>gonna bring a weapon probably isn't gonna go see a show like ninja, it's a
>little too mental.
el> I agree with what you mean, but if you look at it one way, perhaps the
el> Troub staff *does* think people
el> will bring weapons to an event with "Ninja" in the name :)
this is what i mean! if i were a venue, i would definitely *ask* about this
if i didn't know.. i know i've had people (club/bar owners) ask me what
kind
of crowd i drew...
el> Perhaps they thought DJ act = hip-hop = rap = gangstas. They are the
el> Troubador, located in the 90% white West Hollywood/Beverly Hills
el> adjacent area, after all.
i think it has nothing to do w/where they are. i don't know if hollywood
moguls
still frisks people, but they still have security roaming about.
el> Last time I was at the Troubador, it was 1990 or 91 or so. Went to see
el> some rock/quasi prog band, only because I knew the keyboardist and was
el> curious as to what they sounded like. On the other hand, Charlie
el> Hunter's quartet played there some months ago, though, as did Tricky.
el> I don't think Ninja Tune chose the venue. If you look at the past few
el> months, most of the British truntablist-type acts have played their
el> shows there - Alex Reece, for example. They probably worked with the
el> same promoter/booking agency.
does anyone know who promoted these dj shows (i.e. ninja, alex reece, etc.)?
i think we need to tell the promoters that we don't like that venue, and if
they book people there, we won't go! maybe some of us should band together
and start bringing people over ourselves--why do we need promoters that
aren't down w/our vibe, just our money?
t-bird
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