[Brian Krashpad]

Originally Posted by dayNage

The Hardback Cafe sounds so cool! I love books

Well, I'm not sure how many books were left there when it was a venue. In fact, it began in the half of the building that'd been a bookstore, then expanded (it was still quite tiny though) into the other half, that'd been a martial arts dojo. I think the name was intended to be a play on "Hard Rock Cafe."

It was a very cool place, just because it was very open-minded about booking. They would give most local bands a chance to play, and touring punks like Green Day before they were famous, etc. Very tiny, but the vibe was great.