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| - "Friends don't let friends drink boring beer!" So... Are you telling me we're not friends, Vagabond? I'm confused. You seem to feign an interest in beer culture, so why are you trying to push $8.5 Coors Banquet on me? What the hell is that about? The good news is yes, they have a few local beers on tap too - also to the tune of $8.5 - $9.5, making it, as far as I know, the most expensive beer in town. Sure it's pricey, but to make up for the really expensive beer, Vagabond goes above and beyond on... Uhh, they're really good at... Umm... Get back to me? Sorry, I'm going to have to take a pass on this one.
I came here for some local live music, eager to support a new venue. I was glad to see that Vagabond might be finding itself, and if they're interested in getting involved in the music scene you'd better believe I'm going to be there to support them. While on some level I feel the intent to make Vagabond a music venue is there, the delivery needs a lot of work if it's ever going to happen. The space is insanely loud - one of those places where you can hear everything and as a result can hear nothing. If they want to do music they could benefit from a room specific PA setup, but right now it seems as if the waters are only being tested.
Another thing that really rubbed me the wrong way was the door cover. My problem isn't in paying a cover to go see live music, in fact I expect it. In most instances, 100% the door charge goes directly to the bands, and I'm told this is the case with Vagabond. In some cases, this is the only way the bands are getting paid. While I disagree with this method, that's a conversation for another day - what I disliked seeing is Vagabond's willingness to let people in that weren't interested in paying the cover charge. "Show your Roughneck Tickets - get in for free." Great promo idea! I assume Vagabond is covering that cost then and not making the bands eat it? "Didn't know there's a cover? That's ok - just go on in." It's probably not cool with you if one of the bands decided to do a "Come to the show - get a free beer on Vagabond" promotion without your permission, or say "Oh, you don't feel like paying your tab? Don't worry, you don't have to." It's very possible that if you've got a lot of post hockey game traffic coming through on a whim, having a door charge isn't the way to go - but then you should pay your bands differently.
Sorry guys. I promise you I'm really eager to change my mind on this one, but apart from being in close proximity to the Saddledome, I'm really struggling for reasons why I should go here. I really do want my current opinion to change.
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