Double Rock

The Double Rock is a Minneapolis Bar and Rock venue owned and operated by Nick Strummer.

Sanctuary

 * Nick keeps his place safe. As safe as he can, that is.
 * The whole place is heavily warded. Maddox, the doorman (or anti-greeter, as Nick is want to say), is adept at filtering undesirables without explicitly inviting entry to any of the patrons.
 * Previously a factory taking up a city block, only a fraction of that space still exists above ground. Under the adjoining, newer structures and parking lots, the old basements and mechanical rooms are still there and have been renovated for various purposes. The entrances to this domain are all hidden and the exits are both secret and numerous.
 * Nick's lab is in the lower levels with access to escape routes leading to 2 different alleyways, a drainage tunnel, and a Honda CBR250R with a hidden ramp to the parking lot.
 * The drainage tunnel leads NE along 1st Ave., toward the river. A small cavern can be reached through the tunnel. Even heavier wards guard the entrance and the chamber. Nick keeps the cave stocked with provisions and backup equipment.
 * The wards guarding the lab are very powerful, and they grow more powerful for the basement exits and ridiculous for the cavern. There is a bottle of Mount Gay Rum at the bar enchanted to allow persons through the basic wards. It also acts as a ward of sorts. Lying after drinking the rum causes imediate, severe digestive discomfort.

The place to be, living or not

 * There's something for everyone
 * The music is good. You don't play here if you're not. Nick has a way of bringing out the best, most emotional performances. The Vamps like that too.
 * But that's not usually enough. Drugs and rock 'n roll make for a nice evening, but there's more to be had here when the night is full. There are lavish rooms for private parties that always seem to bloom from the sounds and sweat of a really great show. These rooms are appointed in every detail for the White Court's needs. Nick knows how to keep people, and vampires, happy, and he's used the choice portions of the basement level for this purpose.
 * The decor is close to unchanged from the abandoned factory it once was. But this is a place for music, drinking and emotion. Everything that has been done to the place is serving those purposes. The bar is huge and so much more than well-stocked. The stage is we'll appointed and the acoustics are perfect.

The House Band
As a condition to being allowed a place in the Minneapolis scene, Ritual Circle is the house band.

The Stage
From the front entrance you are in the standing area with a full view of the stage. Lighting is suspended from the original factory rigging. Chains, block and tackle and the like hang from the rigging as well.

The stage is flanked by the huge forms of outmoded factory machinery. Former paper mills, as far as Nick knows. The speaker stacks are integrated into the machines leaving a spacious raised stage between. The stacks are the only part of the sound system in this area. Nick was adamant that the amplifiers and other electronic accouterments be installed in a separate room.

The Bar
Half of the bar takes up a portion of a wall in the stage area. In the center of that wall is a wide opening that leads to the seating area. The bar wraps one end of this opening and extents the length of the same wall on it opposing side. The menu includes a rotating selection of craft beers, a large standard beer selection, house wines, bar food and a malted milkshakes.

Nick's Office
Located upstairs, down the twisting hall that also leads to the restrooms, janitorial closets and one of the many back exits.

A small room with a plan sign on the door reading, "Employees Only". Nick keeps this office separate from his private, hidden downstairs rooms. There are no wizards artifacts or implements here. The room is decorated extensively with rock 'n roll paraphernalia. A small collection of signed instruments in lit, glass, wall-hung case-frames adorns the wall behind the desk. The wall with the obvious door is covered, floor to ceiling, with framed original concert posters. Most marked somewhere with the CBGB logo. The decorations give a sense of true interest and care. For those with a sensitivity to such things, the threshold to this room is palpable. Especially strong for a public building and even a private room with only one occupant. The wall to the right of the desk holds a one-way mirror that provides a full view of the seating area of the club, the only public way into this part of the building.

The room has a 1965 AT&T 10-key touch-tone phone. The large file cabinet in corner conceals a narrow stair to Nick's lower level apartment.

Employees

 * Maddox: Bouncer. Doorman.
 * Katie: Bartender.