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Second Story was a live music venue on the corner of Fourth Street and College Avenue. It booked a diverse range of music genres. It was owned and operated under the same license as Bullwinkle's nightclub, which was housed in the lower half of the building. In November of 2006, Second Story and Bullwinkle's closed.

History

Second Story was born from an idea shared by two former Bullwinkle's DJ's in 1981. Mike Dommermuth and Lee Williams recognized that the space above Bullwinkle's wasn't being used beyond the occasional drag show from Bullwinkle's. They opened Second Story after hearing complaints from local bands about lack of stage space. The name came from the building's owner, Phil Rhoades, who helped get the project off it's feet in '81. The space that Second Story and Bullwinkle's share used to be a Moose Lodge. Originally accessed through Bullwinkle's subteranean entry, Second Story didn't have an entrance on Fourth Street for some time.

Williams handled the booking for the first year, until he handed the position over to Jazz Fables founder David Miller and Denise Self. He returned to the booking position in 1993, only to leave again in 1999.

Second Story closed it's doors in 2003, although it continued to host the drag shows from Bullwinkle's. At the prodding of original founder, Lee Williams, it re-opened its doors in February of 2004 with a new booker, Marc Tschida, who had previously booked for Vertigo.

List of Acts

• Barrence Whitfield and the Savages
• Dusty Fittens
• Fambooey
• Flattus
• MountainLion! Puma
• They Might Be Giants

References

• Perry, J.J.: "Changes in store for Second Story", Herald Times, (3 December 1999)
  
• Coonce, David: "The return of second story", Herald Times, (12 February 2004)
  
• Romano, Aja: "Bullwinkle's takes its act upstairs to Second Story", Herald Times, (20 March 2003)
  
• Graham, Andy: "Second Story closes", Herald Times, (8 November 2006)