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Showing posts with label Funhouse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Funhouse. Show all posts
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Adios, Funhouse
October 31, 2012
Bye
bye, Funhouse; you were good, but I'm certain the condos that replace you will
be great. The Funhouse is still looking for a place to
re-spawn, and I hope they find a good spot, but this is it for now: the final
night of the Funhouse. Fitting, I
suppose: if you're going to have a final bash at the place with the big scary
clown on the marquee, it may as well be on Halloween.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Kickoff at the Funhouse
The Funhouse in Seattle, WA
w/ Nasalrod, Slave Traitor, and The Vatican
Well, this is different: we've never gone out on the road with a band before. I hadn't seen Nasalrod since they kicked my ass at The Kraken... and they sorta intimidated me last night-- they're so uptempo and rocking that I watched their set with two parallel thoughts:
“These guys are awesome. I'm so glad we're going on the road with them.”
and
“Damnit. How are we supposed to follow this?”
Which is just something that happens in my head... it wasn't actually an issue. We played last, of course, since we were on our home turf (Nasalrod will close the Portland show), and the whole gig went pretty damn well. It was great to see Slave Traitor again-- it's been a while-- and I'd never seen The Vatican before. Then again, I'd never seen one of Slave Traitor's fabled fistfights/wrestling matches... that was a new one.
We attempted to keep the group together and crash at The Josephine, just to get us on the road at a reasonable hour. It worked... kind of. Still-- the theory was sound. The Spokane show started at 5:00PM, and we had a long drive ahead of us.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Let's lynch the landlord
The Funhouse has been sold.
...or, the property on which it sits has been sold. The property owners, not the owners of the club who (like most of us) were renting the land they inhabit, have closed a deal. In fairness, a property owner isn't obligated to care about the club that sits on their property-- they have real estate, and can do with it what they please.
The Funhouse as an entity, as stated in that release, isn't dying... it's just moving. So we'll keep our feelers out for where the new version of the venue pops up.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
The Funhouse
a new stage and sound system that make the place a real joy to play... seriously, that is a good stage to be on. It's a medium-sized club, but big enough some fairly big touring acts (I saw Kylesa a here a little while back), and it'll usually have a pretty large show on a Friday or Saturday night.The club treats the bands well-- backstage is a large hang-out room, often with an iced tub of beers (well, that or drink tickets)-- and the stage monitors are in good shape. Depending on who's running sound on any given day, the mix both on stage and in the crowd can be top notch.Of course, sound guys come and go, but the staff at The Funhouse is pretty much excellent; the people at the door and behind the bar are some of the best in town.
Mondays are dollar beer days, which brings up another point: this is a place to grab a drink, even if you're not there on a show night. Sitting beside the EMP and Seattle Center, this was our bar of choice when finding an escape from the grounds of Bumbershoot. There's a side door to patio, with a basketball court, providing a reprieve for both smokers and people dodging the awful band on an otherwise awesome line-up. On non show days, the bartenders are usually providing better music (for free!) than the internet jukebox, and there are some pretty decent drink specials. All in all, a pretty great bar for bands, show attendees, and general bar patrons.
If I'm gushing, it's probably because the recent proposal to raze this place has brought my love for it into sharp focus. There are a number of strategies to save the Funhouse (in a building dating back to the 30s, it could be considered a historical building; it could also be proven relevant as an active component of Seattle culture that brings in performers from around the world), but I encourage people to keep abreast of the situation. The Save the Funhouse page on Facebook is probably the most complete and current source for this kind of information.
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