The Southern Café and Music Hall
Reviews
The venue itself is small and intimate. The acoustics are decent, and the bar fair. The problem with the place is the crowd. People were talking throughout the entire concert. I asked some people to stop talking, and they said, "No, we're going to keep doing this the whole night". Pretty immature, IMO - and sadly, I think they're likely to be a regular problem. I probably won't go back unless there's some band I really want to see. If talkers don't bother you then by all means go, but I can't really recommend the place if you want to listen to music. I think that's a shame too because hate not being able to support local businesses.
Doors opened at 7. No one was allowed out of the cafe and into the stage room for nearly two hours. Brand new (2009). Very small and enclosed venue. Sound was cluttered. Great location in Cville mall.
The staff is rude, the bar sucks, and the food is terrible. Don't go! The music is hit or miss.
The sound engineering is awesome. I played there a few years back when it was managed by someone else. Now the place is developing an identity...as a small music hall. Seriously great place to catch intimate music and have some fun.
