Nightclub seeks to prove third time is a charm
Music has had a home at 929 W. Grace St. for almost two decades. During the past five years, however, the underground-music venue at the address has changed ownership and names three times as it seeks a consistent identity.
The Nanci Raygun, a restaurant, nightclub and music venue, opened its doors at the address in April to book up-and-coming performers like River City High and DJ Barnacle.
Music has had a home at 929 W. Grace St. for almost two decades. During the past five years, however, the underground-music venue at the address has changed ownership and names three times as it seeks a consistent identity.
The Nanci Raygun, a restaurant, nightclub and music venue, opened its doors at the address in April to book up-and-coming performers like River City High and DJ Barnacle.
Combining elements of its predecessors, The Nanci Raygun is in the midst of continuing major renovations, serving a vegetarian menu and catering to clubgoers of all ages.
Can this third incarnation succeed where its predecessors failed?
“The problem with changing hands so much is when you have a place changing hands you lose name recognition,” said Milo Wical, a computer science major at VCU. “They can’t post a sign saying, ‘formerly Twisters,’ which was part of the problem with Nine-Twenty-Nine (Caf
