Vern's is the the goddamn WORST. They're rude and shitty, the bathrooms look like nuclear bombs exploded in them, and they don't have a guest list, even for peeps arriving with the band. One guy does everything - which is a fun juggling act to watch, until he turns his laser eyes of evil grumpiness on YOU. I'm back for some godforsaken reason, but last time I was here, the bar staff spilled a whole beer on my camera (I was shooting for a festival) and then CHARGED ME FOR THE BEER. Take a miss on this shitty place. The one thing I will say, in their favour, is that they contribute to the seedy, scuzzy, subterranean underbelly of Calgary's music scene. Otherwise Vern's is a crusty disaster.