2 AM Club
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The 2 AM Club is a popular bar in Mill Valley, California. It is known as being the location of the cover photo of the Huey Lewis and the News' album Sports. Known locally as "The Deuce", it is a popular watering hole.[1]
Formerly known as "The Brown Jug", which was opened by Bill Brown there on the corner of Miller and Montford. Prohibition caused its closure in 1921. It reopened in 1933 with the same name, but became the 2 A.M. Club in about 1940.
The famous "toilet seat" guitar created by Charlie Deal still hangs behind the bar. Charlie holds the patent for this original idea and transformed numerous donated, oak seats into decent musical instruments. He claimed the idea came to him while he was sitting on one! Charlie was a frequent visitor at the deuce and is sorely missed for his encyclopedic knowledge of Bay Area rock.
The night before Thanksgiving is commonly known by locals as "Black Wednesday", when hordes of Tamalpais High School alums descend upon the bar to reconnect during the Thanksgiving holiday.
2 AM Club is also a band currently residing in NYC. Composed of singer Marc Griffin, MC Tyler Cordy, guitarist Matt Reagen, bassist Matt Warshauer known as "Sauce" and keyboard Dave Dalton, they recently were signed to the RCA / JIVE label group. Marc and Matt Reagen are originally from the Bay area and graduated from Tamalpais High School, Tyler and Dave from Seattle and Sauce from Washington, DC.
They have been in the studio working on their debut album which is expected out on RCA Records in late summer / early fall. 2 AM Club borrowed their name from a beloved San Francisco area bar where they used to hang out while recording some early demos. Before moving to NYC to begin work on their record, the guys were based in LA where they developed a solid fan base playing at venues such as The Roxy and The Derby. Their website can be visited at www.myspace.com/2amclub.
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Coordinates: 37°53′50″N 122°32′14″W / 37.89709°N 122.53712°W
