Downtown St. Paul has a lot going for it: beautiful architecture and urban parks, some truly great restaurants, Wild hockey games and big-name concerts at the Xcel, and yes, even some nightlife, especially in Lowertown. But until recently the area was decidedly lacking in local music, especially indie rock and its attending hipster crowds. Now young Minneapolitans in skinny jeans have a reason to venture into this part of town, and for that we can thank father-and-son team Jon and Jarret Oulman, who also own the 331 Club in northeast Minneapolis and for a time ran the 501 Club in downtown Minneapolis. The pair recently unveiled the Amsterdam Bar and Hall, a live-music venue with two stages that's also a restaurant, opening for lunch every day at 11 a.m. and serving food... More >>>