weyes Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 i'm starting a new one 'cause things have changed a lot since lalate's old one began. edlosangeles' negative thread about 2 clubs was the inspiration. let me be clear that this thread is for reviews only. NO PROMOTING IN THIS THREAD!!!!!!let's try to follow this format and answer all these questions whenever possible when reviewing a club by copying what's below, adding whatever else seems interesting/important/helpful/fun .1. name of club & location2. name of night/event3. name of night of the week4. type of music & djs featured & whether or not those particular djs are there every week5. price6. is there a guestlist? if so, what does it get you?7. is there a dress code?8. free parking availabilty & parking lot availabilty & price9. door staff policy/attitude10. age requirement11. length of wait to get in12. general staff attitude13. drink strength & price14. bottle service & vip availability & price15. decor/ambience16. size of club17. size of dancefloor18. how many rooms with music in them?19. quality of patio/smoking area20. is there a place quiet enough to talk?21. sound system/lights22. boy/girl ratio of crowd23. vibe of crowd24. overall rating on scale of 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is highest)25. would you go back?* add comments, if you like .p.s. i'm a real stickler for no clutter, too. not to be no fun, but when these review threads start getting full of too much chit-chat, they're not useful to peeps who are trying to figure out info at-a-glance. besides, it's a great reason to start threads on the forum !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weyes Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 1. name of club & locationvanguard, 6021 hollywood blvd., hollywood2. name of night/eventgiant3. name of night of the weeksaturday4. type of music & djs featured & whether or not those particular djs are there every weekvarious types of trance and house, and the djs vary5. pricepre-sales online at gr o ovetickets.com (type in without spaces) start at $15 then go up in $5 increments as time passes. price at-door usually $256. is there a guestlist? if so, what does it get you?guestlists vary - will update this7. is there a dress code?no8. free parking availabilty & parking lot availabilty & priceno real safe street parking, $10 valet parking9. door staff policy/attitudecheery & pleasant10. age requirement21 & over11. length of wait to get ini arrived at 10:20, no line12. general staff attitudei found them generally nice, but my male friend said the bathroom attendant was rude and obnoxious13. drink strength & pricedon't know about strength, but teeny vodka & red bull was $11!14. bottle service & vip availability & pricebottle service available, don't know what price, vip room upstairs resembling a fish tank !15. decor/ambienceit was unclear whether the booths surrounding the dancefloor were for bottle service only; if they were, there was no place in the main room for people to sit down. vip room was a glassed-in room above the main floor and really nice 16. size of clubhuge by l.a. standards17. size of dancefloorvery, very big18. how many rooms with music in them?3 or 4; i wasn't positive 19. quality of patio/smoking areavery pretty and roomy. has little open-fronted cabana-like booths, as well 20. is there a place quiet enough to talk?the patio is quiet enough, and the club itself isn't deafeningly loud, overall21. sound system/lightsreally great sound system! very clear and not too loud. lights are good, too22. boy/girl ratio of crowdit seemed about equal to me, but i don't really notice those things...23. vibe of crowdkind of aloof 24. overall rating on scale of 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is highest)7.525. would you go back?yes; some really good djs play therecomments: the setup was more like that of a new york joint; it was a little odd, for l.a. it was really nice to have a choice of rooms, and the maze-like setup reminded me of just about every club i used to go to back home.it was overall too expensive. $6 to check your coat is the most i've ever paid, even in new york . the valet for $10, the $11 drinks, tips, etc., plus cover, leave one with very little moolah at the end of the night. but my biggest issue is that there was no warmth to the crowd; people were just a little too concerned with looking cool to let themselves have fun . that was my problem with another little hollywood club that has a "v" in it . i'm hoping that this city regains its soul *cough old spundae cough* and stops perpetuating the stereotype that los angeles is full of phonies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weyes Posted March 30 Author Report Share Posted March 30 1. name of club & locationarena, 6655 santa monica blvd., hollywood2. name of night/eventred3. name of night of the weekfridays4. type of music & djs featured & whether or not those particular djs are there every week95% of the time, trance. there are a bunch of house djs that rotate that open every week for the headliner(s)5. price$15 pre-sales on gr oovetickets.com, door price varies6. is there a guestlist? if so, what does it get you?guestlist @ www.myspace.com/nexxez has a free before 11pm, $15 after list7. is there a dress code?no8. free parking availabilty & parking lot availabilty & pricesome street parking around but very poorly lit area. lot is $69. door staff policy/attitudenice10. age requirement21 and over11. length of wait to get ini've never had to wait when i've arrived before 10:3012. general staff attitudefriendly13. drink strength & pricewill update later14. bottle service & vip availability & pricebottle service available, don't know what price, vip confuses me...15. decor/ambiencethere's a balcony with a railing overlooking the dancefloor, which makes for good people-watching. arena is one open room, which has a nice, friendly feel. the dj stage is high enough to give everyone a really good view, which makes for a good connection between energetic djs and the crowd. not enough seating for me, though16. size of clubmid-to-large17. size of dancefloorthe dancefloor pretty much is the club18. how many rooms with music in them?only one 19. quality of patio/smoking areaok, but too small for a club that only has one room. there should be more room for overflow20. is there a place quiet enough to talk?the patio will suffice21. sound system/lightsi find it a little too loud and the lights/visuals on the whole aren't very interesting [the lights sometimes take away from the music. i was so blinded at bt that i had to turn my back to the stage.]22. boy/girl ratio of crowdi dunno...23. vibe of crowdfriendly and relaxed24. overall rating on scale of 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is highest)825. would you go back?yes, but i'd go a lot more often if they had djs i like on a more regular basiscomments: only having one room with music is a huge drawback. when friends go and are divided in their opinions of the music, it leaves some having a great time while the others are bored.the free guestlist is terrific in such an expensive world and helps us out in our clubbing lifestyle ! it truly is something to consider for trance fans on a friday night.i find that the house djs, though, for the most part, bring new meaning to the word "boring"; there is only one that i like on a consistent basis. that may be why they have the list for early birds. but even the one i do like gets his sets split up as a "vs." against another opening dj, usually, which keeps me dancing for 15 minutes, then wondering why i'm not for the next. i recommend going for a particular headliner and not expecting too much from the house djs. then again, i'm not a hardcore trancehead.but the crowd is friendly and down-to-earth, and that matters a great deal to me. this is a no b.s. crowd, and it's nice to be around people who are genuinely there to have a good time, not to impress people. i love to watch people at red dance because, since it comes from the heart, they have the most original style i've ever seen . that, you have to see to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalate Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 1. name of club & location11, santa monica boulevard between robertson and la cienega2. name of night/eventnone3. name of night of the weekseveral times4. type of music & djs featured & whether or not those particular djs are there every weekalways been house went I was there. 5. pricenone6. is there a guestlist? if so, what does it get you?none.7. is there a dress code?none8. free parking availabilty & parking lot availabilty & priceyes. 9. door staff policy/attitudeamazing, very nice10. age requirement21 and over11. length of wait to get ini had to toss a biz card the first time becuase the line was too long, other weeks, no line12. general staff attitudefriendly13. drink strength & pricegood, strong14. bottle service & vip availability & pricedont know15. decor/ambienceamazing16. size of clubsmall17. size of dancefloornot designated18. how many rooms with music in them?119. quality of patio/smoking areahuge, gorgeous, on the street20. is there a place quiet enough to talk?yes21. sound system/lightsgreat sound, light system week22. boy/girl ratio of crowdmixed23. vibe of crowdfriendly and relaxed24. overall rating on scale of 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is highest)venue: 9crowd: 525. would you go back?yes.This is a gorgeous new venue that lalate attended during its opening week and thereafter. The venue is situation in a famous old bank that thereafter became an equally famous recording studio. If you remember Joya from a few years back, this venue has a similar floorplan of a raised loft layout. What sets this venue above the rest in new venue openings the last 18 months is this venue seeks to bring the outside in through light, rather than opt for the traditional dark decore and dim approach. The owners brought in massive windows that surround the venue, and have an expansive patio off a glassed entrance. The decore is modern yet all in a sandstone atmosphere. Another triumph is the dj's situation. He/she is placed perched above the door's entrance. In essence, this is a dj's venue because the enter focus of this (corner lot) structure is that front door and the dj's space.The crowd is lacking. The venue definitely needs some serious promoters to come in a do an industry night (which is what lalate has suggested) because the meals are great but the attendance is already slow and the venue is not reaching capacity when we arrived. Overall, a great designed new venue that has huge potential with the entry of the right crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bella53081 Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 1. name of club & location: mood, hollywood blvd, hollywood 2. name of night/event: not sure, was visiting from ny 3. name of night of the week: saturday4. type of music & djs featured & whether or not those particular djs are there every week: hip hop/rock mashups - dj splyce, and my ex who opened for him, lol. splyce is usually there on saturdays. 5. price: not sure, we were comped6. is there a guestlist? if so, what does it get you? dj list7. is there a dress code? im not sure, we were dressed up though in dresses 8. free parking availabilty & parking lot availabilty & price : i think u gotta park in the lot, i wasn't driving 9. door staff policy/attitude - nice hot guy working door, can't remember his name. 10. age requirement - 21 i think11. length of wait to get in - not long, but we talked to door guy 12. general staff attitude - good 13. drink strength & price - good, av i guess for drinks, similar to ny 14. bottle service & vip availability & price - they def had it, we were just using the bar 15. decor/ambience - alright16. size of club - kinda small 17. size of dancefloor - could be bigger, hard to dance18. how many rooms with music in them? - one 19. quality of patio/smoking area - everyone was smoking in the joint, no patio20. is there a place quiet enough to talk? - nope21. sound system/lights - ok 22. boy/girl ratio of crowd - equal i guess23. vibe of crowd - young, everyone fucked up lol 24. overall rating on scale of 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is highest) 7 25. would you go back? normally yea but considering the circumstances, prob never again (nothing having to do with the actual club). hey weyes hows that for a review? im bored at work i have another one for the standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weyes Posted May 10 Author Report Share Posted May 10 great, bella ! as much info as possible! and keep 'em coming, everyone, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bella53081 Posted May 14 Report Share Posted May 14 1. name of club & location: the standard downtown 2. name of night/event: hmmm3. name of night of the week: sunday4. type of music & djs featured & whether or not those particular djs are there every week: funky house music, soul/deep house 5. price: free6. is there a guestlist? nope7. is there a dress code? everyone looked pretty decent8. free parking availabilty & parking lot availabilty & price : prob street parking, lounge on the roof! lol 9. door staff policy/attitude - no problems, check ur id at the escalator 10. age requirement - 21 11. length of wait to get in - none, we got there around 8 pm 12. general staff attitude - nice 13. drink strength & price - not bad. i think i was drinking rum & diet coke 14. bottle service & vip availability & price - i dont know about bottle service, prob 15. decor/ambience - love it! awesome view 16. size of club - perfect for the rooftop17. size of dancefloor - small, not too many people dancing18. how many rooms with music in them? - music outside on the roofdeck19. quality of patio/smoking area - smoke anywhere outside, lol20. is there a place quiet enough to talk? - yep couches everywhere, waterbeds!!!!21. sound system/lights - alright22. boy/girl ratio of crowd - about the same23. vibe of crowd - older professionals, more laidback crowd 24. overall rating on scale of 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is highest) 8.5 25. would you go back? yep i love this spot! wish i could have gone to standard on sunset while i was there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiphon Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 1 correction about the Arena review:Arena:18. how many rooms with music in them?only one Actually, Arena has 2 rooms of music, although they don't promote the other room at all. When you immediately walk in and go past the coat check on your right, you will see a set of stairs. If you go up the stairs, there is another room with a DJ playing house. It's not very well known and they don't promote it at all, but it's there. If only they had bigger/better DJ's there, it would be a nice change of pace from the usual trance crap in the main room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weyes Posted June 26 Author Report Share Posted June 26 1 correction about the Arena review:Arena:18. how many rooms with music in them?only one Actually, Arena has 2 rooms of music, although they don't promote the other room at all. When you immediately walk in and go past the coat check on your right, you will see a set of stairs. If you go up the stairs, there is another room with a DJ playing house. It's not very well known and they don't promote it at all, but it's there. If only they had bigger/better DJ's there, it would be a nice change of pace from the usual trance crap in the main room.are you talking about the vip room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weyes Posted June 26 Author Report Share Posted June 26 1. name of club & locationavalon, 1735 vine st., hollywood2. name of night/event823. name of night of the weekfriday, one night a month. i'm not sure which friday; check out www.avalonhollywood.com4. type of music & djs featured & whether or not those particular djs are there every weekdj daniel ledisko is a resident, basic house. i think there are other residents, too. when i went there was also a live band and a special guest appearance by lady sovereign!5. pricethe night i went was $5 before 11 and $10 after6. is there a guestlist? if so, what does it get you?i don't know of one7. is there a dress code?no8. free parking availabilty & parking lot availabilty & priceno street parking, $20 lot parking9. door staff policy/attitudeindifferent10. age requirementnot sure11. length of wait to get ini arrived at 11:30 or so, got in in less than 5 minutes12. general staff attitudesuper nice except for security assholes13. drink strength & pricedon't know14. bottle service & vip availability & pricedon't know15. decor/ambienceit was a little cramped but had some places on the sidelines to sit16. size of clubthey made it smaller than avalon is on other nights by putting in extra booths and boxes on which to sit17. size of dancefloormedium18. how many rooms with music in them?119. quality of patio/smoking areai didn't look20. is there a place quiet enough to talk?the lobby is quiet enough to talk21. sound system/lightsthe bass got piercing at times, causing the speakers to actually create wind. otherwise the sound was pretty good. lights were kinda dull22. boy/girl ratio of crowdit seemed like there were more girls23. vibe of crowdthe people on the dancefloor seemed carefree and smiley24. overall rating on scale of 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is highest)725. would you go back?if a performer that i like were there. resident daniel ledisko was pretty good, but the ridiculous $20 parking is something to take into account comments: the crowd was weird... these were the worst dancers i've ever seen - like 8-year-olds at a wedding. they looked like they were having fun, though, so more power to 'em ! as long as people are happy, it makes for good times. it was strange, though, to have a crappy live band, house djs, and a rapper (lady sovereign) in one night . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiphon Posted June 27 Report Share Posted June 27 are you talking about the vip room?I don't know if it's a vip room since anyone can walk in there and hang out, and there is no security there or anything. I think they also serve food up there, although I've never ordered anything. I think it's just a chill room for people to hang out in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weyes Posted June 27 Author Report Share Posted June 27 I don't know if it's a vip room since anyone can walk in there and hang out, and there is no security there or anything. I think they also serve food up there, although I've never ordered anything. I think it's just a chill room for people to hang out in.in my experience, it depends what time you go. i've been going to red for years, though, and that used to be the case. perhaps it isn't, any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyjordan Posted July 2 Report Share Posted July 2 1. name of club & locationFacade...used to be Ivar...cross streets are Hollywood and Ivar2. name of night/eventFacade3. name of night of the weekSunday4. type of music & djs featured & whether or not those particular djs are there every weekHip Hop/ Club Joints5. priceladies free b4 10306. is there a guestlist? if so, what does it get you?yup...free entry b4 10307. is there a dress code?yup...grown and sexy.lol.naw but upscale...no tennis shoes etc8. free parking availabilty & parking lot availabilty & priceheck no unless your lucky and can find one on the street. Valet is 20 dollars9. door staff policy/attitudeBouncers are hecka strict. If your not dressed to par...then they will not let you in. But if your cute and stuff you shouldnt have a problem10. age requirement21+11. length of wait to get inI know someone at the door...so I dont wait...but prob like 20 min12. general staff attitudeSecurity guards inside are sooo nice!13. drink strength & priceDrinks are good. and a tab bit exspensive14. bottle service & vip availability & priceummm...15. decor/ambience2 floors...upstairs is all glass and is vip.16. size of clubbig17. size of dancefloorbig18. how many rooms with music in them?2...upstairs and downstairs19. quality of patio/smoking areasmall20. is there a place quiet enough to talk?come on!!! heck no!21. sound system/lightsdark22. boy/girl ratio of crowdat first more girls than guys but it evens out23. vibe of crowdchill24. overall rating on scale of 1-10 (1 is lowest, 10 is highest)925. would you go back?all the time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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