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| - While the food/beer options are solid and the programming unquestionably great, I had an experience last week at the sold out Viet Cong show that will keep me from coming back to the Garrison for some time. The venue was fairly packed and the silly design of having the washrooms behind the stage kept myself and two friends sardined into what we affectionately termed the "piss aisle", being jostled every couple of seconds by someone plowing through the crowd washroom-bound. The sound was great, as per usual, and the pre-show burritos in the front room had been universally enjoyed, but about 40 minutes into Viet Cong's set, things took a turn for the worse.
At this point a large-ish man in black careens into me while beelining for the back of the venue. My friend, positioned behind me, takes a step back to give this guy lots of room, but regardless the man nudges him anyway, sending him falling back into the people behind him. As the room was packed, these people push my friend back up and back into the guy who had rudely shoved past us (for every action, there's an equal or opposite reaction). The man literally picks up my friend, mutters something akin to "nice try, idiot, parts the crowd behind him, throws open the french doors at the front of the venue, and literally hurls my friend into the street. The two of us left in the venue were at a loss for words for what had just happened. As we pass the guy, who was obviously a power tripping bouncer, on our way out, I ask him what just happened, at which point he tells me that my friend is "a re***d."
Heading outside, my friend is trying to defend his case to the doorman while he recovers from the assault. He had had a beer glass in his hand (though it was his first of the night, for what it's worth), which had broken on the sidewalk outside when the bouncer threw him out. A minute later, another bouncer comes out and gets an inch away from my friends' face with a line akin to "So I heard you're trying to mess with my boy inside, huh?" At this point we try to explain the ludicrous situation as clear as possible to this third bouncer, who also wasn't one for listening to reason (not surprising as he lead off with the aforementioned intimidation tactics).
So, all in all, it's worth noting that if you go to a show here, be prepared for a security team that acts before they think or ask questions. While I understand its a job in which a person is subject to consistent risks, this was a fairly mild-mannered indie rock show at which such excessive force with regards to a misunderstanding could have saved our night and the reputation of the Garrison in our minds. Going forward, I hope this thug-ish security issue is resolved. Until then, I'll think twice before coming back for a show.
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