Winnipeg, MB

Raffy's Cafe Live Music Restaurant

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Raffy's Cafe Live Music Restaurant is winnipeg restaurant and lounge promoted as a live-music venue with full-band and acoustic entertainment. The programming spans Rock, acoustic, covers, and local bands, giving artists a useful sense of what already works in the room. Venue descriptions emphasize live music as a core part of the restaurant's entertainment offering. Close audience contact should reward performers who are comfortable letting the details of the music do the work. For songwriters and small acoustic acts, that intimacy is the main advantage.

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204-505-0898

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Age policy
21+
Genres
Acoustic, Rock
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Address
1060 Ellice Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3G 0C9, Canada
Venue phone
204-505-0898
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