Received word yesterday that the liquor license for City Hall, Regas Christou's latest venture in the SoCo nightclub district, was approved. Rob Mullins is slated to help break in the new venue at 1144 Broadway on Friday, July 31. Also just heard that
Speakeasy Tiger is playing a free show on Friday afternoon at Hot Topic
in Northfield. Torch the Wagon, meanwhile,
was supposed to play the Lion's Lair on Friday, but their
drummer has apparently quit. (D'oh! What is it with drummers, anyway?!) W
Oh, Magic Cyclops, how do we love you? Let us count the ways. Although he's had a spate of bad luck recently, namely being completely shafted by Hotels.com, who maxed his credit card while he was in New York, which ultimately left him penniless and starving for a few days until he could board a plane back to the Fort, this latest development should mark a serious upturn in his fortunes. He's long been known for his propensity for wild stunts, half-mad promotions and generally goofy behavi