Saint Rocke rock’s back
A veteran management crew brings back the best of the old Saint Rocke, and reimagines it by Garrick Rawlings Saint Rocke is under new ownership, and new management. But they are picking up where the previous regime left off. Through the end of March and into April Saint Rocke is presenting a variety of soft-opening shows as they dial in a new sound system, and stage lighting as well as opening up the main room. Saturday night’s (March 25) show was a South Bay Punk Rock triple threat, with All Over, One Square Mile (1SM), and Farmers. Saint Rocke general manager Michele Gutierrez describes her club as music driven, with great drinks, and not the other way around. Photos by Philicia Endelman (PhiliciaEndelman.com) General manager Michele Gutierrez, and talent booker/marketing director Reid Clow, who booked this night to celebrate his birthday, explained how the reopening came together. “It all started in January when I received a phone call from my buddy Nick Aguilar who books/markets for Alex’s Bar in Long Beach. He told me he just got a call from Larry Little, part of Saint Rocke’s new ownership. They were looking for someone to do his job at Saint Rocke, and asked him to do it…
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