UPDATE, Aug. 25, 10 a.m. : The Memphis Group has clarified a facts regarding Detroit Bar; read throughout.
ORIGINAL POST, Aug. 24, 8:47 a.m.: The Galaxy Theatre is under new ownership--but the new management are no strangers to the OC music scene.
Jon Reiser said he sold his ownership of
Detroit Bar in early August and went into a partnership with
Affliction co-owner
Courtney Dubar and
Courtney Michaelis to buy the 1000+-capacity venue in Santa Ana.
Reiser co-owned the
Detroit Bar with
Dan Bradley, Diego Velasco, David Hastie, Mike Harris and
Scott Hamilton--who also own all
Memphis Restaurants and
Tin Lizzie Saloon. He booked talents such as Dinosaur Jr. and Wu-Tang Clan's the
GZA at the much-smaller Costa Mesa club. (Former talent buyer at Detroit Bar Chris Fahey booked Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Elliot Smith.)
Before he bought the Galaxy, Reiser was hoping to bring back the Golden Bear, Huntington Beach's famous music venue. Last we heard (in an email dated June 29 from Reiser), "the city passed several ordinances restricting new bars and clubs from opening in the downtown area. The project is on hold until it can go through the Conditional Use Permit process successfully."
This month, Reiser surprised us with the news that the Galaxy was his.
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