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| - I don't know that I'm mentally prepared to explain my Joe's Grotto experience just yet, but I'll try.
We came here because my BF's band got on a gig that included three other bands. I'd never heard of it, but came to realize it's pretty well known on the music circuit due to it's focus on live acts (all mini tables face the stage, sort of like a small comedy club), the great sound system (though I would say I only give it a good, but certainly better than most) and pretty awesome lighting set up (a whole separate lighting guy who does not double as the sound guy).
This place is definitely in the middle of nowhere, and well, a little trashy. Young, old, in between - bouncers, door guys, bartenders, waitresses, clientele - they all looked tough as shit and ready to fight any bitch or d-bag for stepping out of line (which, so happens, they did, but we'll get to that later). Lots of neon beer signs, a couple pool tables and four dart boards (not sure if plastic or real).
The décor is pretty dive-esque but the prices were not. But they had Stella on tap, surprisingly. You can also buy ear plugs at the bar which I think is awesome! Almost as cool as Club Red's ear plug candy machine. Bathrooms were clean and well-lit, so can't complain there.
The crowd mad-dogged the shit out of us - even the elderly couples gave us a suspicious eye and seemed to be tracking our movements all over the bar -- this is a place for regulars, my friend. But I have to admit, the music and other acts were great (except the last band, but they were pretty drunk when they went on).
So, to make a long story short, there was a girl fight out front after the last band finished, between a waitress and a parton/stripper (guess which one was sober and guess which one was running her mouth and asking the doors guys to punch her?). That clears up...until one of the members of the last band marched up to a bouncer saying something along the lines that he had hit the stripper girl and why doesn't he hit him, if he's so tough. So, drunk dude gets knocked down and bouncer barely bats an eyelash. Meanwhile stripper comes tearing out from somewhere to re-attack everyone. Some other dudes gets punched over a car and it was a general riot of about 20 people.
As I stood outside and watched, I thought it was all pretty funny til I realized someone's prob got a gun in their car (or on their person -- thanks Gov. Brewer!) and it's only a matter of time until shots are fired into the crowd (yeah, that's how shady this place was). So we took off pretty soon after that.
So yeah, Joe's Grotto - good live music, girl fights, riots. As another reviewer noted, it's certainly a good place to "people watch."
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