by Christopher S. Pineo

The owners of a Union Square bar hosted their first live music night Saturday.

“We didn’t make money hand over fist, but it was better than a normal Saturday night,” said Nancy J. Maiullari, who owns and operates Razzy’s bar with Ruth A. Aylward. “That’s not what it was about, it was about fun,” she said.

Maiullari said she invited local performers for the show and the band, Ms. LuLu and the Honeybears played two sets. 

Maiullari said she and her partner hosted the bands in conjunction with greater efforts to clean up the bar and stimulate interest.  ‚ÄúWhen we first bought the place we put a lot of time and effort into cleaning it up cosmetically,‚Äù she said.

‚ÄúSince then we have cleaned it up in other ways,‚Äù she said.  ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs not the kind of place where someone is going to catch a stray punch or a flying barstool.‚Äù

Maiullari said she invited the bands in hopes of creating a fun and inviting environment for the clientele of Razzy‚Äôs.  ‚ÄúI just wanted to see people have fun,‚Äù she said.

“When we went to the licensing board we decided that only two types of music would not be allowed, loud rap and heavy metal,” she said.

The bands were concerned that if attendance were low they would not be invited back, Maiullari said.

But this was not the case, and performances will continue, she said.