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| quote: | Originally posted by jonmitz
Ruby Skye is going downhill for more than just the talent (or lack thereof) they have been booking.
Everyone here knows the difficulty that can go into booking an artist. |
While I have no part on the business side, the scene is different in SF right now than it has been in a long, long time IMO. People's music preferences are more diverse than ever, and the locals are more interested in the more intimate feel or the more undergorund feel as there's plenty parties out there that bring just that. And there are a number of DJs who are, I imagine, _expensive_ and even when offering a guestlist, the cost of operating a larger clubs with all its operations (eg. staff) makes it more difficult to handle than a low door cost +bar sales would cover. DJs like SvD and Sasha have had less traction in SF over the years; this isn't any club's or promoter's fault -- it's just how the scene is I am talking DJs who a few years ago could pack large venues no problem and still can in other major cites like LA...but just can't in SF. So you are seeing quite a few DJs booked on weekday nights at smaller venues; where it's just as cheap for them plus those clubs much lower operations overhead. A place like vessel has taken advantage of this. Public Works, too. Starting to see Monarch get in there some. Plenty of others. There just seems to be a lot of smaller venues compared to even five years ago. And these are often DJs we all get excited about....but it means it's taking away from the bigger clubs from booking them as well. Scene is just in chaos, overall, right now in SF.
Hopefully I sounded sober enough in that reply. 
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