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Any place that has this type of advertisement, I try to stay away from it. Guess I'm getting older.
Any place that has this type of advertisement, I try to stay away from it. Guess I'm getting older.
OKAY!!!! I like more trendier spots. But There are those who like that atomosphere and someone has to cater to that market, There money to be made on every scene.
Black/urban events are going be relatively the same regardless of where you are as long as there is a significant black presence and a descent sized HBCU in the mix with slight variations (go-go vs trap music vs crunk vs whatever). You are going to have thug clubs , upscale buppie places, Grown and sexy with jazz and neonsoul , step shows and everything in-between. There is no point in arguing which has more of what while throwing stereotypes around when it comes to DC and ATL because both have it in significant numbers. You are pissing in the wind debating over who has more of what in this regard to "urban music" entertainment and it's events and neither DC nor Atlanta have monopoly on the ignorant aspects.
You wana talk about who's nightlife is really better and got more to offer branch off of urban/black events. Who has the most EDM shows and events? Who has more hipster bars? What if I want to hear classical? What if I want to hear hardcore punk or metal? What if I want some indie-rock or lo-fi or shoe gaze, or experimental? What if want noise music? Where can I hear some trance or dubstep etc?
Black/urban events are going be relatively the same regardless of where you are as long as there is a significant black presence and a descent sized HBCU in the mix with slight variations (go-go vs trap music vs crunk vs whatever). You are going to have thug clubs , upscale buppie places, Grown and sexy with jazz and neonsoul , step shows and everything in-between. There is no point in arguing which has more of what while throwing stereotypes around when it comes to DC and ATL because both have it in significant numbers. You are pissing in the wind debating over who has more of what in this regard to "urban music" entertainment and it's events and neither DC nor Atlanta have monopoly on the ignorant aspects.
You wana talk about who's nightlife is really better and got more to offer branch off of urban/black events. Who has the most EDM shows and events. Who has more hipster bars. What if I want to hear classical. What if I want to hear hardcore punk or metal? What if I want some indie or lo-fi or shoe gaze, or experimental. What if want noise music? Where can I hear some trance or dubstepr etc.
This.
Any city with a large black population is going to have decent nightlife. It's better to focus on other music scenes because you don't hear much about house/techno/Blues/Jazz/Reggae/Salsa/etc
If you're making fun of Atlanta's club scene you picked the wrong Boondocks character. Gangstalicious represents the North East grimey gangsta rapper. He's more likely to be found in a rowdy Go Go club up in D.C. chest bumpin with his homies. (subliminal homoerotic songs and all)
Thugnificiant from "Terra belle, Georgia" on the other hand represents the gangsta rappers of the Dirty South. There's a couple of him in the A but unless you party in places like Bankhead I wouldn't be to worried about him.
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Black/urban events are going be relatively the same regardless of where you are as long as there is a significant black presence and a descent sized HBCU in the mix with slight variations (go-go vs trap music vs crunk vs whatever). You are going to have thug clubs , upscale buppie places, Grown and sexy with jazz and neonsoul , step shows and everything in-between. There is no point in arguing which has more of what while throwing stereotypes around when it comes to DC and ATL because both have it in significant numbers. You are pissing in the wind debating over who has more of what in this regard to "urban music" entertainment and it's events and neither DC nor Atlanta have monopoly on the ignorant aspects.
You wana talk about who's nightlife is really better and got more to offer branch off of urban/black events. Who has the most EDM shows and events? Who has more hipster bars? What if I want to hear classical? What if I want to hear hardcore punk or metal? What if I want some indie-rock or lo-fi or shoe gaze, or experimental? What if want noise music? Where can I hear some trance or dubstep etc?
Black/urban events are going be relatively the same regardless of where you are as long as there is a significant black presence and a descent sized HBCU in the mix with slight variations (go-go vs trap music vs crunk vs whatever). You are going to have thug clubs , upscale buppie places, Grown and sexy with jazz and neonsoul , step shows and everything in-between. There is no point in arguing which has more of what while throwing stereotypes around when it comes to DC and ATL because both have it in significant numbers. You are pissing in the wind debating over who has more of what in this regard to "urban music" entertainment and it's events and neither DC nor Atlanta have monopoly on the ignorant aspects.
You wana talk about who's nightlife is really better and got more to offer branch off of urban/black events. Who has the most EDM shows and events? Who has more hipster bars? What if I want to hear classical? What if I want to hear hardcore punk or metal? What if I want some indie-rock or lo-fi or shoe gaze, or experimental? What if want noise music? Where can I hear some trance or dubstep etc?
That's me. That's me. Best Coast is an awesome band in particular. I know I can't be the only black guy that listens to that stuff.
Well, I grew up in Atlanta, moved to Texas after my sophomore year at Ga State and finished up at UT, and now I live in DC. I left atlanta when I was 20, so I didn't get to experience the nightlife to its uttermost...but, at the time Buckhead was thriving. However, little gems like Virginia Highlands and Little Five Points kept things really cool in Atlanta. I spent plenty of nights crawling about in VA Highlands (starting at Moes and Joes, Georges, or Hand In Hand). I always had a lot of fun at those places because they were, yes, pretty yuppie but the college crowed tended to even it out. The little neighborhoods maintained their uniqueness. When I was leaving ATL, East Atlanta (neighbors of Little Five) was flipping from ghetto to yuppieville faster than you could say "lets go to starbucks".
Now, as far as DC is concerned thats where the majority of my "nightlife" experience has hailed. (well...not including Austin. That's another story). DC offers a lot. The main 'hoods are Adams Morgan (A-MO), Dupont, U Street and Georgetown. If you're looking for a straight up stretch of bars and clubs then look no further than Adams Morgan. That place is crazy on Friday and Saturdays. Most places have a cover fee and a dress code. Dupont is a predominately gay neighborhood but have some great non-gay bars. This neighborhood is actually my favorite to go out to. Not TOO crazy, and its easier to get a cab. (It can take half an hour to get a cab if you leave at 3 when the bars close in Adams Morgan). Plus, Dupont has some great bars...and the girls go out there because they figure there are more gay guys which means less guys trying to hump their legs...which means good things if you're a straight, single guy looking to hook up. You just gotta be really smooth because women here in DC don't play around. I had to learn a whole new system. I was used to humble southern girls my whole life.
Georgetown is mainly college central (well, so is Adams Morgan). Avoid this area if you are inclined to hate trust-fund babies and their false view of reality. BEAUTIFUL women however. I don't know how Georgetown recruits these women, but the women at the bars there are gorgeous. Some good bars there though.
All in all, have fun. Both cities offer a lot. Hope I was insightful.
Black/urban events are going be relatively the same regardless of where you are as long as there is a significant black presence and a descent sized HBCU in the mix with slight variations (go-go vs trap music vs crunk vs whatever).
True, but the difference is that I don't have to see the ignorance in DC if I don't want to. For the most part, buppies hang around U Street and the ghetto folks hang in PG County. In Atlanta, on the other hand, the buppie scene gets muted by all of the surrounding tomfoolery. Atlanta needs something like a Bus Boys & Poets or a Marvin.
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You wana talk about who's nightlife is really better and got more to offer branch off of urban/black events. Who has the most EDM shows and events? Who has more hipster bars? What if I want to hear classical? What if I want to hear hardcore punk or metal? What if I want some indie-rock or lo-fi or shoe gaze, or experimental? What if want noise music? Where can I hear some trance or dubstep etc?
DC would win simply because it's a larger and more diverse metropolitan area. The Desi scene is definitely bigger here. The Ethiopian scene is larger here as well. And the West Indian scene. And the West African scene. Then there are some really nice salsa/merengue venues in Arlington. I think it offers a lot more variety than Atlanta, which decidedly skews towards the hip hop crowd, imo.
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