Courtesy photograph / The Misplaced Nicely
Austin dive bar and venue The Misplaced Nicely has cultivated a group for punks, bikers and steel heads over the previous decade.
Austin neighborhood rock ‘n’ roll bar The Misplaced Nicely introduced its imminent closure in a Sunday Fb submit. Proprietor Marcello Murphy stated the venue has 60 days to vacate the premises, making method for a brand new constructing proprietor to develop the property.
Those that frequently attend steel and punk exhibits in Central Texas have in all probability been to a present or two at The Misplaced Nicely. From internet hosting doom steel live shows to biker meetups to DIY punk showcases, the Nicely has been a gathering place since 2013 for misfits and weirdos of Austin and past.
Referred to as “The Friendliest Place You are Scared to Stroll Into,” the Nicely may initially come throughout because the sort of place the place change blades flick open if you happen to enter with the incorrect patches in your battle vest. However in line with heartfelt on-line tributes posted after the closure announcement, it was clearly something however.
“I’m so heartbroken,” common Jennifer Loke stated in a Fb submit. “There’s going to be nothing left however a shell of Austin at this fee, it’s principally already there.”
Fb / Marcello Murphy
Marcello Murphy co-owns the venue along with his spouse Tasha. In a screenshot of an e-mail Murphy obtained from the owner, the constructing proprietor states that the eviction is “nothing private” and “strictly a enterprise determination.”
“This metropolis is meant to be cool,” Dean continued in his counterculture manifesto. “It’s imagined to be ‘The Reside Music Capital of The World,’ and as a substitute, it’s turn into the house of corny themed bars that suck and can ultimately shut in a 12 months.”
Feelings run excessive concerning the lack of The Misplaced Nicely. It is not typically you hear tatted up, grizzled bikers saying they misplaced their “secure house.” It could not sound very steel, however that is precisely the tender place the venue held for its group.
