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Review: The Martinez Brothers @ Sunnyside

just copied from the roll call

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good tunes but WTF was that with the boys coming on way after 12? I mean fuck, I didn't pay 25 bucks to see a bunch of people I've never heard of before spin wtf was the point of telling us to come early, when the headliners started at a regular time? friend were leaving left and right, some of them tired of waiting, the others pissed at low music level I'm not sure if I'll be back for any of these parties again..

not sure what else to add - waiting was the biggest party buzzkill ever - having known that this would would be the case, we would have just went to FW right away

Re: Review: The Martinez Brothers @ Sunnyside

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew - having known that this would would be the case, we would have just went to FW right away

would have been a fantastic decision.....

sucks bad about all the annoyances last night for some....

I thought the music before the boys came on was great...the atmosphere at sunnyside is amazing and I have no problem with enjoying my surroundings and friends before the headliners come on..

I heart Mark and Steve..they held it down proper before he Martinez Bros came on..I can't believe people are complaining..but to each his own..

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Originally posted by gummybear I thought the music before the boys came on was great...the atmosphere at sunnyside is amazing and I have no problem with enjoying my surroundings and friends before the headliners come on.. I heart Mark and Steve..they held it down proper before he Martinez Bros came on..I can't believe people are complaining..but to each his own..

like I said - why tell people to show up early, expeting the headliner to start early? totally bs if you ask me... this makes sense now as to WHY they didn't disclose the set times - if we knew this, we would have either showed up later or went elsewhere

we were there for Martinez Brothers only, not for mystery locals

the music prior the boys was totally up and down... some tracks just dragged on for way too long - that also didn't help with growing annoyance about the whole thing

Wow what a night once the Martinez Brothers went on. Tune after tune! Danced my ass off all night ! Great to see so many people I haven't seen in a long time. And to my buzzkill friends who left to go to guv and miss TMB. Well too bad for you guys! You know who you are. next up Paul Ritch at Footy!

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew like I said - why tell people to show up early, expeting the headliner to start early?

to sell more of those overpriced beers!

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Originally posted by devnull to sell more of those overpriced beers!

seriously!
that's what is making me angry the most - I wouldn't have a problem knowing that TMB would start later, we would plan the night accordingly
considering that this was advertised as a 8pm event, everyone in our group was thinking that by 11 we would see them!

i agree w/ funkycrew, that was bullshit

by the time they came on, i didn't care for the party anymore and bailed soon after

also, why have a night event at sunnyside? that makes no sense! you might as well throw the party at any other outdoor patio club in the city..

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew seriously! that's what is making me angry the most - I wouldn't have a problem knowing that TMB would start later, we would plan the night accordingly considering that this was advertised as a 8pm event, everyone in our group was thinking that by 11 we would see them!

Well the problem is you assumed they would be on early....never do that. What promoter would say "hey stop by at 12:00 because that's when the main act will be on."

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Well the problem is you assumed they would be on early....never do that. What promoter would say "hey stop by at 12:00 because that's when the main act will be on."

noone assumed anything
the promoter posted in the roll call saying that TMB will be playing early
they also did not release set times "arrive early, leave late" was their reply
lesson learned.

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew "arrive late, leave early" was their reply lesson learned.

fixed.

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Originally posted by Dior Homme fixed.

Don't Fuck with Miss.FunkyCrew!

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Originally posted by Shaya007 Don't Fuck with Miss.FunkyCrew!

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew

Nice seeing you again! Till the next time! ps beat it!

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Originally posted by Drei Nice seeing you again! Till the next time! ps beat it!

you too buzzkillio

I'm pretty furious myself. I think it's really shady, inconsiderate and a low blow move for them to promote that The Martinez Brothers would play "early." A lot of people had events that they were planning to attend afterwards and as a result this party was in their best interest since we'd assume TMB wouldn't start at 10:00 pm latest if they had a 2.5-3 hour set. We totally got fucked over. I have reason to believe that this was done on purpose. Not disclosing set times is enough proof for me. This looks really bad on the promoters. I had to miss a few hours of Luke Fair! Not only that, but by the time TMB came on it was just before 1 am and they had lowered the volume levels to more than half way. It was low enough to barely be able to hear the bass and thus have no desire to dance. I tried moving closer to the front, but it just wasn't enough. It's a shame really, because I was enjoying what I could make out from what they were playing. It's expected that at some point later in the night, a noise complaint could be made so WHY would they get TMB to play last?! Unbelievable. I peaced out and Luke and Add2Basket saved my night.

It's unfortunate because they night had a lot of potential that got flushed away in an instant. Loved the venue, location, crowd, and the tunes all night were great. I don't know if I want to attend another party if it's going to be falsely promoted and I'm going to be conned.

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Originally posted by Cribby I'm pretty furious myself.

wow..i know how hard it is to make you not like the night, i agree with not disclosing set times, that's some bullshit.. but i can imagine why they would not let them play before, probably 80% of all the people would peace it after they were done so they didn't want to lose the crowd..

I totally agree with Cribby.

I wanted an earlier in the afternoon event as well but I believe I read something about scheduling conflicts so I'll let that slide...

We got there around 9:45, not many people in yet but the tunes were really good deeep house to open. I thought the opening DJs did a fantastic job. They really set the night and mood off and from 10-12 it picked up a lot and everyone was having a good time. SOOOOO many joints being passed around, lol loved it.

Then 12 rolls around and even though it's a great party atmosphere, PERFECT weather, we all started to get antsy and impatient! We fuckin came for Martinez Brothers so WHERE ARE THEY????? First one of the promoters said "12am" THEN "12:30am" ... fucking bullshit!! Don't lie if you're not sure, it's just gonna make me even more upset.

FINALLY they come on shortly after 1am .... then a 10 min MC mic introduction which really threw me over the edge! If they're going to be late as fuck as it is, DONT WASTE MORE TIME BY GIVING THEM AN INTRO. We know who they are and that's why we came to sunnyside...now let them play!

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AND it doesn't end there...they dropped the volume levels to HALF of what the openers played at. So there you have it, TMB played GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD tunes like Docks, but how can you fucking enjoy it or dance to it if you can barely hear it and can't even feel the bass.

Seriously I gave them 25 min and still no increase in volume. We left in a fury and I can safely say I will NEVER ever attend another Pat Boogie event.

F A I L

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Originally posted by geroin but i can imagine why they would not let them play before, probably 80% of all the people would peace it after they were done so they didn't want to lose the crowd..

fair point not wanting to lose the crowd, but you still have the money for everyone who paid to go see the Martinez Brothers...

Happy with my decision not to go as they would have been the reason I was attending; and I was planning on going and heading to Footwork by midnight.

oh... wow...

that sucks.

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Originally posted by PurpleHaze I can safely say I will NEVER ever attend another Pat Boogie event. F A I L

+1 friend

I'm not sure if I will attend any, but I DEF won't be if there is another event that night that interests me more

like Cribby pointed out, I was also growing increasingly irritated with all the "big ups" and promoter chit chat when all they need to do is get their ass into fear

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Originally posted by geroin wow..i know how hard it is to make you not like the night, i agree with not disclosing set times, that's some bullshit.. but i can imagine why they would not let them play before, probably 80% of all the people would peace it after they were done so they didn't want to lose the crowd..

They didn't want to lose a crowd and at the same time wanted attendance by lying about the "early set." If they told the truth I'm sure 1/3 of the people wouldn't attend. That's disrespectful and shady and should not be tolerated by anyone, especially if we're paying $25 to get in. We already paid at the door so why would they care if people left early? Oh that's right!.. by having people stay longer so that they can buy their overpriced beer.

For a promotion company who's been around for ages, this was unexpected..

So who was more interested in the art found alongside the walls than the martinez brothers?

ive had two bad weekends in a row now. i hope this next weekend in beachclub/montreal will make up for everything...

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Originally posted by Cribby I'm pretty furious myself. I think it's really shady, inconsiderate and a low blow move for them to promote that The Martinez Brothers would play "early." A lot of people had events that they were planning to attend afterwards and as a result this party was in their best interest since we'd assume TMB wouldn't start at 10:00 pm latest if they had a 2.5-3 hour set. We totally got fucked over. I have reason to believe that this was done on purpose. Not disclosing set times is enough proof for me. This looks really bad on the promoters. I had to miss a few hours of Luke Fair! Not only that, but by the time TMB came on it was just before 1 am and they had lowered the volume levels to more than half way. It was low enough to barely be able to hear the bass and thus have no desire to dance. I tried moving closer to the front, but it just wasn't enough. It's a shame really, because I was enjoying what I could make out from what they were playing. It's expected that at some point later in the night, a noise complaint could be made so WHY would they get TMB to play last?! Unbelievable. I peaced out and Luke and Add2Basket saved my night. It's unfortunate because they night had a lot of potential that got flushed away in an instant. Loved the venue, location, crowd, and the tunes all night were great. I don't know if I want to attend another party if it's going to be falsely promoted and I'm going to be conned.

this is the 2nd time where you're review is word for word the way i feel about a party.

came in with lots of hope for a great party and left very disappointed. and people around me know that in the beginning i was enjoying myself very much as the music was really good. totally right up my alley. but there's only so much one can take before a person's mood goes way down and no amount of good music can bring it back. and turning down the volume is definitely not the way to do it.

instead of leaving with a smile on my face, i left very disappointed. next time, i'll just stand outside the venue and enjoy myself there w/o having to pay $25 or more.

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