Is it really last call for Uncle Lou’s this weekend? This Saturday party — with bands all day long and an auction of memorabilia from the much-loved Mills 50 bar — is billed as the last call, an if it is indeed the final hurrah, this is one hell of a note to go out on. (Though the bar will be open until the end of June, at least.)
Starting bright and early Saturday at 1 p.m., the doors of the dive-bar-as-venue open early for a day of celebration, remembrance and — of course — lots of live music starting at 3 p.m. and stretching late into the evening. Bands confirmed for the day include Pangolin, Vicious Dreams, Caffiends, Dial Drive, The Rottens and Bloody Slugs.
There will also be an auction with memorabilia and physical keepsakes from the bar itself up on the block at 7:30 p.m. It’s a free event, but bring cash for the auction, the employees and to donate to Lou as he is forced to rebuild his life from square one in Jamaica, no thanks to ICE…