December 26, 200816 yr 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.
December 26, 200816 yr 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.
December 26, 200816 yr 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.
December 26, 200816 yr Adonis lol Ha. Next time youre in town David, let me know. We'll cruise for twinks together at adonis. ;)
December 29, 200816 yr 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!
December 29, 200816 yr ^Seriously? Awesome, yeah I'll undoubtedly check it out. Thanks! The Subway, I was told that was a place for bitter old gay men
December 29, 200816 yr 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.
December 29, 200816 yr 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.
December 29, 200816 yr good to know, maybe I am confusing that with Simon Says Probably, because Subway was packed with gays and straights.
January 25, 200916 yr Singer hopes to revive night spot http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090125/NEWS0103/901250384 Steve Chuke fondly remembers the first time he sang onstage. Guitar legend Lonnie Mack in the 1970s plucked him from the crowd at the Cold Spring nightclub Guys and Dolls and had him sing a few tunes.
March 6, 200916 yr I noticed that the old Phoenix location has a small temp. sign hanging above the door that says "The Righteous Room"
March 17, 200916 yr Couple photos from Scott Beseler of Soapbox Media of the new Mainstay Rock Bar - http://www.myspace.com/mainstayrockbar - that will open in the old Poison Room space at 5th & Plum. You can find out some more information on Mainstay and much more within the source article here - http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/57soapdishbohemia.aspx.
April 24, 200916 yr Despite squabble with city, Annie’s nightclub to keep on dancing http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/04/27/story9.html The 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.
May 6, 200916 yr 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.
May 6, 200916 yr 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, shit-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.
May 6, 200916 yr 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.
May 6, 200916 yr 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. :mrgreen: 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.
May 6, 200916 yr 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.
May 7, 200916 yr 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.
May 7, 200916 yr 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.
May 7, 200916 yr 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.
May 7, 200916 yr 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.
May 10, 200916 yr Kind of off-topic, but I think you are referring to the Metro. We used to go in the mid-eighties for the drag show downstairs and the great dance music upstairs - New Order was at their peak around then. Plus they had chalk to draw and write on the walls, which was always entertaining. 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.
July 30, 200915 yr New bar opening downtown Friday http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090729/BIZ01/907300315/1055/NEWS/New+bar+opening+downtown+Friday The Righteous Room, a new bar and lounge at 641 Walnut St., is slated to open this weekend. The bar will be open to the public Friday and Saturday, following invitation only events from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m each day. The public also is invited after an invitation-only event Sunday from 9 p.m. to midnight.
August 5, 200915 yr decent happy at the Righteous Room. OTR drafts are 2.50 from 4 to 8. Check it out.
August 10, 200915 yr anyone know what's up with cue in OTR? Have they folded already? Drove by when I was in town this weekend, and the buildinglooked deserted and there was paper over the windows...but their sign was still up...
August 10, 200915 yr I believe it was much more about simple building code issues and even that was simply a way for them to bow out gracefully. Unfortunatly, those who were running Cue were very young and although they had the help and guidance of Paul Yankee early on, when he was pulled elsewhere the owners just didn't have the experience and know how to see it through. It was a good run and I appreciate them trying but they are done. The dynamics of OTR entertainment are changing now and although venues will remain on Main, the entertainment offerings will be much more diverse both in product type and location. Other forces, including the possible casino and new residential will continue to alter the landscape.
August 10, 200915 yr First time poster, very long time reader. I get all of my inside news from Urban Ohio so I figured you guys would know first, what is going on with the Neons space? There has been a steady stream of people going in and out of the building and there are people on the outside patio taking measurements and all seem to be getting ready to do something. I would love to see it reopen because it was by far my favorite place to ever go, at least in the 90's. If anyone knows anything, please post it. Thank you,
August 10, 200915 yr anyone know what's up with cue in OTR? Have they folded already? Drove by when I was in town this weekend, and the buildinglooked deserted and there was paper over the windows...but their sign was still up... I heard it was black mold.
August 13, 200915 yr Very cool! http://cincinnati.metromix.com/bars-and-clubs/photogallery/inside-righteous-room/1364838/content (Righteous Room)
August 13, 200915 yr The Righteous Room has been faring well but it has received several noise complaints from neighbors. Looks like they are willing to correct this (from the Downtown Residents Council meeting). And that is one AMAZING interior...
August 13, 200915 yr And that is one AMAZING interior... I was there last night. The interior and the courtyard are both very well done. The whole place is not very big though so I think big crowds would ruin the experience.
August 13, 200915 yr I find it odd, in that particular block, that there were noise complaints. I heard about that the weekend before they opened when they had the Bad Veins after-party. Perhaps there are some tenants in those condos directly to the South (I knowthey have been for sale for quiet a long time). That's the only source I can peg for a noise complaint. It's not like the Righteous Room holds a ton of people or has bands playing. And the own the condos directly above.
August 13, 200915 yr I was there a few weeks ago as well. It's a pretty nice place but the bar tenders were incredibly slow, and the whole place is pretty small and cramped. Good addition to downtown.
August 15, 200915 yr I remember going to a DRC meeting and hearing about noise complaints for BlackFinn. It's a nightlife district...it should be expected.
August 17, 200915 yr I remember going to a DRC meeting and hearing about noise complaints for BlackFinn. It's a nightlife district...it should be expected. Anyone that bought a condo/apt in that area and is upset about noise is outta their damn mind. Btw, went to RR and Bootsy's Sat. and both had 15-20 min. lines. If ANYONE says DT doesn't have a nightlife is also out of their mind. Righteous Room's interior and courtyard blew my mind.
August 17, 200915 yr I checked out the photos of Righteous Room, and the place looks pretty damn righteous. I could see myself being a regular there as long as it doesn't get too loud or crowded.
August 18, 200915 yr Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 1:12pm EDT Sully’s Sports Bar closes downtown Business Courier of Cincinnati Sully’s Sports Bar & Grill has closed its doors after a little more than two years at its downtown location. Arn Bortz, a principal with Towne Properties, which owns the building at Seventh and Race streets, confirmed the closure and said Towne is looking for a “moderately priced family restaurant” to fill the space.
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