The guy on the left is Sven, he was our bartender from Switzerland. Sven rocks.
Here's an aerial shot of the bar, and you can see our lobby through the exit door there. The girl in the green is Phoebe, who's now in Holland! We miss you Phoebe!
If you look a bit to the left, we have some nice seats here that are black felt cushioned. They're cool and it seems like the scene in there is getting better and better all the time, with a neat mix of locals and travelers chilling out and having beer and talking about different words for Snow and stuff.
Some people who let me take their photograph. I think they were here for a show.
People hanging out at the bar.
This is our open mic night, and you can see the area where the guy's sitting, that's kind of where we put bands.
So during the day this is kind of where you hang out and muck about on your laptop, eat your lunch and whatever, and then during the evening this is where everybody eats their awesome food, which is a really fun scene, and then at night we move all the tables out, move all the chairs in and set up a little stage for whoever's going to play.
Band people: where Steph is sitting there with her guitar in this photo, that's where your band is going to be. See those speakers mounted to the ceiling? That's what we offer, along with the mixer that you can't see here. It's a basic 6-channel Behringer line mixer. We also have another mixer-amp that plugs into the speakers. There's enough space there for maybe a 6-person band at the max.
Probably the best picture we have of the live music venue situation here. You can set up the chairs however you want, this is just how we usually do it. We've had fashion shows, burlesque shows, all kinds of crazy stuff too.
We've recently had some very talented artists go to work on the walls of the lounge...
Check out the international crowd! Indica and Tamara are keeping things under control :D
Air Traffic Control: An Evening of Ambient Music Bongo Drum and Sampler Session |
Twinkle Twinkle jam session in the Bar/Lounge Guitar, bongo drums and harmonica blues session in the Dining Room |
The bar, lounge & dining room areas are the best they've ever been, but here you can see what they've looked like in the past:
We've booked all different kinds of bands, artists, DJs and live electronic performers from around the city and around the world. Let us know if you want to set up a gig!
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