Mike Posner at Blue Moose

When I walked into Blue Moose Tap House, I could immediately tell that this bar had a different feeling to it than your typical Iowa City bar.  Previously known to many as "The Industry," Blue Moose, first of all, is a lot bigger than many of the Iowa City bars.  I think I got that feeling because the layout of the facility is much more conducive to fitting more people than some Iowa City bars (i.e. Airliner, Vito's, 808, etc.)  Blue Moose has several small booths up against the back wall, then a number of larger round tables in the middle of the bar with stools around them.  However, the round tables are small enough that it is still very easy to get around without bumping into people or it taking 25 minutes to get from one end of the bar to the other because you had to wait for so many people to get out of your way.  This is a big problem at a lot of Iowa City bars, and nothing is more annoying (especially when you really have to go to the bathroom).  Anyways, the bar itself takes up almost one whole side of the wall, which I thought was pretty cool--the longer the bar is, the more people you can serve at once.

As for the concert facility?  Horrible.  Absolutely horrible.  I've never been so uncomfortably overheated in my entire life.  The place is a fricken dungeon.  First of all, the facility is very small, so there were a LOT of people crammed into a very small space, which obviously makes any facility hotter.  Secondly, there are no windows or, really, any signs of life in general.  It is as if Blue Moose attached a massive boulder to the back of their bar, cut a huge hole out of the middle, and called it their concert facility.  It doesn't breathe well at all.  I am honestly shocked that no one had a heart attack while being in there with the combination of extreme heat, flashing lights, jumping around, and loud music.  

As for Mike Posner himself, I've decided he sucks.  I have been listening to his music for like a year now, and I don't mind listening to it on my iPod or in my car, but never again will I attend one of his concerts.  I went to one in the fall in Madison, WI as well and was disappointed there too.  He builds himself up by having such long opening acts, then he doesn't come on until really late and does like, a 30 minute performance.  BOOOOOOOO.  And I'm sure some people thought it was cool that he wore an Iowa basketball jersey during his performance, but I have news for you, he did the same thing in Madison; he wore a Wisconsin basketball jersey.  Way to be original, Mike.