A venue that brought some big musical names to downtown Reno has shut its doors. Virginia Street Brewhouse, at 211 N. Virginia St., closed on Jan. 27.
From 2018 to 2026, it hosted acts as varied as Violent Femmes, GWAR and Shoreline Mafia. It also became a place for Reno bands to open for touring acts and appear on locals-only bills.
Justin Maximov, owner of JMax Productions, which promoted some of the shows at VSB, said he heard about the venue’s impending closure late last year…