Rumors persist, as they have for the past several years, of a potential music club to open up in a cabaret space above the Comp and Soft space next to and owned by the Trinh family's Mekong on South Grand. Off Broadway, the rootsy music club which had been for sale as long as memory serves, finally found a buyer. Bill Camarat sold the popular club to Joe Telle and Connie Garcia. It will now be called Jammin' Jimmies, that will serve the needs of the jam band fan. All booked shows will be honored by the new owners.
Plans are in the works to open up a beer garden and a kitchen.
The neighboring Cherokee House bar is now featuring acoustic singer songwriters. Bosnians make up the largest new ethnic group in Saint Louis with estimates as high as 36,000. Joe Edwards' Pageant has scored its 3am license, just under the wire of the new law. The Halo bar, the front bar for the Pageant, is staying open late on Thursdays through Saturdays. Pop's, the mega 24 hr bar and classic rock band tour stop in Sauget, is rumored to become a House of Blues affiliate.