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Michael Winsch of the Bowery Ballroom has given the bi-level space that once housed Cattyshack a butch makeover. He teamed up with Brian Harkenrider (a former Bowery manager) to open what you might or might not consider a sports bar — “we’re not necessarily going to call ourselves a sports bar,” says Harkenrider, “but we have a bunch of flat-screens.” Ten of them, to be exact. But sports isn't the only focus here: With a new stage and soundboard intact, the first floor hosts the sort of live bands you’d expect to see at the Bowery Ballroom’s sister club, Mercury Lounge (the booker is Diane Perini, who was also responsible for the lineup of the 2010 Siren Music Festival). Upstairs, a bar offers nightly $3 drink specials, and Cattyshack’s roof deck remains. — Daniel Maurer