So I went last night, to see the Horrors, and the venue itself is very nice. Very interestingly adorned, with cool side-rooms in various themes. It'll look a lot cooler once it's been around awhile, since everything looks a little too new. It has the feeling of someone who had a couple grand to spend, and just went out and bought a bunch of weird shit and paint.
But in terms of musical experience, here's where the 9:30 is such a rock star. The Hotel's website originally said three bands, doors opening at 8:00, music at 9:00. Day of show, the two openers had disappeared from the site, replaced by one different opener. Get to the show at 9:00, doors aren't open and won't for another hour, and no opener. 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.
If you've attended more a couple shows at the 9:30, you can deduce almost to the minute what the timing for any given show will be, whether it's two bands on a Friday night, or three bands on a Wednesday, or whatever. Plus, the web site always has accurate timing on it too. That is such a benefit. (Not to mention Eddie's willingness to give heads-up replies to questions on how a show is selling).
