RSS FeedBye RnR Lounge, Hello Muse (717 6th St NW)
PQ Living received two reports that the RnR Bar & Lounge (717 6th Street, NW) is turning over to a new owner who is renovating the place to be an upscale jazz lounge called “Muse (Lounge?).” This multi-story building with a nice roof deck used to be the home of Coyote Ugly (western themed bar) and The Rock (sports bar) before it became RnR.
Thanks to CityLiving and another PQ tipster for the reports.
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Beware of the “upscale jazz lounge” story. That was how Avenue (NY & 7th) was sold to us, and it does nothing to resembe a jazz lounge – it’s a club through and through. Not that I really oppose clubs that much, but they don’t always attract the best elements.
I was skeptical back in the day when Avenue applied for its permits and began its marketing campaign to the neighborhood (jazz club, dancing lessons, great local place for neighbors, etc., etc.). But most neighbors bought the story and supported the liquor license. Now we’ve got the club, not a neighborhood gathering place.
Realistically, a building the size of Avenue or R ‘n R, with several floors is very different from typical jazz joints, which are generally pretty intimate places.