A change of tune at The Muse
Though still for sale, nightclub takes new music direction
BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER
Less than three weeks after The Muse was put on the market for $7 million, word is out about a new slant on the nightclub's entertainment that will start this spring.

Islander Brian Glowacki, who founded Knockout Productions in 2006 with his fiancee Krista Owens, will initiate The Rip at The Muse, gearing the club's entertainment more toward islanders and summer people.

"I will run the entertainment, booking bands and DJs and handling the promotion to take the bar in a new direction," said Glowacki, who said the property is still for sale. "I'm not replacing anyone, I'm just joining the team and I will hire a few more people for The Rip. We'll change some of the decor and brighten it up to be more inviting. We want the place to go in a positive direction. It's the best room on the island for live bands and entertainment."

Glowacki's Knockout Productions does promotional work for other bars such as The Chicken Box and The Rose and Crown, the island's only other year-round clubs with music.

Muse owner Michael O'Reilly II, put his club on the market with Coffin Real Estate on March 4 after the selectmen voted on Feb. 21 to place restrictions on his entertainment license at least until April 25. The action, calling for all music at the club to end by 11 p.m., followed complaints by neighbors who cited concerns over violence on the property, intrusion from outdoor lighting and noise disturbances.

Alist of possible restrictions was submitted to the selectmen by Police Chief William Pittman at the request of the board. The selectmen told O'Reilly to hire specialists to mitigate the audio issue and to ensure the lighting complies with town code. They scheduled an April 25 hearing with O'Reilly for an update on the situation, when they will decide whether to lift the restrictions.

Asked whether he had any desire to buy The Muse, Chicken Box co-owner Rocky Fox said, "We have no interest in purchasing The Muse. It's sad to think that we have had to come to this - [this] business is not as easy as people think it is. It can take a toll on you. We wish everybody over there luck. We wish them well. I have admiration for Mike O'Reilly and I'm sure he'll do what is

best for his company." I