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Beadoleoma
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Hey I skimmed through this threat and didn't really see what I was looking for. . .
So my question is does anyone know of downtown venues for live DJs who play House/ Progressive/ Trance/ Techno?
I would really, like to find a place to go for that around here.
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CiNYC
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Bang used to occasionally, not sure if they still do. Aside from that, there's Clique across the river in Covington which has some good nights, particularly 4/4 if that's still going. Sadly, the limited nights at these two places are all that's left for decent edm (unless something has changed since I moved away.)
Basically, you've got to do your research to find out which nights are good. Otherwise it's totally hit or miss, with an emphasis on miss.
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UncleRando
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So my question is does anyone know of downtown venues for live DJs who play House/ Progressive/ Trance/ Techno? Possibly look at Below Zero at 12th and Walnut or even Mixx Ultralounge just a block or so away from that. I haven't yet been to Mixx, but I've been to Below Zero (gay friendly) twice before. In the CBD most bars/clubs are your chain type places that are going to give you that Top 40 remix with a splash of rock hits from the 70's and 80's.
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atlas
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Yea, if you venture to below zero, be prepared to be the only straight boy there, even if rando is there. I go there quite often and enjoy it. while technically a gay friendly bar, it is almost (key word) exclusively a gay bar.
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atlas
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Adonis lol
Ha. Next time youre in town David, let me know. We'll cruise for twinks together at adonis. 
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David
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Sounds like a plan. I'll try and convert some lesbians lol!
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Cincinnatus
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Hey I skimmed through this threat and didn't really see what I was looking for. . .
So my question is does anyone know of downtown venues for live DJs who play House/ Progressive/ Trance/ Techno?
I would really, like to find a place to go for that around here.
It's funny that you ask ... I had a recent enlightening discovery recently. I was out with some friends making my rounds with the Downtown bars and one of the guys I was with (he's straight) informed me that him and a few other people were meeting up at the Subway on Walnut St. (gay bar below Metropole Apt.s) after last call (2:30). I told him I was down for going too. We went and next thing you know tons of other people go there as well (gay and straight). It was awesome. As someone that is extremely picky with good house DJ's, I was very impressed! There were DJ's spinning until about 5:00 am. If you like good electronica and a great crowd, I highly suggest Subway. I'll definitely be back!
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Beadoleoma
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^Seriously? Awesome, yeah I'll undoubtedly check it out. Thanks!
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thomasbw
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^Seriously? Awesome, yeah I'll undoubtedly check it out. Thanks!
The Subway, I was told that was a place for bitter old gay men
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atlas
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ive been there 3 or 4 times and its been an interesting crowd every tme. no old bitter queers and the straightest gay bar ive been to in cincinnati. every time i go back hoping for more gays. maybe next time.
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thomasbw
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good to know, maybe I am confusing that with Simon Says
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atlas
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good to know, maybe I am confusing that with Simon Says
Probably. I went there with my boyfriend once and we were by far the youngest guys there. Got a lot of awkward looks too. Plus, its kind of Cincinnati's African American gay bar.
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Cincinnatus
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good to know, maybe I am confusing that with Simon Says
Probably, because Subway was packed with gays and straights.
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Cincinnatus
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I noticed that the old Phoenix location has a small temp. sign hanging above the door that says "The Righteous Room"
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thomasbw
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^they have applied for a liquor license
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grillage
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Yeah, same guys who own Pavilion, Alive One, The Stand, Sandbar and Keystone Pub
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UncleRando
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Despite squabble with city, Annie’s nightclub to keep on dancinghttp://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/04/27/story9.htmlThe owner of Annie’s nightclub and concert complex on Kellogg Avenue has reached a deal with the city over the renewal of its dance hall license. PNA Inc., owned by the Georgeton family that has operated the East End club for 27 years, sued last month after the city denied it a new annual license. Lawyer Tim Burke at Manley Burke LPA, who represents Annie’s, said the parties have since agreed on terms to improve safety and were finalizing the settlement. The city’s safety concerns, and Annie’s as well, relate to Sunday night hip-hop dances, which is when two incidents involving guns occurred last year, he said.
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Maximillian
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I spent many nights at 1313 vine in the late 80's :evil:There was also a very cool industrial music scene at a (now demolished) building on ruth lyons way where unos is.
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Cincinnatus
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^ Were you into Industrial Music??? Ha ha ...
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Civvik
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Ah the Warehouse. I only heard stories. I'm guessing white kids in Goth probably scared the locals more than the other way around - esp. in its mid-90s peak.
Nobody who knows me today would EVER believe this, but I went to the Warehouse in the mid 90's. I had shoulder length hair, chain necklaces, sh!t-kicker boots...and I was still too conservative to fit in there. I can't say I ever felt in danger, I guess I was just ignorant. God that was such a long time ago.
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jmecklenborg
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Dave, do you remember Mr. Koral's lectures about The Warehouse? You sat behind me freshman year, but I can't remember if you were in the junior year class. It was fall 94. That would have been the one where he talked about The Warehouse a lot. We'd come in on Mondays and he'd accuse people in the class of having been there over the weekend. Then he'd ask the accused if they'd seen infamous expelled students like Joe Cosco and Waylon Klein down there. He'd waste the first fifteen minutes of class getting to the bottom of that matter.
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Maximillian
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Were you into Industrial Music??? Ha ha ... Ya, I was totally into Skinny puppy and kmfdm. I was more of a metalhead though, minus the mullet.  I vaguely remember going to the Rocky horrow picture show at the fountain square theatre and then finishing off the night at the warehouse. Downtown had it going on! It was much cooler than hanging out at forest fair mall $1. theatre.
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dmerkow
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Jmeck, I only had Koral for freshman year - the year of the Lollapolosers and the rants about the Hill. I had Hendrick sophomore year and Mrs. Smith for junior year. My grammar wasn't strong enough to keep me in the top track for English - so I moved into the above average track. Geza (God rest his soul) sometimes discussed the Warehouse as I recall and Showgirls.
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jmecklenborg
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Ah yes, I forgot about The Hill! What was so funny about that was that the "hill" only rose about ten feet from that walking path and was kind of triangular shaped if I recall. I think chain-link fences formed the shape, and it was ironically watched over by the statue of St. Francis Xavier. I think every high school football stadium has "a hill", even if they don't actually have a hill. When LaSalle played at CTC, their hill was the flat area between the west end zone and the running track.
Showgirls was a bigger deal than The Warehouse.
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dmerkow
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I went a date with a girl from Seton that consisted of little more than standing on the Hill. She had hit on me after the X-Elder game.
Anyway, good to see this area getting its act together.
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jmecklenborg
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Dave you surely at the very least vaguely recall who I went to the Ursuline 70's dance with, since I distinctly remember you being at that lame pre-party (with a short girl with short dark hair?) somewhere on the East Side. We have Rob Wilke to thank(?) for hooking me up with her, but she said she spotted me at a football game goofing around in the stands a few months earlier and thought I looked like "a fun guy to go to a dance with". My point is that I was able to attract women in the bleachers without even trying, which Mr. Koral would approve of and likely even celebrate, whereas your ilk festered on The Hill.
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dmerkow
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Mara was her name - she was of very old money. The Ursuline crowd was 'interesting.' I usually got along better with the St. Ursula crowd.
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