barrelhouse
/ˈbærəlˌhaʊs/
noun
- A rough, informal bar or tavern, often featuring live music and dancing.
- They spent the evening at a barrelhouse, listening to blues and drinking cheap beer.
- The film depicted a rowdy barrelhouse in the 1920s.
- The old barrelhouse on the corner was famous for its lively jazz sessions.
- A style of blues or jazz piano playing that is energetic, rhythmic, and often percussive, originating in such bars.
- He learned barrelhouse piano from listening to old recordings.
- The pianist's barrelhouse style got everyone clapping along.
- The song had a raw, barrelhouse feel that captured the audience.