Sudsy Malone's Rock 'n Roll Laundry & Bar

Sudsy Malone's Rock 'n Roll Laundry & Bar was a music venue in the Corryville neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, across the street from Bogart's near the University of Cincinnati. John Cioffi was the owner. Cioffi opened other clubs including Sudsys in Lexington. The site often showcased many indie music and punk music bands. As the name suggests, the bar also housed a laundromat. The site had difficulty staying in business over the years, closing and reopening its doors several times, finally closing for good in 2008.

Sudsy Malone's
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Address2626 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH
United States
Coordinates39°07′48″N 84°30′33″W / 39.130088°N 84.509287°W / 39.130088; -84.509287
OwnerJohn Cioffi
Capacity400
Current useDemolished
Opened1986
Closed2008
Years active1986 - 2008

In addition to the nightly shows by local and regional acts, many more established musicians and bands played the site, including Beck, Afghan Whigs, Guided By Voices, The White Stripes, Smashing Pumpkins, Morphine, Wesley Willis, Ass Ponys, Sleater-Kinney, Neutral Milk Hotel, Modest Mouse, Over the Rhine, Rigor Mortis, Betty Blowtorch, Vains of Jenna, and many other up-and-coming bands of the punk/grunge/alternative music scene of the late 1980s and 1990s.[1][2][3]

In the fall of 2020, the former Sudsy's was demolished.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Cook, Samantha; Ward, Greg; Perry, Tim (2004). The Rough Guide to the USA. Rough Guides. p. 330. ISBN 1-84353-262-X.
  2. ^ Sleater-Kinney Setlists
  3. ^ Jake Grieco, "Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Nirvana in Clifton", The News Record, February 4, 2014
  4. ^ Varias, Chris (October 4, 2020). "Sudsy Malone's building on Short Vine has been demolished. Let's reminisce". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

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