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"We enjoy things that are definitely strange and outsider," says Trunk Space co-founder Steph Carrico. Since debuting in 2004, the venue has fostered the sort of outsider art, experimental performances, noise artistry, and musical oddities that can't be seen elsewhere. And at The Trunk Space, that thing is usually a bit unusual. It's also located on the grounds of a historic house of worship (specifically, Grace Lutheran Church) whose staff and clergy are cool enough to let it do its own thing.
First, the DIY spot is purely a nonprofit venture run by volunteers, overseen by a seven-person board, and largely features shows by local indie promoters. The Trunk Space stands apart from every other music venue in the Valley. Their party-pooping isn't going to stop Slattery, who's already planning next year's Vanishing Show. Operating on a shoestring budget with nary a permit, the Vanishing Show and its audiences often play a cat-and-mouse game with Tempe cops, who have shut down the event a few times in the past after noise complaints. The crowd then "vanishes" and heads over to the new spot by cycling or walking to catch the next band. A local band will perform a 20- to 30-minute set then, the next location is announced just before they wrap up. Here's the setup: Slattery will post a starting location online (typically a house) where attendees can gather. The DIY music event put on by DJ and community organizer A Claire Slattery is a mobile party and movable indie rock feast that roams Tempe's Maple-Ash-Farmer-Wilson neighborhood one night every spring since 2015. One of the exceptions is the annual Vanishing Show, a unique live music experience unlike your typical bar gig, concert, or festival. Have an answer for Gordon? And what do you think of the name Tight End? Is there a bar with a better name in Denver? (And never mind the Texas-based Tight Ends sports chain that's decidedly not geared to gay sports lovers, judging from all the bikini-clad women in its advertising.Novel ideas are hard to come by in a local music scene where repetition and imitation are the norm. Colfax rules.Įxactly what's the difference between a gay sports bar and a regular sports bar? Both will be 90 percent dudes. I love that we have a gay jock bar a few blocks from a gay cowboy bar. Super cool.Īlthough I applaud this bar, losing a punk bar is a sad, sad day. What, was “Wide Receiver” a little too much?Ĭongratulations, when so many are having to close down.Good name, too! Tight End might be the best name ever for a bar in Denver. Just the name itself warrants a stop! Love it. Readers agree, applauding both the concept and the name of the bar in their comments on the Westword Facebook post sharing news of this latest addition to Colfax.
“All the other major cities have gay sports bars. “We're really just focusing on the sports thing that's been a missing niche in our community, and we're ready to fill that,” co-owner Steven Alix says. Say hello to Tight End, the gay sports bar that took over the space at 1501 East Colfax Avenue and opened on April 12. Say so long to Streets Denver, the rock replacement of Streets of London that closed at the end of May.