Live Wire Lounge

went in here around 8pm on a friday to see a band play. band was playing around 10. My girlfriend and I went outside numerous times to smoke. when it got closer to 10 we were outside and the bouncer (who I was talking to earlier) asked us for our IDs. our jackets were inside with our beers. We had an argument and I was not happy. Then I got a beer that was more than HALF foam. I brought it to the owners attention and he told me if I didnt like to go somewhere else. HORRIBLE service!!!! LITERALLY THE WORST!

A nice punker bar right smack in the middle of the north side. A nice dark bar with some loud dark music being played live or on the juke box,  Got a good selecion of beer.

I never knew there was such thing as a Polish rocker bar until I came to LiveWire. Now, I'm not sure if that's entirely true about the bar, but upon arrival, there was a huge mass of Polish punk rockers congregating outside the bar. My fiance's band was supposed to play that night, and they are NOT punk rockers, so needless to say, we were a bit confused. I think my first thought was, "Wow. They have really built an interesting following." Turns out there was some Polish rocker fest going on that night and it was just getting out as we arrived.

After about an hour, it finally cleared out and we made our way toward the door. Now, LiveWire isn't the biggest place by any means. In fact, if you're a band and you're playing here, you might have trouble finding room for your equipment. The band had to put all their stuff in one tiny corner by the door as there is no "backstage."

Once done loading, we went to the bar. Very long bar with lots of seating. There is also seating against the other wall toward the stage so even though this place is small, there is still a lot of room to sit and stand as you please. We asked what beers they had: PBR (obvi), Miller, and Founders IPA and Vanilla Porter. All out of Heineken (gee, I wonder who drank that). Had an IPA. I think it was about $5 or $6 for the bottle. Pricey for a small bar. The bartender wasn't the brightest. I observed as she handed someone the wrong change and then he had to explain to her why it was wrong.

Even though several bands were playing this night, they still were showing some movies on their three TVs over the bar. Side note: South Park Bigger, Longer, and Uncut is fun to watch with subtitles.

The sound here is actually pretty good, if you sit a little further from the stage. I sat more toward the door and heard everything perfectly. I think you might go deaf if you are too close.

Overall, it's pretty divey, but not bad. Good spot for local bands.