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discuss..... does anyone ever think there will be a club like sona again......anywhere for that matter? i miss it, it was where it all started for me, and many others i am sure....
Sona shut down before I ever got a chance to go there 
I hear so many good things about that place though...
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| Originally posted by magikb Sona shut down before I ever got a chance to go there I hear so many good things about that place though... |
Thats funny cause i was talking about this with XL last night at Stereobar...I dont think there will ever be a club with that vibe again.
Sona opened so many doors for people as well as other clubs.Damn, just look at all the djs who made names for themselves there.
I miss Sona... wahhhh
It will always be home...
sona was a very special place probaly as good as stereo but also completely different and probaly the best afterhour montreal had ever for the more straight crowd
it was also a much older crowd too, i could remember one time about 4 years ago going out and meeting this couple there that were in there early 40's, my friends and i talked to them through out the night and then it came to be about 7am give or take and they were leaving, we asked why so early and they said they had to go and pick up the kids and go to church "it was a sunday morning"....that blew my mind, but it was just a place accepted.......but a safe place for the most part too...
it was nonetheless sketchy, overpacked, and the sound sucked ass (like big time)
Re: sona
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| Originally posted by mcb001982 discuss..... does anyone ever think there will be a club like sona again......anywhere for that matter? |
Re: Re: sona
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| Originally posted by ninjahola but neva duplicated. |
Sona will always have a special place for so many people, including me.
Influenced heavily by what was going on around the world, mainly Europe, Sona opened in 96' as I think the first 'afterhours' in Montreal, or of that scale anyway.
This club was instrumental in exposing so many people to the music and club culture in Montreal, and until the end of its run it was always quite busy from what I recall. This consistency was a big reason why the promoters of Silver fridays (techno!) were able to bring in headliners most weekends. So many fresh names being showcased for the first time in the city, a time when you could take 'risks' because you were still making money at the door.
Atomic in Ottawa opened shortly after Sona and they would work together on occasion for bookings and such, I think the timing had a lot to do with the pedestal these clubs have been put on, but I can attest Atomic had much of the same vibe/feeling to the patrons that Sona had here.
Looking back on Sona.. there are certainly aspects about the club I wasn't crazy about.. and those annoying big lights that would flash near the dj booth were always so blinding! Overall though I can understand the emotional attachment people will always have to the place. As some of you recall there was also a wee bit of elitist factor in the 'crowd selection' and such, I remember guys wanting to go to sona would often try to recruit a few females to go with so they could avoid the risk of waiting several hours before being 'allowed in', if at all. During the peak of Aria and Sona's rivalry I remember bouncers at Sona used to tell their 'undesirables' to go to Aria since they weren't going to be let in. ahhhhh how times change.
I have many fond memories of that place even if it was a dark and dingy hole. Seeing Carl Cox from behind the booth once was so mesmerizing for me I made my decision that night to buy dex.
To answer the original question... clubs come and clubs go, Sona's mark on Montreal clublife will never truly be duplicated because it was the pioneer for the scene, definitely fun while it lasted!
Sorry I am new to Montreal... sounds like Sona had some resemblance to the Comfort Zone in Toronto...am I wrong?
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| Originally posted by tonybologna Sorry I am new to Montreal... sounds like Sona had some resemblance to the Comfort Zone in Toronto...am I wrong? |
One thing I forgot to mention was Sona V2...it was so sad to see them attempt to bring it back the way they did...What a monumental flop.Lol I remember hearing the bouncers tell people to got Aria...funny stuff.
Silver Fridays!!(sigh memories of Techno actually thriving).If you werent female, there were a few tricks not to wait in line.I find that was one of the fun things about this club..When you managed to get in it made you feel special to be allowed into the vibe.
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| Originally posted by all-nite-freak One thing I forgot to mention was Sona V2...it was so sad to see them attempt to bring it back the way they did... |
it was a very sad sight
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| Originally posted by Kate Manus As some of you recall there was also a wee bit of elitist factor in the 'crowd selection |
Damn I miss sone that was my first ever and by far the best experience at an afterhour Sona started the change in me.
OLD MEMORIES....
This is the place that got me started. And the place that corrupted me 
Max Graham used to destroy it there and Lafleche...damn he was so good
This one time my friends asked these girls waiting at the barricade if they can stick with them so they can get in...then they ditched each other. Loosers! Everyone could of had hoar of a time but noooo.
Sona location
Tisthe building right on top of the street name Rue De Bleury in yellow says I.
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| Originally posted by UneeK This is the place that got me started. And the place that corrupted me Max Graham used to destroy it there and Lafleche...damn he was so good |
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