Tonight is the final show for the Bluebird under its current name. The bill features KC's the Republic Tigers, and locals the Analysts and Oceania. As we wrote about here, the venue is taking a couple of weeks off for renovations.On February 5, the club will reopen under a new name: The Firebird. The opening weekend will feature Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Thor Axe, Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship and Jason and the Beast on Thursday; the Feed, Hibernauts, Fattback and Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday; a
I braved insane paint fumes, the cold and impending vacation and trekked to the new Firebird to snap some photos of its new! and! improved! appearance! Proprietor Mike Cracchiolo and pals were still busy at work painting the place and gussying up the bar, but the venue should be all spiffed-up by the time Thursday's show with Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Jason and the Beast, Thor Axe and Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship. The rest of the opening weekend promises to be loads of fun -- Friday's shindig