The El Mo has been around since before dirt.
The Rolling Stones played there a lot as the story goes, and thus a legend is born.
As for the rest of it: it's two floors that hold about 400 at capacity each.
The old set up was far more rock and roll, the new is a bit like venue meets ballet class.
When I was in high school I used to go tot he all-ages shows, and as far as I know, they still do lots of them. I've been to some amazing concerts here, so has everyone from Toronto, but I have been to far more terrible ones.
The bartenders are nice, and quick, considering they pour pop from 2L bottles instead of off a pop gun.
There are no frills here at all. It's definitely a place for people who want to see a specific show or have a specific plan, not so much a spot that is consistent night after night or every weekend.