nightlife
MUSIC CALENDAR
Son Venezuela; Duffy's (in the Ramada Inn), 2222 W. Sixth St.; 18+, cost TBA, 9 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20
El Guapo, The Husbands, The Dishes; The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts; 21+, $2, 10 p.m.
Gang of Hours, Tweed, Ten 'Til Blue; The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts; 21+, $3, 10 p.m.
- Jayplay Live; The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire; $5 for 18+, $3 for 21+, 9 p.m. (see the calendar on pg. 3 for band info)
Friday, Nov. 21
The Belles, namelessnumberheadman, The Trelese; The Brick (in Kansas City), 1727 McGee;
21+,$7, 10 p.m.
214, 7 p.m.
Brand New, Hod Rod Circuit, Eisley; Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts, all ages, $12, 7 p.m.
Rusted Root; The Granada Theatre, 1020 Massachusetts; 18+,$21, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 22
Contra Naturam's Fetish Night; The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire; 18+ cost TBA, 10 p.m.
Less Than Jake, Rufio; The Beaumont Club (in Kansas City), 4050 Broadway; all ages, $16, 7 p.m.
The Royal Nonesuch, Knuckel Drager, The Hefners, The Litigators, The Fine Lines; El Torreon (in Kansas City), 3101 Gillham Plaza; all ages, cost TBA, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 23
Sunday, Nov. 20 Dan Pem Trio; Harbour Lights, 1031 Massachusetts; 21+, $1 to $2, time TBA
Blue Magic, The Beaumont Club (in Kansas City), 4050 Broadway; 21+, $22.50 to $40, 7:30 p.m.
■ Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Just a Fire, Kelpie; The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire; all ages, $7, 9 p.m.
Explosions in the Sky, Lazerus, Santo Gold;
The Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts; 21+,$2, 10 p.m.
Sugarcult, Story Of The Year, Jackson, Anything But Joey; The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire; all ages, $10, 8 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 24
SPOTI, Arthur Dodge; The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire; 21+,$3, 10 p.m.
Local musicians Evan Saathoff, Jordan Geiger (Minus Story, Appleseed Cast), Nicholas Often, Brendan Hangauer (Fourth of July), Andrew Conner (Ghosty); The Eighth Street Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire; 21+, $2, 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 25
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Grand Fiasco; Davey's Uptown Rambler Club (in Kansas City), 3402 Main St.; 21+, cost TBA, 10 p.m.
The first, and maybe only Jayplay pub crawl
Blue Riddum Band; Grand Emporium (in Kansas City), 3832 Main St; 21+,$10, 9 p.m.
Eric Braem/Kansan
"One in, out out" is a common phrase overheard at the front door of the Sandbar, 117 E. Eighth St. Jimmy Buffet songs and University of Kansas alumni make for a party atmosphere inside.
Try a new bar for a nightlife scene change. BY ASHLEY ARNOLD, KIM ELSHAM & PATRICK CADY
OK of-agers: Here's our take on three very different, but very popular Lawrence bars. Each reviewer went to each of the three bars, one of which for the first time. If you need a change of pace in your nightlife, go somewhere new. We did it; you can too.
A Sandbar Oasis
I've walked by the Sandbar, 117 E. Eighth St., in the past on my way to Henry's upstairs and always thought it had to be a hot spot because I normally saw long lines or overheard that it's "one in, one out." Last week though, I made it in. I met some friends at the Sandbar at about 12:30 a.m. I was happy to see some familiar faces because the rest of the crowd was most likely alumni from the '80s. Sure, the median age of the Sandbar crowd is probably 29, but I didn't feel uncomfortable. It was obvious that they loved the place and loved everyone who came in.
—Kim Elsham
The Sandbar was pretty enjoyable,but
There's plenty of room to sit at the bar or a table, or hang in the back room. The bar has plenty to offer in the form of shots and liquor, but I only noticed four beers on tap. How are the prices? All I know is a double gin and tonic is $5—pretty reasonable for a hefty amount of liquor. I had to maintain my intoxication to tolerate the heavy doses of 30-somethings shaking their high-waisted stonewashed jeans to Jimmy Buffet. I managed to make it to the jukebox, filled with 50 percent Buffet, to select a few of my favorites: "Malted Milk," by Eric Clapton, "Candy Man," by Roy Orbison, and "Girl, You'll be a Woman Soon," from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. Alas, the bar closed before my selections made it to the speakers. I was a bit sore about missing the famed "hurricane" that night, when fans blow around some sand on the floor starting at about 10 p.m., but according to the patrons, I didn't miss much.
be sure to bring your buddies with you, as you might not run into to many you know. I would suggest this venue if you're looking for a different crowd, different music and room to relax.Not exactly my idea of a beach oasis in Lawrence,but it does have a killer aquarium.
"College student? Graduated yet still holding on to your college years? Try the Sandbar. You'll fit in with someone at just about any age." Ashley Arnold
"Great atmosphere, crappy beer selection, but where's the Ernest Hemmingway
Last Calls:
impersonator?" — Patrick Cady
Hawk: A Loogie or a Paradise?
China was less crowded than The Hawk, 1340 Ohio St., tonight. I spent a month in China's three largest cities and that barely prepared me for the roiling crush of people that danced and drank around me. Even as I arrived, I found a crowd milling outside that would put any Mallot Hall gas leak to shame. Everyone wore flashing pins supplied by Bacardi and stood outside looking like the embodiment of impatience. I couldn't count how many people cursed the cold
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thursday, november 20. 2003