Recession Hits Uptown

I'm sure this isn't news to Minneapolitans, but I just noticed that The Uptown Bar is closing. (It was famous locally for a variety of musical reasons. The Replacements and Soul Asylum and Husker Du practically lived there, and Tommy and Bob Stinson's mom still worked there.) I saw my pals from Communist Daughter play there last time I was in town in May. [via]

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This was just an excuse to mention that I'm going to be in town in a couple weeks. <a href="http://blogumentary.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Chuck</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1416544208/ref=nosim/fimoculouscom-20/" target="_blank">Chuck</a> both happen to be getting married on the same weekend, completely separately!

posted by Rex at 2009-09-03 11:25:07

It's not the recession. The owners are cashing out and developers are cashing in, building more two-story retail behemoths like the North Face and Victoria Secret stores.

posted by Anon at 2009-09-03 12:31:22

Recession Hits Uptown

Rex Sorgatz