Magic Stick

The Magic Stick is above a bowling alley, near the Majestic Theatre and the Magic Bag. I came to see Melt Banana and a couple other bands play here in 2005. Facing the stage, there is a bar on the back left, and then some tall tables with chairs along both sides of the place. Some of those tables are raised up a little separate from the main floor. On the left there is also an about 4.5 foot wall (?) that separates a pool table area from the main floor, with benches and chairs on that side also. I think the layout is really nice. There is plenty of room to get close to a band if you’d like, but also plenty of area to just relax or get a table with friends. It is hard to judge sound. Melt Banana was decent sounding that night, but the other 2 bands were too loud, and what do you blame for that? They were so loud that you could not make out the music, just rhythm, and all intricacies were bludgeoned away. I know it was the sound too and not the bands because I saw the same bands later in the week at another venue and they sounded decent. Still, I am just trying to find a negative. Overall I really liked the layout of the place and it seems like a decent venue to watch a show. Downstairs there is a nice sports bar type place also, with the bowling.