Thurs 01.28.10 - This weekend is Alex's Bar's 10th Anniversary weekend, in celebration Alex and I (Ms. Jen) did the above video to cover what the article in The District did not and for Alex to extend a big Thank You to all of the folks who have made 10 Years of Alex's Bar possible.

Alex's has a great line up of shows to say 'Thank you, Long Beach, for a great decade of Alex's Bar!':

Fri, Jan 29, 2010 - Alex's Bar 10 Year Anniversary Show - The Adolescents, Riverboat Gamblers, John Doe, Blockage - $15

Sat, Jan 30, 2010 - Alex's Bar 10 Year Anniversary Show - Riverboat Gamblers, Throw Rag, Mike Watt and the Secondmen, Werewolf - $15

See you at Alex's Bar's this weekend!

We were lucky enough to have Jace Everett perform at Alex's Bar on Sunday, November 1st. He does the theme song for HBO's True Blood tv show. Here are some pictures.

Sat 10.31.09 - All photos taken by Jenifer Hanen with her Nokia N95.

Hello all,

It's definitely been a trying few days. On the night of Saturday October 17th, while riding his bike home, a car hit Ian Mcdougall, guitarist of our band Riverboat Gamblers. He sustained some pretty heavy injuries including a broken hip, a broken wrist and hemmoraging under the skull along with many lacerations, torn ligaments, bruises and and scrapes.

He was rushed by ambulance to Brackenridge hospital in Austin and stayed in the ICU for 2 days before being moved into his own room where he is undergoing physical therapy while awaiting the results on X-rays and MRIs as well as a deluge of other various tests.

That being said, the prognosis is better than we had first thought. We are happy that he is going to be ok and that he is alive and with us. Unfortunately, not only is he in for a long recovery and is in a lot of pain, but he will be celebrating his birthday in bed with hospital food.

On another unfortunate note, there are a pile of bills currently gaining a Mt. Everest-like summit from all his hospital expenses. We set up a PayPal account and Tumblr site for our band mate and friend to try and help him get on top of the debt and focus on his recovery. His PayPal account email is ian.gambler @ gmail.com (remove the spaces). Anything you can afford to give will be greatly appreciated by Ian and his family. Thank you all for your support and we wish Ian the speediest of recoveries.

Sat 12.13.08 - Yes, the real live Gene Simmons is at the Derby Dolls' Doll House tonight.

Wed 11.05.08 - The afternoon after the Presidential Election 2008, Alex's Bar's Jackie O and Alex Hernandez give their opinions on the Election.

Video by Jenifer Hanen and captured with a Nokia N82.

Photo by Ms. Jen with a Nokia N82 on Tues. 11.04.08.

I'd like to make something clear to all of you who have friends that work in the wonderful world of bartending. Let me start of by saying that my tone is not malicious but maybe I gotta explain it to you like you're twelve. Not that it's something to be ashamed of because no one handed you a bar patron handbook. (and that's pay-tron, not pah-tron like the tequila.) The thing I speak of is money. First off, if you don't have it don't venture out to the bar. That's rule number one. Unless of course you're a lovable sleezebag and your friends live to buy you beverages because it even makes them appear cooler. Secondly, just because you know the bartender from yoga class or High School it does not entitle you to a lifetime supply of hooch when they're working. Unless you hear the words "I got it" come out of your faithful companion's mouth be prepared to pull out some cash. And then once he's comped or paid for your shot... still pull out some cash. The exception of course is when you open a tab right away WITH your credit card. (Just because you guys went naked ice blocking once doesn't mean you won't forget to pay your bill.. in fact, even more reason to be cautious.) To put this all into perspective, think about where you work. Now imagine your friends yelling at you from across the room to get you more of what you're selling and then expect it at no charge. A little annoying isn't it? Point being, your friend the whiskey slinger does not own the product that is being sold. The owner does. Now if the owner is your best friend that may be a different story. But you'll have to ask him about that.