the buzz

n8licious tweeted Brass Rail "I'm at Brass Rail (422 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis) http://t.co/I9Fzyf9M " 14 hours ago... from twitter

n8licious tweeted Brass Rail "I'm at Brass Rail (422 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis) http://t.co/HWU81Tey " 2 days ago... from twitter

AntoineQD tweeted Brass Rail "I'm at Brass Rail (422 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis) http://t.co/qeFkAjyv " 4 days ago... from twitter

Kyle checked in at Brass Rail "I checked in at Brass Rail." 5 days ago... from foursquare

n8licious tweeted Brass Rail "I'm at Brass Rail (422 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis) http://t.co/DtQCwxyG " 1 week ago... from twitter

n8licious tweeted Brass Rail "I'm at Brass Rail (422 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis) http://t.co/5Hcu4Aum " 1 week ago... from twitter

Nate checked in at Brass Rail "I checked in at Brass Rail." 1 week ago... from foursquare

Nate checked in at Brass Rail "I checked in at Brass Rail." 1 week ago... from foursquare

n8licious tweeted Brass Rail "I'm at Brass Rail (422 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis) http://t.co/Ijcgnpi3 " 1 week ago... from twitter

Nate checked in at Brass Rail "I checked in at Brass Rail." 1 week ago... from foursquare

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So ... what do you think?

thrill or kill

In Short

Although the Brass Rail features a raised dance platform and decent lighting, the major attraction is the attentive bar staff and a felicitous crowd of blue-collars, retired businessmen, queens, leather boys, just-out Jeep-drivers and pre-Stonewall postgraduates. Boys kiss and hold hands with impunity while listening to their friends belt out "Mack the Knife" and "Wind Beneath My Wings" on Wednesday karaoke nights. Plus, there's drag shows, strip shows, bingo and cabaret.

Happy Hour

Or, in this case, it should be called "happy day"--drink specials run from 12pm all the way to 9pm everyday.