Southpaw
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 230-0236
- Cross Street:
- Between Sterling Place and St. John's Place
- Directions:
- M, N, R at Union St; Q at Seventh Ave; 2, 3 at Bergen St
- Hours:
- Daily 8pm-4am
Editorial Review for Southpaw – by Lisa Marie Rovito
The Scene
Those who equate Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue with dive bars and cheap beer only have it half right. Kicking it up a notch, this posh, dark, loungy live-music venue serves Milwaukee's Best, because real rockers are often strapped for cash. But that doesn't mean you won't score a killer martini from one of the finely tuned bartenders.
The Draw
When it comes to live shows, Slopers no longer need to schlep to the city and cab it home. With a sound system set to blast you across the bridge and back, Southpaw is one more reason to keep it local. The ambitiously swanky venue may seem as Soho as Blue Ribbon, but stellar bands are making the journey and fans are following suit.
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User Reviews for Southpaw
01/23/2008 Posted by harlemviolette
was excited to see a concert on this venue, since it was nice place to meet up with a brooklyn buddy (i live in manhattan) but was completely disappointed and upset with experience i had here. arrived an hour early but still waited in line outside in JANUARY for almost 3 and a half hours. then waited for coat check for additional 30 minutes. show was not held for those still waiting outside. staff treated everyone horribly, but can see why considering how stressed they must have been. the stated capacity for the show was 350 but complete bag checks were done by the one bouncer while other patted saem people down. completely ridiculous process. i really wanted to like this place, but i would NEVER reccomend that anyone go there.
Pros: had great artist
Cons: horrible service, 4 hour wait
01/06/2008 Posted by kriscress
I haven't been to a show here, but heard about The Rub dance party (1st Saturday of every month) from friends. I decided to check it out and was REALLY dissapointed. It was supposed to be good+fun old school dance music from the 80's and 90's, but ended up being almost ALL house music - okay, with one Bel Biv Devoe and an Arrested Development every hour or something. I even made a request to the DJ for a little more old school stuff and he told me that there was no cover for tonight and if people didn't like what he was playing, they could go the [expletive] home. Then he actually grabbed the mic and said the same exact thing to everyone else. Ouch! Also, the crowd is SUPER young, so if you're over 22, you're going to feel like an oldie. It's really crowded and messy and not appealing enough for me to give it another try. Oh man, I'll never get that Saturday night back!
Pros: One night of free cover
Cons: DJ is sub-par, too crowded, VERY young crowd
Schedule
| 07/25/2008 | THE EFFIGIES | tickets |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 08/05/2008 | Hillbilly Bluegrass Presents Bob Log III and Scott H Biram | tickets |
| 8:30 pm | ||
| 08/06/2008 | People Under The Stairs plus Busdriver | tickets |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 08/19/2008 | Jaguar Love | tickets |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 08/23/2008 | The Wood Brothers | tickets |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/05/2008 | What Made Milwaukee Famous featuring Wild Sweet Orange | tickets |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 09/27/2008 | Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby | tickets |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/09/2008 | The Wedding Present | tickets |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 10/21/2008 | Magnetic Morning (feat. members of Interpol, Swervedriver & The Album | tickets |
| 8:30 pm | ||
| 10/25/2008 | Los Straitjackets plus Laika & The Cosmonauts & The Alrighters | tickets |
| 9:00 pm | ||
| 11/05/2008 | Keren Ann and Avishai Cohen | tickets |
| 9:00 pm |
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