We’re not surprised by this announcement because it’s been quite some time since many of us have made the trek to the Fairmount area, but Philly.com just reported that the North Star Bar will cease being a music venue after 34 years. The establishment is shutting down this Saturday, October 17 in order to begin renovations, and it will be converted to a bar-restaurant promising "even better food" and "’more better’ beer," experiencing the similar fate as The Khyber – both had a stronghold on the city’s indie music scene at one point in time with Heyday Entertainment. However, with the emergence of Johnny Brenda’s in 2006, the music community shifted to Fishtown, and continues to spread throughout the city with spaces like Boot & Saddle, PhilaMOCA, and Union Transfer. Being in music is certainly a tough biz. Farewell North Star, we’ll miss the good times and when it used to be kind of scary to walk from our cars and the Broad Street Line.
