Fat Baby
New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 533-1888
04/13/2008 Posted by musicfan72
The user below who recommended that bands don't play here was right on. I traveled up from Baltimore to see a friend's band play and it was utter chaos. Apparently, the group showed up at the gig only to find out that the club planned on canceling the show...no advance notice, nothing! The guitarist had a shit-fit, and the club begrudgingly "allowed" them to play, using the same "private party" b.s. they used below -- which apparently prompted all the over groups to cancel. If this weren't enough, the sound system was laughable (two 1-15 JBLS for mains????) and it appeared one of them blew up during the show (the lead singer, from the stage, noted that it smelled like something was burning.) The doorman was charging people anywhere from $7 - $10, apparently on a whim, and the Security guards were neanderthal, at best. All this for a band who basically sold out the entire basement room of the club! Who treats bands this way? Anyway, I 've seen this band numerous times at The Annex and -- for live music -- THAT is the best small-to-midsize club in the LES. Great sound, staff, soundguy, REAL soundsystem. Fat Baby might've been a decent rock club back in the day, but that day is long past. Bands: beware.
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