Prydz was definitely a highlight for the year, but i'd have to say EXLA would be my favorite spot for 2012. Insomniac has brought awesome dj's to EXLA and getting comp'd half the time doesn't hurt so i've had a fucking blast there this year. Gotta love that they go past 2am also!

palladium is always a good venue, seems like they figured out how to tune the speakers the last few times i've been there as well, which is a nice change. exchange has a great layout (love the downstairs), but the sound is just deafening there, even with earplugs. still love avalon ... yeah, you have to deal with the washers but they're no worse than the shufflenoob crowd that you'll find anywhere else.

other than that, not impressed by any other venues recently, but i wonder if the change in management at vanguard will bear positive results?

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Originally posted by jdub889 palladium is always a good venue, seems like they figured out how to tune the speakers the last few times i've been there as well, which is a nice change. exchange has a great layout (love the downstairs), but the sound is just deafening there, even with earplugs. still love avalon ... yeah, you have to deal with the washers but they're no worse than the shufflenoob crowd that you'll find anywhere else. other than that, not impressed by any other venues recently, but i wonder if the change in management at vanguard will bear positive results?

that's what i'm curious about. the last management group sucked.

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal that's what i'm curious about. the last management group sucked.

You could say that again!

Sounds like a combination now, hopefully everyone is going the same direction.

I think in its prime Vanguard beside the OLD Circus (before the wall opened) was pretty awesome.

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Originally posted by RobertStern You could say that again! Sounds like a combination now, hopefully everyone is going the same direction. I think in its prime Vanguard beside the OLD Circus (before the wall opened) was pretty awesome.

what a bunch of bitches huh!!!!

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Originally posted by RobertStern You could say that again! Sounds like a combination now, hopefully everyone is going the same direction. I think in its prime Vanguard beside the OLD Circus (before the wall opened) was pretty awesome.

which wall opened?

The wall that used to exist in the main room. Stairs are to the right of the main DJ booth used to be against a wall. That wall went all the way to the back. They opened it up to reveal the huge room next to it...killed vibe, acoustics, pretty much everything for most nights.

They should've made it a whole different room, if anything. But more importantly, Circus just needs a full makeover. But this has been known for years and years now and we've given up begging for it.

Dim mak eats a million dicks that venue is the worst I've been to anywhere.
I checked out a couple parties at Los Globos this year and it never really disappointed.
Only did EXLA once and I definitely saw the appeal of the venue, but not very many parties there have much appeal for me anymore.

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Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights Dim mak eats a million dicks that venue is the worst I've been to anywhere. I checked out a couple parties at Los Globos this year and it never really disappointed. Only did EXLA once and I definitely saw the appeal of the venue, but not very many parties there have much appeal for me anymore.

Who did you see at Dim Mak? I went there once to see Chris Liebing and it was great, the vibe and crowd were friendly and so were the bartenders. Maybe it depends on who you see playing there.

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Been there 6 or 7 times this year.
Did the CLR party there too.