The Crowbar is a club I have been to numerous times, being that it is the only club anywhere near me that has real metal bands playing there. It is conveniently located in the middle of town in State College Pennsylvania, easy access for college students. The Crowbar holds around 300 to 400 hundred people tops, true it is a small club, but it's a great place to see bands. There are three floors to this club. The first floor is a poolhall/video game room, and has plenty of dark little corners for the antisocial to hide in. As you go up the stairs to the second floor, you see a stage (where the bands play, obviously). This is the floor for the under 21 crowd, and is where the moshing and crowd surfing is done. This floor is nothing more than an open space with a concrete floor.
As you walk across the second floor, you will see a set of stairs that lead up to the third floor. This is where the bar is, and it's a great view to see the bands. It is kind of crowded up there, because it is where the alcohol is, but they do have waiters and waitresses who come around and take orders for your drinks, but if you don't tip them, you won't see them again. It's understandable seeing that they have to fight their way through a crowd to get your order. The price of alcohol is decent, around $2.00 for beer, same for a shot, and it's about $5.00 for a mixed drink. All in all, it's a pretty great place - a lot of bands like to play there because of the fact they are so close to the crowd, and the majority of bands that play there are heavy metal (which is something that I am thankful for) but there are some kinder, gentler bands that they have as well, but it is a club mainly for the metalhead, and that is just fine with me.
Darkest Regards,
Vropiro