulutsuzluk Özlemi have made this their home base, so if they're on the bill, go have a look. Otherwise, you can expect lots of posturing as Aerosmith wannabes take to the stage and play semi-audible covers. Live music starts after 11p in a basic no-frills, bare-brick bar-room with a raised stage at the far end. The high cover charge keeps much of the riff-raff out. There's lots of elbow jostling around the bar at weekends when the place fills to capacity with rock-loving twenty-somethings. There's another branch of the club in Cubuklu. Call ahead for latest schedules and registrations.

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