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| quote: | Originally posted by PhilyCeeSteak
Verboten is a better club than Output. Output has a better sound system, but just barely, and the crowd isn't nearly as fun. |
On sound I'd disagree, in that it's only barely better at Output.
At Verboten, with those speakers left and right of stage, it's fairly beamy, ie, if you're just slightly off-axis to the right (or left) there is a noticealbe difference versus directly on-axis / in between both.
Crowd difference seems more music-driven than club driven to me.
As to the rooms, not bad at Verboten indeed, but I don't like the back-entry format vs. side-entry, because even when it thins out, opening up floor space towards the back, you don't get undisturbed space, cause of the constant traffic, even then.
Best in this regard is actually Sankey's, because while they have the doors in the back, they close them at the end and route you out the back side door.
All the space in front of that back wall-of-doors opens up when it thins out.
But my main gripe at Verboten is the smoke area out front. Drinks seized, no warning, club personnel in civilian garb policing there, very uncool.
Yes, they have to do this not to endanger their license, i know, but that's the problem when you don't provide a private smoke area, like at Output.
A decent and useable outside retreat is worth A LOT, and the street ramp at V. is a joke compared to Output roof (if they'd only open it more, the little chicken coop during spring sucked)
| quote: | | TBA doesn't even register. I think a lot of people don't realize that place exists. Went to go see Gavin Russom the other day and it was empty. |
yeah, was there on a Wednesday in Feb, music was good, but not many people there.
It is strange, because they do a good job with their bookings, and have been to some nice events there.
Gavin Russom is pretty awesome, and what you describe is a shame for it all the more. I'd have gone if around, but what buzz kill.
Strange too, because when The Crystal Ark was at Baby's All Right, it was packed.
And Nurvous can get people in too.
Maybe just a combination of Detroit and the EDM festis thinning things out.
| quote: | | ReSolute parties go until VERY late. BUT, those parties tend to attract a sordid group. I've worked with them in the past and they are fairly unorganized and mean-spirited. |
Couldn't speak to the way ReSolute operates, maybe that's a Greek thing?
But I totally can't confirm what you say about the people going.
I've been to a lot of their events, with Blk or solo, and it never felt sordid.
It does tend to be a less lower-20-something crowd, and def. more European, but seems to me mainly due to the bookings.
At the recent label party (yeah, behind the U-haul) that got shut down, the crowd was ok, the space there was a bit small.
And, no pat-down bullshit, if you want to step out, no problem, that makes up for a lot too.
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