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So Long Funhouse, and Thanks for the Fish (Photo Gallery)
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So Long Funhouse, and Thanks for the Fish (Photo Gallery)

The Grindylow.
The Holy.
Brokaw.
Brokaw.
Brain Hornet.
Brain Hornet.
No World.
The Funhouse.
CCAA.
The Funhouse.
Tight Lies.
Tight Lies.
Blood Orange Paradise.
Blood Orange Paradise.
The Downstrokes.
The Downstrokes.
Last Gasp.
Poop Attack.
Glenn or Glennda.
Glenn or Glennda.

Brent of The Grindylow gets all rock-star. (photo by Tony Kay)

The Holy raising a holy racket at the Funhouse on October 30. (photo by Tony Kay)

Mike Henderson of Brokaw, shortly before knocking a hole in the Funhouse ceiling with his mic stand. (photo by Tony Kay)

Brokaw bust out the fog machine. (photo by Tony Kay)

Brain Hornet buzz away at The Funhouse's second-to-last night. (photo by Tony Kay)

Nick the Hat of Brain Hornet impersonates Satan. (photo by Tony Kay)

Dan Infecto of No World. (photo by Tony Kay)

Even the condom dispensers at The Funhouse are punk rock. (photo by Tony Kay)

CCAA bring the beats to their opening set at The Funhouse Farewell Party. (photo by Tony Kay)

The Funhouse: Catering to the oft-ignored Masked-Wrestling-Punk-Rock-Fan Demographic since 2003. (photo by Tony Kay)

Tight Lies rock The Funhouse. (photo by Tony Kay)

Tight Lies. (photo by Tony Kay)

Blood Orange Paradise, providing arty noise, or noisy art, or something like that. (photo by Tony Kay)

Blood Orange Paradise. (photo by Tony Kay)

Michelangelo and Raphael (sorry, singer Nick and bassist Ricky) of The Downstrokes. (photo by Tony Kay)

The Downstrokes. (photo by Tony Kay)

Henry Rollins + Mick Jagger x Scary Homicidal Homeless Guy = Ajax of Last Gasp. (photo by Tony Kay)

Sgt. Slaughter hits bottle hard, fronts punk band: Poop Attack help out with The Funhouse's last hurrah. (photo by Tony Kay)

Just another boring old cross-dressing Misfits cover band: Glenn or Glennda at the Funhouse's final farewell. (photo by Tony Kay)

Glenn or Glennda? Guess. (photo by Tony Kay)

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Yeah, it sucks in the most epic, unequivocal way imaginable that The Funhouse is now history. The inevitability of its prime real estate falling into the hands of the usual rich-developer suspects doesn’t make it sting any less.

But glass half-full time, folks: The club served up nine solid years of loud, fun shows, in a rough-hewn-but-loving environment that gave young bands a chance to cut their teeth. And it provided strains of music underrepresented by the current indie-rock scene: Sturm-und-drang heavy metal, loud-fast punk, and dirty-fingernailed garage rock all found a welcome haven within the venue’s venerable walls. Plus, co-owner Brian Foss repeatedly stated his intention to open a new venue somewhere in town that continues to live up to The Funhouse’s credo of loud fun over fickle fashion. Continue reading “So Long Funhouse, and Thanks for the Fish (Photo Gallery)”