thirdreid (unregistered)
says:
(07.31.2007)
Avoid if you care about music
This place was terrible. Its a bar/music space run by people who don't know the first thing about music. The booking was inconsistent with 30 minute sets that seemed to be pulled out of a hat. The sound was also pathetic. I noticed that bands were not only asked to start without a soundcheck, but the DJ music was so loud that they couldn't even hear themselves before they began. I spoke with a musician the night we were there and he told me that his band was frustrated because the backline was the worst they had ever seen e.g. bass head played through an 18inch PA speaker, a broken Crate amp that was obviously found on the street somewhere. He also mentioned that the bartender/sound guy was way too busy tending the bar to help...overpriced drinks first, music second, and it showed. It was amateur from start to finish. If you care about the integrity of original music the 169 bar will be insulting.