A generation of national rock bands, local musicians, and club kids came of age at the legendary Short Vine bar/laundromat. But its spirit of connecting people through live music isn’t all in the past ...

The building on Short Vine in Bogart’s shadow, literally and figuratively, has been razed. This week, a demolition crew took down 2626 Vine St., where the long-shuttered Sudsy Malone’s was located.

Sudsy’s is still one of my favorite places to play and to see shows ever. There was always something great there. You had to pick and choose because you couldn’t go out every single night. Ditchweed ...