All day and all night at Public Records, a music venue and vegan entertainment complex.
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Founded by Francis Harris, Erik VanderWal, and Shane Davis, Public Records opened in April.
Zither and autoharp legend Laraaji performed a rare live show in June.
Wednesdays are for jazz.
Sundays are for reggae.
On Saturday afternoon, Harris hosts and performs at the Ambient Cafe.
For the later Sunday crowd, there is a free show called Friends With Benefits.
It has become a draw for shift-working folks in the food-service industry.
But most of the people there are just looking for a hangout at any particular hour.
Want to bring an easel and your dog and park them outside to paint like its Montmartre?
you’re free to do that at Public Records.
Want to sweat your face off dancing to Octo Octa in a hazy, colorfully lit room?
you might do that, too.
The best thing the space has going for it is, quite literally, the space.
Its cool here, though.
Hes not totally sure how its made, but hes certain its from grapes.
(It is.)
Over the speakers, a remixed Ave Maria lilts.
Cafe hours run till the bar opens in the evening or into the early afternoon on weekends.
The sound room, which hosts ticketed live performances, opens at ten.
Theres a professor of poetry whos literally there six days a week, says Harris.
