Comments on: From the dept. of nightlife

By: Angela Woodall

Angela Woodall — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:36:50 +0000

Why would Era attract hoods, cruising and profiling? What kind of dance club are you imagining? You have to give me some facts to go on. Luka’s and the Uptown — sort of similar to what Era would be — have dancing and don’t seem to attract any of the above.
I think it will enhance Ozumo, the galleries, the upcoming Mua lounge, Luka’s and the other places + the Uptown district.

By: J. Stanton

J. Stanton — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:04:16 +0000

Dance clubs will attract hoods and cruising and profiling. In all the great recent news about Uptown, this is a downer.

By: Angela Woodall

Angela Woodall — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:54:34 +0000

Yeah, I’m with you but I think the city has some narrow demographics in mind for its downtown entertainment district. I might be wrong, however. Do you think the crowds would be big enough to sustain a blues club?

By: Al Sargis

Al Sargis — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:38:49 +0000

The entertainment industry should get it’s priorities right. What Oaktown needs is a good–or bad–blues club. I mean a full-time blues club, not one that plays blues and other music, or just blues now and then. It’s a shame when Eli’s closed. The Bay Area Blues Society should find someone to get a blues club going. Hell, I went to Sacramento–not exactly a center of “west coast blues”–and they have full-time, every night live blues bands. All the downtown-uptown new stuff for the gentrifiers and S.F. and suburban lurkers is fine, but what about something that’s traditional for Oakland? Think out of the box, like what about a combo blues and country music club? That would get both Oaktown and ex-Oaktown folks into downtown-uptown and all-around town. Maybe a blues club is not within the demographic that attends the summer outdoors blues performances or the Art and Soul 3 days of blues performances. But maybe not.

By: So much to do, so little boat parking « The DTO

So much to do, so little boat parking « The DTO — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:10:24 +0000

[...] arts are flourishing in Uptown. Partners from B Restaurant, Fiveten Studio, and Levende East are planning a multi-level dance club in the block of historic storefronts including 21 Grand, once home to Industrielle, a mattress [...]

By: Deb L

Deb L — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:30:29 +0000

Wow – Bakesale Betty is moving downtown. Who knew? Now I can have her yummy baked goods for breakfast and lunch.