 The music has showcased a wide variety of musical genres and performing artists in past years, including artists such as Richie Havens, Leo Kottke, Janis Ian, Livingston Taylor, Duke Robillard, Ellis Paul and Vance Gilbert.Jordi Herold and John Riley opened the club on February 24, 1979 as a bohemian cafe with 85 seats.The club (doubled in size in the late 1980s) is home to many kinds of music and talent ranging from popular local performers to artists of international repute.