Rock and Roll Hotel

[Bombay Chutney]

[Responding to multiple things at once]
 
 

Originally posted by redsock:
  The difference between 9:30 and the RnR is that even thoguh "doors" don't open, you can still go hang out upstairs, much like the Red Room at the Cat. No one is shut out.

Ah.  That's different.  Still slightly annoying, but not as a big deal.
 
 

Originally posted by Glass Arm Shattering:
  It was nice to see an actual point of sales window, unlike the Black Cat where you just have confused door staff.

In the Black Cat's defense, I had the easiest ticket purchase ever at the Cat last week.  The whole process took less than 5 minutes for tickets for 2 shows.  Not bad.
 
 

Originally posted by Relaxer:
  More than anything, it made me appreciate the 9:30's set-up and organization. I've got the 9:30 Formula down pat, along with the Black Cat Formula.

I couldn't agree more with this.  It's probably the main reason I rarely make it to DC9 or The Velvet Lounge.  I see Doom's point, but if I'm driving in from the suburbs on a Tuesday night, it's not to play pool or just hang out.  I'm there to see the band.  After getting burned a couple times regarding start times, I rarely give them the benefit of the doubt any more.  I know what to expect with the Black Cat and 9:30.   It may seem a little petty, but it does make a difference to me.
 
 I'm sure things in the new places will smooth out in due time.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
  I couldn't agree more with this.  It's probably the main reason I rarely make it to DC9 or The Velvet Lounge.  I see Doom's point, but if I'm driving in from the suburbs on a Tuesday night, it's not to play pool or just hang out.  I'm there to see the band.  After getting burned a couple times regarding start times, I rarely give them the benefit of the doubt any more.  I know what to expect with the Black Cat and 9:30.   It may seem a little petty, but it does make a difference to me.
 
 I'm sure things in the new places will smooth out in due time.

See, this is because the suburbs are crushing your soul.  You need to learn to act more like a real clubber.

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

ps, my review of the place is here:
 
 http://www.alex.to/blogs/2006/10/wsc-at-rock-n-roll-hotel.html

[Tom Servo]

Originally posted by redsock:
   Sure RnR has had its bumps in the road; They lost their top sound guy right after the venue opened, some of the bands that play there have been slightly less than professional... ok, shit happens.

I thought the sound guy for the Hopewell/Longwave show did a very good job.  Good mix.

[xneverwherex]

Originally posted by Relaxer:
 So I went last night, to see the Horrors, and the venue itself is very nice. Horrors come on at 11:35 and play for 25 minutes, and show's over (there may have been someone else coming after, but I split). So I waited 2 1/2 hours for less than half an hour of music. Good DJing though, so that helped.
 

I missed the Horrors on Friday night, but glad I didnt wait around so late to see a 25 minute set. I had a feeling it'd be short. I think they only have the EP, unless an album was just released. I hope it was a good 25 minute set. I did see The Thermals play maybe a 35 minute set, and it was the best 35 minute show I could have asked for. They played before The Horrors.

[amnesiac]

They really need to get a professional sound person in there.
 
 Saw White Whale last night, and while they played really well, they sounded like shit. The sound guy also managed to fuck up Brandon Butler's solo acoustic set. And The Fake Accents were an assault on my ear drums...

[Relaxer]

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
 I missed the Horrors on Friday night, but glad I didnt wait around so late to see a 25 minute set. I had a feeling it'd be short. I think they only have the EP, unless an album was just released. I hope it was a good 25 minute set. I did see The Thermals play maybe a 35 minute set, and it was the best 35 minute show I could have asked for. They played before The Horrors.

The Horrors were okay. I have the ep and I like it enough for what it is, punchy riff rock with retro keyboards and vocals that sound kind of like Mark E Smith. Live, they were hampered by crappy sound and cramped space. The guitarist clearly knows how to play, though he kept playing with his back to the audience. More than anything, they look like rock stars, and for a UK band playing that kind of music, that's probably the most important thing for the UK music press.

[choicebeatschoice]

Anyone going to see Jeremy Enigk there on December 3? Should be kickass show. He's going on tour with Brand New later this year.

[dudeman]

Originally posted by redsock:
   

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
  How exactly is advertising doors at 8:00, then being closed until 10:00 part of  "the experience"?

The difference between 9:30 and the RnR is that even thoguh "doors" don't open, you can still go hang out upstairs, much like the Red Room at the Cat. No one is shut out.
 
 I think the 9:30 Club does handle the timing of bands better than RnR. They have also been around decades longer, and have had the time to establish a great staff. Sure RnR has had its bumps in the road; They lost their top sound guy right after the venue opened, some of the bands that play there have been slightly less than professional... ok, shit happens. Talk to me again in a couple of years and I think you'll see a well run club that has a lot of shows we all go to see. I have had the pleasure of being on both sides of the door at the RnR, and can say they are a very professional group of folks who are trying to do things right. [/b]

Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out!