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My son has the same complaint about not booking well. He likes the Orange Peel in Asheville which is very similar. He prefers the diversity of music they offer there. He likes jam bands but they have more. They need to book more popular and known bands. I'm all for local music but you can see that at local bars around for no cover. They had a good Led Zeppelin band from CA called ZOSO. I like the size of the venue and I think the place could really be so much more. There's no reason they can't have a well-rounded calendar with sold out shows. Heritage Park in Simpsonville is another venue that they don't book enough shows either. The PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte is the same size and they host some decent bands. I heard the reason is because they don't have hotels for people to stay if they go to one of the concerts.
I'm curious to see where it will go and if they will make some changes.
The Handlebar was a good size for a venue of it's type. The parking situation was not very good though.
The biggest problem with the Handlebar was a combination of these 2 things 1) It wasn't booked well and 2) probably what lead to it not booking a well-rounded calendar was that we are semi surrounded by staple locations for bands that tour through the area; Charlotte, Asheville, Atlanta, and Athens are all pretty well-established stops for lots of musicians in different music scenes. Greenville just doesn't end up being a great stop for a lot of these bands. Even Columbia pulls some more well-known indie bands due to the college crowd there.
It's one of the few negatives that really bug me since I moved here but oh well! It is what it is - we just end up doing a lot of driving to see bands. (We actually were up in Charlotte last night for a show for example).
Even Columbia? Seriously, though, Charleston's Music Farm is putting a second location in Columbia in conjunction with Tin Roof. It's supposed to be significantly larger, BTW. They might end up putting a third location in Greenville. But what's the real deal? This morning I saw a headline that said the HB was closing. Then it was moving. So it's closing again?
That reads worse than a Korenglish instruction manual. I can't tell whether to blame it on a screwed up situation at the Handlebar or crappy writing at WYFF's site.
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According to court documents, five people, the under the title of Mauldin Investments, own the property that houses the Handlebar. They are also co-owners of The Handlebar
Ok.. That's not unheard of.. You're a co-owner of the bar and you went in and bought the property as well.
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Mauldin Investments claims that The Handlebar stopped paying rent and that’s why the property went into foreclosure.
Umm... ok.. So.. I stopped paying myself rent, which means I couldn't pay the bank, which means that the property is being foreclosed on?
I guess it has to do with taxes and things like that.. Or, perhaps, there's alot more than 5 co-owners of the handlebar.. or, perhaps the handlebar said "We can't pay the rent.. here.. You're coowners of the bar"
Any way you look at it.. It would seem that planning for a reopening is at best wishful thinking right now.
Interesting, never heard of a part owner trying to evict the tenant. lol
I'm surprised they can make any profits with a rent of nearly 6000 dollars.
I must say Handlebar is bit of a landmark in Greenville and it will be weird it is no longer there. I thought it was good something like that was in Greenvile but no on Main Street.
I'd like to see Haywood Road become a hot spot area.
Interesting, never heard of a part owner trying to evict the tenant. lol
I'm surprised they can make any profits with a rent of nearly 6000 dollars.
That is expensive but a couple good shows would pay for it. I think it all boils down to how everything is managed. They also had a restaurant and a bar in there. All these things make profit.
That is expensive but a couple good shows would pay for it. I think it all boils down to how everything is managed. They also had a restaurant and a bar in there. All these things make profit.
I don't think that restaurant was doing much business and don't think many people even knew it had one. lol I don't think generally that location can work for a restaurant.
What is the most hopping bar in Greenville not in the downtown area? Crocs or something off Pelham near 85?
The Handlebar was a good size for a venue of it's type. The parking situation was not very good though.
The biggest problem with the Handlebar was a combination of these 2 things 1) It wasn't booked well and 2) probably what lead to it not booking a well-rounded calendar was that we are semi surrounded by staple locations for bands that tour through the area; Charlotte, Asheville, Atlanta, and Athens are all pretty well-established stops for lots of musicians in different music scenes. Greenville just doesn't end up being a great stop for a lot of these bands. Even Columbia pulls some more well-known indie bands due to the college crowd there.
It's one of the few negatives that really bug me since I moved here but oh well! It is what it is - we just end up doing a lot of driving to see bands. (We actually were up in Charlotte last night for a show for example).
Asheville is good, but if you want serious bands in the region, you head to Athens. Columbia's scene is mediocre at best, and even then, only there due to USC. Not shocked about the Handlebar....never thought Greenville was a very good music town. The article in the paper on the Handlebar makes it sound like a family feud between the Hatfield's and the McCoy's. LOL.
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