Ever since Esquire named Slowdown the No. 1 club in the country a few weeks ago, it seems the swank venue has become somewhat of a powerhouse amongst Midwestern venues. As Slowdown notes on its blog, "Thanks to Esquire...even though we haven't been open for a year."Just oogle these upcoming shows:
3/24 - Beach House/Papercuts
3/28 - Jens Lekman
4/10 - The Black Keys
4/19 - Man Man/Yeasayer
And so forth. Did I mention they also have Wii Bowling nights?
Slowdown can hold up to 500 drunken concert goers, and features a pretty kickass bar and overall design scheme. (Think the raw industrial look of a Chipotle restauran
t dressed up for a night out. Ooooh, Chipotle.) The venue is also the new home of Saddle Creek records (named for the early SC band Slowdown Virginia).So congrats, Slowdown, for making the Midwest that much cooler. Even if it is your fault I have to drive three hours to see Beach House tonight.
Chipotle was closed on Easter. Jesus ruins everything!
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to go the Beach House/ Papercuts show... how was it?
ReplyDeleteWondrous! I'm in love with Victoria Legrand.
ReplyDeleteI took some video that hopefully turned out well, and that I should have up on the site shortly.
Of course, we got home at 4 and had to get up at 7... but it was worth it!