P.A.'s Lounge

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P.A.'s Lounge is a live music venue in Somerville, Massachusetts, near Union Square at 345 Somerville Ave. The name comes from its early days as a club popular with Portuguese immigrants, with "P" and "A" standing for Portuguese-American. It later became a Portuguese seafood restaurant before reopening as a live music venue and bar in fall 2002. In 2019, the owners renamed it Union Tavern.

As P.A.'s Lounge, it became known for hosting a wide range of performers in an intimate, informal setting, often featuring indie acts. Notable artists who played there include Thurston Moore, Mary Lou Lord, Steven Tyler, Jens Lekman, Jay Reatard, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Elf Power, and many others.