Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Yalies on Cafe Nine....

Cafe Nine adds flavor to Elm City’s music scene Kate Aitken (yaledailynews.com)

Dimly lit, with concert posters, gumball machines and a jukebox lining the open-faced brick walls, Cafe Nine is a cozy mixture of underground and vintage. The only bar in New Haven featuring live music every night of the week, Cafe Nine has been a staple of the New Haven music scene for nearly two decades. While Rudy’s features live music on Saturdays and Toad’s is known for more mainstream concerts and infamous Saturday Night Dance Parties, Cafe Nine has always been dedicated to making live music available to the beer-drinking public whenever they want it.

“There’s always something going on here,” said Edward Zaretskiy, who has played at Cafe Nine with his band Mr. Ed and the Horses in addition to frequenting the bar as a customer. “It’s the only place around that’s real anymore.” Cafe Nine devotees like Zaretskiy say owner Paul Mayer — who bought Cafe Nine in 2003 — has invigorated the bar and its nightly lineup, drawing on rock and roll, indie and “insurgent country” talents and boasting guests like Junior Boys and Wolf Parade.

Mayer said he has remained focused on the bar’s original mission: giving live music a home in New Haven. - complete article

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