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Posted by mattW on Mar-05-2010 03:57:

When Dave Dean moved from Vanguard to nearby Avalon...

http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoast...night-new-club/

A New Saturday Event Challenges Avalon's Lock On Superstar DJs
By Dennis Romero, Wednesday, Mar. 3 2010 @ 3:00PM

When Dave Dean moved from Vanguard to nearby Avalon at the beginning of the year, bringing his crowd with him, the latter club suddenly had a monopoly on superstar DJs for Saturday nights. Vanguard has quietly faded from the scene (Marques Wyatt's Deep parties on Sundays also fled), leaving Avalon large and in charge.

But this week Insomniac Events and the Music Box (formerly the Music Box@Fonda) announced they're teaming up to promote another superstar DJ party on Saturdays. The first event under the team's "Decor" banner will feature Sander Kleinenberg March 20.

A Sander sandwich.

Interestingly, Insomniac chief Pasquale Rotella and Avalon lead promoter Dean worked together at Vanguard to put on nights there, with Rotella seemingly acting as an in-house partner of the owner and Dean bringing his "Giant" brand to the mix on Saturdays. Dean has emerged as the king of Saturday night superclubs in L.A., at least by default, because nearly every other promoter has skipped the grueling game. Rotella is arguably the king of one-off raves: He claims his Electric Daisy Carnival in summer was the largest such event in U.S. history.

"I am honored to be working with such an iconic Hollywood venue," stated Rotella. "Together, we plan to awaken the nightlife and dance community in Los Angeles by providing some of the hottest and most influential DJs and live acts in the dance music industry."

The Music Box, by the way, is said to have been renovated to reflect its 1920s grandeur. March 20 also marks is grand re-opening weekend. The next night, Groove Armada performs.

Info.

Posted by bas on Mar-05-2010 04:12:

Nice. I hope they fixed the sound in there.

Posted by henryv on Mar-05-2010 04:38:

i don't know about this writer..

Posted by Kismet7 on Mar-05-2010 06:36:

Doubt Marques Wyatt "fled" from his Deep residency at Vanguard.

Anyone know where he "fled" to?

Posted by Nerologic on Mar-05-2010 07:01:

I know they comeback in May, and I thought they were going back to Vanguard from what last heard?

Posted by KarenLuvs2Party on Mar-05-2010 19:18:

can they please fix the ventilation at music box..also did they let unisex bathrooms go? because they need to.... all the men dropping deuces is bummer for us ladies trying to powder our nose..ugh

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Mar-05-2010 21:29:

quote:
Originally posted by henryv
i don't know about this writer..

+1

some of his articles are good but it seems that most of it has been pretty shitty lately. He jumped on the Steve Aoki-electro band wagon and has never let go.

BPM magazine used to be a great source for dance culture in LA and it did the same thing. Now they suck ballz imo.

Posted by bas on Mar-05-2010 21:34:

I just realized this was written by Dennis Romero. Blech, can't stand that guy.

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Mar-05-2010 21:38:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
I just realized this was written by Dennis Romero. Blech, can't stand that guy.

exactly my point.

Posted by DjWoody on Mar-05-2010 21:52:

quote:
Originally posted by KarenLuvs2Party
can they please fix the ventilation at music box..also did they let unisex bathrooms go? because they need to.... all the men dropping deuces is bummer for us ladies trying to powder our nose..ugh

Men's bathrooms sucked balls!!! There's no ventilation either. I feel like I have to take a gas mask just to fucken piss.

Posted by in2muzikk on Mar-06-2010 07:03:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
I just realized this was written by Dennis Romero. Blech, can't stand that guy.

+ 1,000

Posted by mattW on Mar-06-2010 19:04:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
I just realized this was written by Dennis Romero. Blech, can't stand that guy.

quote:
Originally posted by in2muzikk
+ 1,000

lol, strong opinions. So what's the problem with Dennis Romero? Bad taste in music or something else?

Posted by bas on Mar-06-2010 20:49:

He's supposed to be connected to dance music/LA club life but all of his write ups just read like someone that has no idea what's going on.

Posted by in2muzikk on Mar-06-2010 21:42:

quote:
Originally posted by mattW
lol, strong opinions. So what's the problem with Dennis Romero? Bad taste in music or something else?

He's consistently missed covering some of the best parties in LA, not a mention of Armin Only NYE, for example. Instead, he covered some events downtown that were lightly attended with so-so reviews. But they were the bomb in his blogs! Random chatter bullshit if you ask me.

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Mar-07-2010 19:17:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
He's supposed to be connected to dance music/LA club life but all of his write ups just read like someone that has no idea what's going on.

quote:
Originally posted by in2muzikk
He's consistently missed covering some of the best parties in LA, not a mention of Armin Only NYE, for example. Instead, he covered some events downtown that were lightly attended with so-so reviews. But they were the bomb in his blogs! Random chatter bullshit if you ask me.

both are absolutely true. I used to enjoy his early articles. Now he seems kind of cocky.