CSPS

Listening to live music is my jam and when my main squeeze suggested we go to CSPS on a random kid-​free Sunday, I jumped on the opportunity! CSPS is ideally located close to our home, in a hip little neighborhood called NewBo. We had to purchase our tickets and from the minute we walked through the door, the staff was wonderful at directing us where we needed to go. Next stop was for drinks, where we found a great stocked bar with friendly bartenders. We had an extremely nice gentlemen approach us as we were walking to sit down and he brought us additional chairs, as the venue was packed (he actually got us two seats in the second row) Finally, Red Molly (who we had never heard of and who delivered a fantastic show) came on the stage. I would chalk this experience up to awesome and look forward to visiting again.

This review is from the perspective of performing there. Really amazing venue. Clint the sound engineer completely killed it. This cat had actually found the bands music (Birds of Chicago) and listened to the music and asked us to check specific tunes. Whoa, when does that happen? The room sounded amazing and we were able to play w a very low volume. The green room was completely great: clean, spacious, stocked fridge, piano. The meal was really good as well. The only (maybe) liability is that Cedar Rapids appears to be still recovering from the floods a few years ago and is kind of a small market. Not the fault of the venue, but potentially of note. Check a show out here for real!

Looking for an eclectic evening? Look up CSPS on th Legion Arts website. Be ready to try a wide range of enertainment at reasonable prices…$ 12-​$ 35. CSPS is located in New Bo District in a recently renovated (from flood 2008) historical building (Czech heritage) that includes New Bo Books, Brewed Café and StudioU Photography. While I. The neighborhood you can also enjoy other local business, including bars and restaurants and the New Bo Market. You won’t find ads for CSPS… that’s how they keep their prices lower… so get on their website and sign up for email info, too. Tell Mel and Jon… Unilocal and Connie sent you. Get up and go!