Really great new hangout downtown. Did an awesome job reimagining this place into a dark, seedy, yet very comfortable bar. Although two latinos who sat beside me were really upset to not find Big Al, pool tables, and karaoke night. Oh well, you can't please everybody.
I went after first friday and it was predictably packed. They had three bands that were extremely loud, but were thankfully also very good. The first band was a mixture of 70s surf music, hardcore, and generator rock that felt very in place for the bar as well as the city (the best band of the night). The other two were a hives rip off band and another surf music band that were also pretty good. But too loud to hold a decent conversation. I would prefer to go there on a night without bands to chill.
The other negatives are no patio and no beer on tap. But the drinks were a good price for a friday(G&T's for 3.50), well made, and pretty alcoholic.