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Originally posted by Ni-Cd The biggest problem I have with a lot of these venues on College street is that they are ON COLLEGE STREET. That place is a hell hole to get into. Impossible to find parking, and even if you park a distance away, there's no parking after 1 am, and you'll find yourself with a ticket. I hate heading to college street straight up because of the parking.

Yup. I got a nice ticket there last Friday night actually. I HATE the green P street parking in Toronto, I never seem to read the signs right. I got one for the same reason right by Film too, that's 2 within 2-3 weeks. Gr, partying is getting expensive.

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Originally posted by v-vaughn Whaaaat you were there too?! Darn, must have just missed you!!

you were there?
I went downstairs late though, was enjoying the hip-hop karaoke upstairs with friends.

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It's interesting reading this thread over again. You really have to search for these types of venues/events nowadays. I'm not sure you could go into the same neighbourhood every weekend and find what you are looking for.

That being said, we should all keep posting here as we find new events and venues that satisfy Kamil's request, and our interest of course

Props to MikeyN for some good suggestions as well. Pat Boogie does rock the house, and tends to use various venues all over the city. He's a tough man to track

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Originally posted by irGO It's interesting reading this thread over again. You really have to search for these types of venues/events nowadays. I'm not sure you could go into the same neighbourhood every weekend and find what you are looking for. That being said, we should all keep posting here as we find new events and venues that satisfy Kamil's request, and our interest of course Props to MikeyN for some good suggestions as well. Pat Boogie does rock the house, and tends to use various venues all over the city. He's a tough man to track

1. Very true
2. Agreed, keep this thread alive!
3. Cheers and yeah, he picks wicked venues. I heard nothing but good things about the Courthouse experience the other week with Kerri Chandler.

4. NEIL QUIGLEY!!! I better see every single person in this thread at Stone Lounge in April. Event thread.

lol, I think I remember saying how awesome it would be to have Dana Bergquist here. Apparently he was here in 2007 opening for Eric Prydz... Where the F@#K was I?

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Dana Bergquist yesssss i wouldn't mind paying for that party cause some night you just don't want minimal..

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Originally posted by deephousekid Dana Bergquist yesssss i wouldn't mind paying for that party cause some night you just don't want minimal..

Winner.

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"Even me?" she said.
I thought, "Oh right, if I categorically eliminate all other people, it's just me and her. She'd like that.
"Especially you" I said.
"You are virtually the ring leader, the way I see it."
Then, I blew out the candle.

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Originally posted by MikeyN 1. Very true 2. Agreed, keep this thread alive! 3. Cheers and yeah, he picks wicked venues. I heard nothing but good things about the Courthouse experience the other week with Kerri Chandler. 4. NEIL QUIGLEY!!! I better see every single person in this thread at Stone Lounge in April. Event thread. lol, I think I remember saying how awesome it would be to have Dana Bergquist here. Apparently he was here in 2007 opening for Eric Prydz... Where the F@#K was I?

You are an event animal Mikey!!! Can't believe you found that April gem. I am VERY EXCITED!!!!!

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Originally posted by irGO You are an event animal Mikey!!! Can't believe you found that April gem. I am VERY EXCITED!!!!!

I was excited for this since dec. 27th when Neil had mentioned on facebook that he's coming back in April and that everyone should 'Pencil it in'

ATTN: KAMIL: You do not want to miss this trust me, you will walk out of stone lounge shaking your head in disbelief and loving life so much more. I did, and I wasn't even there all night.

The roll call/review thread from last time: http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=549131&highlight=quigley

Reviews from irGo and I:

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Originally posted by irGO Just finished my breakfast so I thought I'd give my two cents Dave S and I got there around 11pm and walked right in. No lines etc., and we figured that anyways since it was kinda early. However, after a brief stop at the coat check, I noticed Stone Lounge was pretty damn busy for 11pm. VERY happily surprised. 30 minutes later the tallest man in this scene walked through the doors (no, not Brad Copeland): MikeyN!!! Great seeing you man. You were cutting a rug right from the get-go, and rightly so. Neil was on point for the entire night...holy shit (well, at least for the 4 out of 5 hours that I witnessed). He built up Stone Lounge so well last night. It was amazing! I particularly enjoyed how he would actually break the build with the odd track to slow it down. Perfect example of this (and my favourite track of the night) was when he dropped STIMMING - MELODICA (on Joris Voorn's Green Label). That's the fuckin sickest track I've heard out in a while By around midnight the place was totally filling up, and was completely rammed by 1am. The entire place was dancing. I spotted no real wall flowers at this event, which is such a great thing to see. As usual, the bar service at Stone Lounge is second to none. That girl runs a tight ship down there, and is by far the best tender I've met in years. Well done Fabricated. This was yet another memorable night put on by a hard working local crew. Bring on January! Cheers, irgz

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Originally posted by mnemonic. Hahahahahaha! "not Brad Copeland"!!!! LOL! Wow, I have so much to say, but I don't even know where to start. I really don't have the words for how impressive Neil was... A friend and I both got in to Stone Lounge just before 11, right on time for free cover! Awesome! Once we were inside I fell in love with what I was hearing instantly. I immediately knew this was going to be a good night. He played some great deep house in the beginning of the night, it sounded so warm, and had tons of character. The sound filled the space so nicely. Although it wasn't loud in the beginning of the night, it still felt so enveloping. There's so much to describe, there's just so much "personality" in everything he played. I can't even look at his set on a track-by-track basis, or by segmenting the night, its a perfect example of the saying "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts". It was musical synergy. Neil's set was so deep, sexy, funky, groovy, jazzy, housey, techy, proggy, spacey, agressive, it had attitude at times and was so uplifting at other times. Neil threw down some of the sickest, most twisted, spacey buildups that just made the place go wild, and he used mixer trickery to make you think the peak of the track was coming, and then he would just build it up more. His set had some great instrumental moments too. I recall turning to someone dancing beside me and saying "How could anyone not love music with instruments like this!". Whenever I heard a piano in his set I flipped. I fucking love instruments in house music. His set really was a journey... There were times where I thought how great this would be to listen to on a beach, or in a nice upscale bar, or even while having sex! Such a journey, from start to finish, and such a diverse sound! There was so much variety, but every track worked harmoniously with the next. Watching Neil work the decks...Oh. My. God. He's always busy. I love seeing that. He follows the 'mood' of the music he doesn't just stand there and sync up the tracks with his laptop. As irGo pointed out, he had some great tricks up his sleeve. The mixing was spot on every time. Everything flowed so naturally. Everyone at Stone Lounge is so friendly and open, and everyone is there to have a great time. The sound is great, and it's focused on the dancefloor, so if you wanted to hang out and have a conversation with some friends on the couches along the sidelines, you can easily do so without shouting eachother. Such a cozy, comfy, environment. It really is like having a stupidly awesome party in your best friend's basement. I can't wait for the next Fabricated event! I almost didn't go, but I'm so glad I did. I definitely made the right choice. Also... Neil recorded his set, hopefully it gets released, I would love to relive those hours of my life over and over and over again.

Photo cred goes to April Maciborka

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They're all crazy. Even you. You're all...crazy."
"Even me?" she said.
I thought, "Oh right, if I categorically eliminate all other people, it's just me and her. She'd like that.
"Especially you" I said.
"You are virtually the ring leader, the way I see it."
Then, I blew out the candle.

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Damn! Those were some good reviews eh? Not bad considering I was sporting a pretty heavy head that day

So ummm Kamil, I'm assuming yer not missing this one?????

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Originally posted by irGO Damn! Those were some good reviews eh? Not bad considering I was sporting a pretty heavy head that day So ummm Kamil, I'm assuming yer not missing this one?????

Reading our reviews totally brought me back to that night, I really can't wait for this. It is going to be so freakin' good.

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They're all crazy. Even you. You're all...crazy."
"Even me?" she said.
I thought, "Oh right, if I categorically eliminate all other people, it's just me and her. She'd like that.
"Especially you" I said.
"You are virtually the ring leader, the way I see it."
Then, I blew out the candle.

I originally had other plans for this night that I couldn't get away from. I just found out THIS MORNING that has changed!

What are the odds??!?! The gods are smiling upon me.

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