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2013.01.19 [SF] Stonebridge @ The Grand
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| jonmitz |
Stonebridge is playing at The grand tonight - there is a Sol Y Luna GL* but they do not sell presales so if you want to come, i'd recommend arriving early
Stone's Radio show: https://soundcloud.com/stonebridge/...-052-january-12
*GL Link: http://www.solylunasf.com/
e: forgot to mention, Krista Richards will also be in attendance (live PA) |
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| bigherm |
Well how was it? Love stonebridge but had to work that nite. |
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| jonmitz |
i really had a great time; i went with 3 friends and we had dinner with stone and krista prior to the show (little delhi, amazing food). anyways, a brunette girl took 2 of stone's VIP wristbands without him noticing and gave them to two random blonde girls, and me being the nice guy that I am passed on the wristbands so the two friends i brought could experience the whole 'by the stage' thing for their first time. Stone walked me up to the stage but pretty much as soon as a security guard noticed I didnt have a band I got kicked out (about 45 min into his set) but didn't really mind because it was easier to dance on the floor
the crowd was largely asian (75%) but i don't mind that at all. there were a lot of extremely wasted guys who didnt speak a word of english, which didnt bother me but i did get a couple laughs when the drunkest asian guy ive ever seen grabbed me and spoke(slash spit into my ear) to me for 2 minutes in all chinese
pros
- massive balloons :D
- foam machine
- tons of confetti
- stonebridge
- in general, a very friendly crowd that was just there to have fun (stone said there was one fight he could see from the dj booth)
cons
- the ing sound system - seriously they had it turned so low that earplugs were not required as you were standing next to the speakers (i am not joking - i have been to a lot of clubs and this was THE WORST). this resulted in several things:
A) very low energy because there was no bass to move the crowd
B) 1x upset DJ
C) me being let down because they are supposed to have a FUNKTION1 and instead it sounded like laptop speakers
- club obviously thinks its a vegas level club, but their management is not vegas level, this results in tons of issues i wont even bother getting into because most people wont notice them
- expensive as AND weak drinks
- they shut the club down at 2:30 (stone kept trying to play more music and eventually they cut him off), which was ign ridiculous because 1) everyone was wasted still, and 2) the dancefloor was still packed
TL;DR: i had a good time. Stonebridge has had to change his sound slightly to reflect his new BPM radio show (affects his bookings) - I personally don't really mind it but i do miss most of the funky house he used to play
club review: it's obvious all they care about is money, but at least they do fun things like balloons and such, which for me, really add a lot because i ing love balloons |
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| bigherm |
| Haha sounds like a good nite. Haven't been to the grand yet maybe should steer clear now. Thanks for the review. I lve been a fan of Stoney for years haven seen him in over 5. Idle his old sound too. But my wife like him better now with his podcast |
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