AUBURN – They don’t call it the blues for nothing.

Local musicians and Auburn businessman Paul Morency were both singing their laments Friday night after the closing of the Midnight Blues club on Court Street became official.

Morency was talking about future plans. Musicians were wondering where they might go after the loss of one of few blues clubs in the area.

“I have mixed emotions about the whole thing,” Morency said. “I think that with all that’s happened, with the media attention and the City Council, it’s just time to move on.”

In late summer, Morency was forced to close The Cellar Door, a bar that shared space with Midnight Blues, after rowdiness at the club became an issue.

The same complaints have dogged the blues club, in spite of Morency’s promises to put a stop to fighting and rowdiness. Police said they got too many calls for fights and disorderly behavior at the club. Morency acknowledged that his bar drew in a young, hard-drinking crowd and promised to find ways to combat the problems.

In the end, it turned out to be a task too difficult to contend with. Over recent days, Morency sold the club to an unnamed buyer who plans to turn the space into a restaurant. With no live music, Morency said.

Kevin Kimball, a musician who relied on the Midnight Blues with his own band, said he and other musicians will bid farewell to the club with music on Thursday.

“I know they’re pumped out for a final blowout celebration,” Morency said.

He still operates a blues club in Waterville. On Saturday, Morency says he’ll have a special celebration of his own at the Auburn club.

“I really want to thank my customers for five great years,” he said. “And they really have been great years.”