The Pour House Music Hall

The venue describes itself as Raleigh's home for live music since 1997. [pourhouseraleigh.com] The venue describes itself as a record shop by day and live music venue by night, also running a bar. [pourhouseraleigh.com] In November 2019, The Pour House converted the second level of the venue into a record shop featuring new and used vinyl with a full bar and five draft beers. [pourhouseraleigh.com] Its address is 224 S Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601. [pourhouseraleigh.com] Eric Mullen, described as the Pour House's original owner, entered into an even partnership with new owner Adam Lindstaedt in a deal finalized in early August 2012, with Mullen slowly phasing out of the business. [indyweek.com] Before moving to the Triangle in 2009, Lindstaedt had booked music in San Diego and Chicago. [indyweek.com] The Pour House hired "Uncle John" Moyer, of the jam-band-friendly Shakedown Street on Hillsborough Street, as assistant talent buyer, aiming to bring Shakedown Street's vibe, bands and regulars to the Pour House; Shakedown Street closed that Wednesday. [indyweek.com] On Dec. 21, 2012, Raleigh Deputy Fire Marshal Michael T. Furr inspected a show at the Pour House, emptied the club, and allowed only 142 people to re-enter, because the venue's capacity had never been upgraded from its early days as a sofa bar. [indyweek.com] The Pour House's legal capacity was subsequently set at 289, just shy of the 350 the venue had previously been operating at. [indyweek.com] Co-owner and operator Adam Lindstaedt had taken over operations from founder Eric Mullen in August 2012. [indyweek.com] In March 2015, Pour House owner Adam Lindstaedt canceled a scheduled show by the band Black Pussy after receiving threatening voicemails and complaints about the band's name. [indyweek.com] Lindstaedt said the first show he personally booked at the Pour House was Snarky Puppy, on a Tuesday night, which drew 200 people. [indyweek.com] Lindstaedt described his own musical background as moving from punk rock into jazz. [indyweek.com] Lindstaedt said he had been working with The Art of Cool Project to bring soul and jazz programming from Durham to Raleigh. [indyweek.com] The Pour House Music Hall is described as a two-story rock club located on Blount Street in downtown Raleigh. [indyweek.com] New owner Adam Lindstaedt began managing what this article calls the "14-year-old bar" in August 2012, and renovated it by having the walls and floors cleaned and repainting the wood paneling. [indyweek.com] Lindstaedt assumed operations from bar co-founder Eric Mullen, with plans to gradually pay off his predecessor. [indyweek.com] According to this article, when the Pour House opened 14 years earlier (relative to its Jan. 2013 publication), it was initially a sofa bar with capacity set at 142. [indyweek.com] Lindstaedt revived "Mug Night," a weekly promotion allowing patrons to buy a 32 oz. mug for $5 and refill it at the price of a pint; in its heyday the promotion brought in about 100 people a night. [indyweek.com]

“We have been Raleigh’s home for live music since 1997” [pourhouseraleigh.com]

“It didn’t even cross my mind until my mom mentioned it, one Sunday at lunch, that she knew someone who was looking to buy a venue.” [indyweek.com]

“We found out at like 10 a.m. By 10:30, we had the new number up on the wall. Later that night, at the show on Friday, I set the old one on fire. It was liberating. It felt very good.” [indyweek.com]

“The first show I booked at the Pour House was Snarky Puppy. It was a Tuesday night, booked two weeks out, and 200 people showed up.” [indyweek.com]

“Jazz is my thing. I grew up on punk rock, and once I grew out of punk rock, I fell into jazz.” [indyweek.com]

“The Pour House is a dive bar. As much as I want to clean it up as much as I can, there’s a certain element of it that needs to stay in place.” [indyweek.com]