Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The Mars Bar

The Mars Bar is the club side of Cafe Venus-- the two places are built in tandem; you enter Cafe Venus, pay the cover at the doorway that connects Venus to the Mars Bar, get your stamp, and enter the bar area.  It's recently come under new ownership, so both the restaurant and venue are being run much differently than they were for the last few years.

For the record: the food at Cafe Venus is pretty good.  They have traditional bar food as well as a lot of vegetarian/vegan options.

The venue itself is fairly small and intimate, with a mid-size stage (much improved from the first time we played here) and a solid PA (appropriate for the size of the venue).  Bands split the door, and there are tables across from the stage for merch.

Not unlike the 2 Bit's Monday Metal Madness, the Mars Bar is currently hosting RadGoat Fridays, which is hosted by ubik.s Michelle, and has been building up Mars Bar Fridays as a punk and metal event night in town.  Saturdays are being booked by Daswasup GIG, setting up a more garage-style night, and giving the Mars Bar a solid lineup.

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