Mis-Shaped
The downtown New York dance scene was capped off when the party Misshapes was created, hosted at the West Village gay bar Luke & Leroy’s. Hipsters from Brooklyn, the east village & beyond use to travel the 1/ 9/ A/C/E & F lines every Saturday night to get a spot into this party which hosted guest DJ’s from across the world.
You knew Misshapes was getting a little to big when it make the top 100 list on a trendy men’s magazine. And then Madonna showed up to launch her new album. So of course the fire marshall was going to show up & count how many underage hipster kiddies were hiding under the bar.
So alas, Misshapes moved to a bigger venue. Don Hills. Now I will admit that I have never seen a show at Don Hills, but I hear it use to be great. But that is besides the point.
Misshapes use to say they charged a cover of $5. However, that was a very indefinable $5. Basically, if you did one of the following:
- Knew Thomas the door guy
- Got there early enough
- Were a guy with at least a semi attractive girl
- Dressed out of the Urban Outfitters catalog
- Waited on line long enough
You were not charged. I fell in at least one of those options each time I attended (except for the guy one). It would be crowded, sweaty & smoky, but you danced you ass off & generally got cheap drinks.
Well, the Misshapes that we once knew is now debunked. The change in venue has caused the party to become a bit more exclusive- not only are they charging $10 a person (although the door guy right after Thomas is willing to make you a deal if you try hard enough), but they are now only comping their friends (still 90% of the attendees, but still..)
New York is too big, there are too many bars & there are too many good DJ’s to charge a cover! And this isn’t Chelsea. So it is the end of an era. Or at least Misshapes. Besides, I wouldn’t pay $10 to see a L.Lo movie. Why would I to see her in real life?
Go out Friday night instead. Hit Ultragrrl’s party at Orchard bar instead. Or Trash at Rafiffi. Saturdays always sucked anyway.
xoxo
You knew Misshapes was getting a little to big when it make the top 100 list on a trendy men’s magazine. And then Madonna showed up to launch her new album. So of course the fire marshall was going to show up & count how many underage hipster kiddies were hiding under the bar.
So alas, Misshapes moved to a bigger venue. Don Hills. Now I will admit that I have never seen a show at Don Hills, but I hear it use to be great. But that is besides the point.
Misshapes use to say they charged a cover of $5. However, that was a very indefinable $5. Basically, if you did one of the following:
- Knew Thomas the door guy
- Got there early enough
- Were a guy with at least a semi attractive girl
- Dressed out of the Urban Outfitters catalog
- Waited on line long enough
You were not charged. I fell in at least one of those options each time I attended (except for the guy one). It would be crowded, sweaty & smoky, but you danced you ass off & generally got cheap drinks.
Well, the Misshapes that we once knew is now debunked. The change in venue has caused the party to become a bit more exclusive- not only are they charging $10 a person (although the door guy right after Thomas is willing to make you a deal if you try hard enough), but they are now only comping their friends (still 90% of the attendees, but still..)
New York is too big, there are too many bars & there are too many good DJ’s to charge a cover! And this isn’t Chelsea. So it is the end of an era. Or at least Misshapes. Besides, I wouldn’t pay $10 to see a L.Lo movie. Why would I to see her in real life?
Go out Friday night instead. Hit Ultragrrl’s party at Orchard bar instead. Or Trash at Rafiffi. Saturdays always sucked anyway.
xoxo
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