Historic and reportedly haunted old mill lives on bathed in black paint. The tri-level club is divided into Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. In Hell, the pit is a writhing dance floor with a club and retro soundtrack. Acoustic acts play and DJs spin in Purgatory. And national rock acts of all types take the stage in Heaven. Goths, metal heads, punkers and more co-exist.
Popular with the college-age crowd, Masquerade is housed in a century-old, stone-walled, Romanesque former factory. Its interior is divided into three main areas -- Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory -- all appropriately decorated. Up in Heaven is a concert hall featuring live local and national acts. Hell is a DJ dance party, and Purgatory is the game room, with pool tables and other non-music...
This often-mischievous nightspot is an unholy trinity of three clubs under one roof.:
The Scene
Formed from the rustic wood and roughly hewn rock of the turn-of-the-century Excelsior Mill, the Masquerade opened in 1989 and quickly carved, whipped and clothespinned a niche...