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The basement club on Bathurst.... (pg. 9)
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| samhouse |
| The space had so much potential. I think it was poorly managed from the start which was a shame because for a little stretch there, it was a hell of a fun place to party. |
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| rulzz |
| quote: | Originally posted by samhouse
The space had so much potential. I think it was poorly managed from the start which was a shame because for a little stretch there, it was a hell of a fun place to party. |
the place used to be really great in 2007 when it was called "Crosstown" after that closed down it never been the same |
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| Batverson |
| quote: | Originally posted by cammaxwell
It's at Queen/Bathurst with a entrace from both sides depending on which one they use (although both are down from the corner a bit). Here is a FB message I got about last Thur night:
event:
DANCE WITH THE BASEMENT BUNNY
EASTER LONG WEEKEND - 2011
date:
TONIGHT - 11:00PM
music:
DJ SUPAMANN + FRIENDS
venue:
THE BASEMENT
178 BATHURST STREET
(at queen street west)
info:
4163626060
entrance:
- NO COVER BEFORE 1:30AM (w/ guest list)
- $20 AFTER 1:30AM
THIS IS THE B A S E M E N T! :)
Hope that helps... |
Thanks dude |
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| cammaxwell |
| quote: | Originally posted by samhouse
The space had so much potential. I think it was poorly managed from the start which was a shame because for a little stretch there, it was a hell of a fun place to party. |
+1
Yeah, when I was a resident there the place was wicked to party at. After CZ got raided the place was packed every Sun morning and the vibe was awesome! But your right, poor management from the start. I'll never understand some of the decisions made during that time, could have kept the place going strong if it was done right. |
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| CMR |
| quote: | Originally posted by rulzz
the place used to be really great in 2007 when it was called "Crosstown" after that closed down it never been the same |
Wasn't it "Blak" at that time? |
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| samhouse |
| quote: | Originally posted by CMR
Wasn't it "Blak" at that time? |
pretty sure Black was a series of events that occured at the Basement. However this I may be wrong about. |
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| VDub |
The only time I'd ever been to Basement was the day Zone was raided...
Little trivia...
It's in the same location that was called The Sanctuary in the early '90s....
You wanna talk about sketchy??
Sanctuary was a vampire bar... |
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| cammaxwell |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
The only time I'd ever been to Basement was the day Zone was raided...
Little trivia...
It's in the same location that was called The Sanctuary in the early '90s....
You wanna talk about sketchy??
Sanctuary was a vampire bar... |
Then it was Bassment in the late nineties, playing EDM, and then was Jeff Healey's! |
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| Batverson |
| quote: | Originally posted by kotsy
have you been to comfort zone?
I highly recommend coming on good friday |
Alright so I was there last night, got there at 5am after I went to avicii. Music was really good but the crowd was...well...very interesting, and yes afterhour clubs definitely have lots of sketchy asians there. Man I'm Chinese myself and I found them sketchy...
Anyway, it was definitely one heck of an experience. I'm still contemplating if I should go back go try some other afterhours club next time. But I did meet this cute punk/goth girl though... |
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| kotsy |
| what time did you end up staying till? you should come on victoria day. long weekends are the best time to go. the vibe will be incredible ;) |
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
It's in the same location that was called The Sanctuary in the early '90s....
You wanna talk about sketchy??
Sanctuary was a vampire bar... |
Sanctuary was actually further west, north side of the street at Claremont. The space under what was then The Paddock was called Death in the Underground and it was indeed a hot, sweaty, sketchy, hella fun space to party. Didn't last long, a year at best, as I recall. Toronto had a massive goth/alternative scene in the mid-80s to early-90s - many (myself included) moved on to the rave scene once it had run its natural course.
| quote: | Originally posted by cammaxwell
Then it was Bassment in the late nineties, playing EDM, and then was Jeff Healey's! |
Was actually known as Film Lounge for a brief period before it became the Bassment. Was pretty nicely done up. A friend and I had a weekly there and even brought in DJ Godfather for a night in 1999, but the booth wasn't set up to accommodate heavy turntablism and we had to cut his set short. We even had some memebers of Underground Resistance in the house. Such a disappointment, but a good lesson, nonetheless. |
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| GGM |
| quote: | Originally posted by Batverson
Anyway, it was definitely one heck of an experience. I'm still contemplating if I should go back go try some other afterhours club next time. But I did meet this cute punk/goth girl though... |
Dude goto Circus or Stereo afterhours in Montreal. Either one kills what we have for afterhours in Toronto. They're clean, 10x more girls, 10x less sketchy and both have amazing soundsystems. |
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