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| - Oh, the Rebel Lounge... Where to begin?
This small venue is in a questionable area, I had two homeless people ask me for change while waiting for my friends. It's whatever, but uncomfortable if you're by yourself like I was, so be mindful. The door is tucked away and it basically looks like a back door with no one around it. Weird. No signs, no funky lighting, no welcoming atmosphere. Every venue I've been to there has been people standing around with security at the door at the least. Seems like a place where no one goes to much, due to the size? I did go on a Tuesday night so I could be wrong.
I pay $5 at the door. Cool, right? When asked, I told security that I'm 20. My birthday is less than a month away, and I get the X's on my hands. That's expected, I'm not trying to drink as it is. I respect policies, I understand them. However, this is where the total BS starts. Past the bouncer there is this long metal gate SEPARATING 21+ from underage. What the f***? I've never seen anything like this in all of my days at shows. I mean REALLY separated. It's not even split down the middle of the stage, you have to stand on the very side of it like a loner. Guess how old all of my friends are? 21+. I couldn't stand with them on their side, nor could they bring drinks to mine. We had to vibe with this gate between us. Dumb. I get it, but that's just overkill. There's not enough people in this place to be so cutthroat strict about it. I stepped over the gate for about half of a song and got a warning about being kicked out. I'm not upset with security as they're just doing their jobs, they were actually fairly nice about it.
However, I couldn't even go outside to smoke a cigarette with my friends. They do not let you past the gate for that, nor do they let you leave and come back if you want to smoke. "It's our policy," they say. Is this a joke?
Well at least they give out iced tap water... ha.
As for the sound... Meh. There needs to be more equipment. The acoustics sucked and the speakers were mediocre at best, with reverb that jacks up your ears. Nothing interesting about the set up. Just a little turn table on a little stage.
Even though my birthday is right around the corner, I won't waste my time here. I'll support my musician friends elsewhere. The only saving grace was that it's $5, hence the two stars. Oh well, you get what you pay for.
There's nothing "rebellious" about this place, it should be renamed to "The NO FUN Lounge".
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