When I bought the club, I asked him what we should do. “I couldn’t have done it without Joe Condiracci. Soon, they brought live acts and turned it into a low-key downtown bar populated by cutting-edge rock acts and young neighborhood regulars. Hopefully, I’ll find a new location, so there is a place for artists and musicians,” Chiodi said.Ĭhiodi bought the bar in 2001, when it was a gay nightclub. However, he still owns the liquor license. He said it was only a matter of time before they were forced out of the area. John Chiodi, one of the owners of Uncle Joe’s, said that the property was bought by developers. In any case, it’s bad news for local bands that used to play there and worse for people who considered it their home. By Friday there were postings on an on-line website with testimonials, some sad, some angry, from former patrons of Uncle Joe’s. Thursday morning, Uncle Joe’s bar on First Street in downtown Jersey City was closed. By last Wednesday, the band The Super Karaoke Fun Band had heard that their show scheduled for Thursday night had been canceled.