clubs

Wednesday nights are notoriously slow nights for clubs. It’s Hump Day, and people either want to hit the sack early in preparation for the weekend starting on Thursday night or maybe go see a flick at Movies 12 or the Bijou when the family and retiree hordes are generally busy with homework and shuffleboard. But if you want a bar with cheap drinks ($1 well drinks), casual atmosphere and tunes piped in from the ‘90s for your Wednesday night, then check out Indigo District’s ’90 Night.

I scoped it out last night, half-expecting a ton of crappy hip hop I didn’t enjoy in the ‘90s and still don’t enjoy. Instead, as I walked inside, DJ Billy was spinning Radiohead’s “Karma Police.” This was a welcome sign, as songs by Butthole Surfers, Beck, Weezer, Daft Punk, Ace of Base (by request) and a whole slough of other nostalgia-inducing songs — along with, yes, a few rap and hip hop hits thrown in the mix — were played throughout the night. At various times, it seemed like it was just me and my posse of four to five friends in the Indigo. With this event only a couple of weeks old, there's no pressure to dress up like the '90s or even dance (though how can you resist?!). It's really just nice to go to a bar that plays awesome songs.

The only advice I’d give the Indigo is to drop the cover charge for non-student men (it’s free for women and students with ID). However, this cover charge policy kept a shady-looking dude from entering the bar before us, so maybe it’s a fine policy if it will keep out the Indigo’s notorious weekend gangbangers crew. Party on, Indigo: You've regained some of the respect you lost when you went all ghetto on me last winter.

Prince vs. Michael Jackson DJ battle at John Henry's Friday

FRIDAY, FEB. 8

AXE & FIDDLE Ray Charles Manson Family Feud—8:30; Rock, funk
BLACK FOREST The Whopner County Country All-Stars, The Hi-Fi Ramblers, Black Delany—10; Rockabilly, surf, post-punk
COZMIC PIZZA Hokoyo Marimba Ensemble—8; Benefit show
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE The Cheating Hearts, The Hollowbodys—10; Punk, rock, alt
EL JARRO AZUL Mike Denny & Jesse Marquez—7
INDIGO DISTRICT DJ Hoop Dreams & DJ Adam—10; Hip hop, electro
JOHN HENRY’S Brothers of Beat presents Prince vs. Michael Jackson—10; DJ battle
LUCKEY’s The Underlings, The Valiant Arms, Long Tall & Ugly—10; Rock
MACENZI’S TOO Tony Rae & Common Ground—9; Jazzy blues, Latin
MAC’S AT THE VET’S CLUB Mr. Wizard—8:30; Classic rock
OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Olem Alves—5:30. Rob Tobias—9
ROCK ‘N’ RODEO DJs Jon Michaels & Rob Reynolds—7:30; Country, rock, top 40
SAM BOND’S Django’s Cadillac—9:30; Jazz, swing
SAM’S PLACE Karaoke–8
SPIRITS Greg Glass Project—9; Rock
TAYLOR’S DJ Prestine—10
WANDERING GOAT The Blair St. Mugwumps—10; Old-time
WORLD CAFE Jasper Mountain—7; Bluegrass, folk, Americana
WORLD FLAVORS Random Blues Band w/Gaye Lee Russell—9; Blues

SATURDAY, FEB. 9

AXE & FiDDLE Zepparella—8:30; All-female Led Zepp cover band
BEL AMI LOUNGE Richardson Jazz Trio—10
BLACK FOREST Alpha Dahlia, Wife Swap, Velvet Trap—10; Rock
CLUB SNAFU Freaks Dance Party w/Audio Schizophrenic—9; Electro-mash
COUNTRYSIDE Latigo—9
COZMIC pIZZA Lindsay Mac—8; Indie, folk, alternative
DIABLO’S The Vinyl Pimpz—10
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE H is for Hellgate, Escotar, The Dead Americans—10
HAPPY HOURS Johnny Law & The Rebels—9
INDIGO DISTRICT DJ Hoop Dreams & DJ Adam—10; Hip hop, electro
JOHN HENRY’S Ray Charles Manson Family Feud, Disco Organica, Forever Growing, Bazil Rathbone—9
LUCKEY’s Cleo Lynx, Just People—10; Acoustic, indie rock
MAC’S AT THE VET’S CLUB The Vipers w/Deb Cleveland—8:30; Rockin’ blues
MCDONALD THEATRE Satin Love Orchestra—7
OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Jon Fiori & Ted Godbout—5:30. Mickey & The Mojo Hitmen—9
PAPA’S SOUL FOOD KITCHEN Brothers of Beat & Papa Soul—9; Old-school soul
SAM BOND’S Talkdemonic—9:30; Rock
SAMURAI DUCK Ladon, Terracorpse, Neversleep—9; Metal
SHADY PINES Setting Sun, Quitzow, The Ovulators—8; Rock, electro, pop
SPIRITS Greg Glass Project—9; Rock
WANDERING GOAT The Brainwashers—7:30; Instrumental surf
WINESTYLES Tim McLaughlin—7; Jazz guitar
WORLD FLAVORS Carl Faddis—9; Folk
WOW HALL PBS (Porter Batiste Stultz)—9; New Orleans funk

Full listings HERE