THE BOOMBOX: Providence’s First Karaoke Lounge Has Everyone Raving

 The Boombox, Providence’s first and only karaoke lounge, is  open for business. Located on the ground    floor at the recently opened Dean Hotel at 122 Fountain  Street, The Boombox brings a style of    nighttime entertainment  not  before  seen  in  Rhode    Island.

Taking inspiration from the popular karaoke “boxes”  in Korea and Japan, The Boombox  is the perfect    destination for birthdays, celebrations, or  anyone looking  for an alternative to another night at the  cornerbar. The Boombox offers  both a lounge area as well as five private rooms. In the lounge, customers can request songs at  the bar and then grab  a microphone to belt out the tune. Those who just want to watch and listen as others  perform can sit back with a  cocktail and enjoy the show.  For groups looking form their own space to let loose, private rooms are available for rent by the  hour.    

Each room has its  own karaoke system complete  with touch-screen iPad  selection, TV,    speakers,    and  30,000 songs to choose from, which  are updated monthly. The  Boombox is  owned by Ethan Feirstein,    owner of  The  Salon  bar  just  a few blocks away at  57  Eddy  Street. “I am thrilled to be open at The    Dean and to be a part of  such an iconic downtown transformation,”  says    Feirstein. “I  see The    Boombox as a fantastic compliment  to  the other food & beverage options in  the hotel and  love that both  hotel  guests as well as Rhode Island locals have  been joining us for a riotously good time. The response from customers  so  far  has been nothing short of    
extraordinary and we already have a diehard group of regulars who  come back night after night.“    

Collaborating on The    Boombox’s cocktail  and  beverage  selection is the  noted local mixologist    Willa    Van Nostrand of Little Bitte Artisanal Cocktails.   Sakes and sake-based cocktails are the focus of the    menu, featuring one-of-a-kind custom creations such as a Sake Sangria, a  sparkling cocktail  coined    The  Madonna, and The Cocky  Crooner a play on the Michelada among others. Beer, with a focus on local as    well as Asian favorites, and wine on tap (marking    just the    second    location    in    Rhode    Island    to    have this    unique    system) are    also    on hand.    Hard-to-find Asian sodas, snacks,  and candy round    out  the The  Boombox  is open five nights a week, from 5pm to 1am on  Wednesdays, Thursdays and    Sundays, and 5pm to 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. Private karaoke rooms  are available for  a minimum of  one  hour for  two  to  twenty  people  and  room  rates begin  at $20 per  hour. Karaoke    is available    in the  lounge  for  free before 9pm  and $1    per    song    thereafter.

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