[Dynagroove] Re: cover charge @ kingking

[releasela at msn.com]

I would like to say on my behalf, as the promoter of kingking on saturdays,
that I have never changed the price "to get people there". the only price i
have put on the recent fliers is $10 b4 11,$15 after and my info line is
updated weekly with djs and cover, as well as my website.
when I post to the list, I put the cover charge as well for the night along
with the djs.
if I posted for one week for $5 b4 11, and you came the week after that, I
can see where there could have been a misunderstanding. sorry for the mix
up.
sincerely,
sue (release/balance, LA)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Kim" <lindakim at adelphia.net>
To: "gravity electric" <beckstar at distantbeat.com>; "waylan"
<tushort007 at yahoo.com>; <Dynagroove at reelhouse.net>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Dynagroove] House is a Feeling!


> I was not too thrilled about the location to begin with. Any big venue
will
> never truly have the house vibe that we are all looking for.  The night
> started pretty bad I thought. Definitely way too many people walking
around.
>
> As for the music, I didn't think anyone was really that great that night.
> But Mark Farina did spin better than I thought he would.  I was shocked at
> the fact that he didn't play downtempo jazz all nite (its a good thing).
I
> particularly liked his pharcyde remix and the 20's swing track (yes,
> sometimes remixes are not that bad). Noticed that a lot of dj's are
playing
> sounds-great-if-you-are-lounging music these days.  I personally go to get
> my groove on and I can't do that with the lounge sound.
>
> Overall, it was okay but not worth what they were charging. But we all
knew
> that it wasn't going to be a get-down-n-shake-your-ass-all-nite kinda
thing.
> I luckily got my ass over to wax and got the presale for a little less but
I
> would think if you are going to charge $30, it better be damn good or give
> it back some other way (like the sublevel party - besides the good music,
> they also gave out free drinks and redbull).
>
> Besides the venue and the music, I think the worse part about the whole
> thing is that they did advertise it as $25 at the door and not $30. I
> honestly HATE that.  I know its a business but shouldn't there be a level
of
> honestly still?  This goes hand in hand with the announcement on the mic
at
> 4 that it is over and everyone needs to get the hell out.
>
> I was at King King a couple weekends ago and they did the same thing
(charge
> $10 instead of $5 before 11pm). I have no problem paying at all. But you
> can't say one thing to get the people there and say something else later
> once we arrive.  Just don't advertise it if you can't back it up. That's
> just not cool!
>
> I think even if the music or the venue isn't that great, its usually what
> you and the crowd make of it. But for me, what makes the biggest
difference
> at the end of the nite is what the promoters' intentions were to begin
with
> and their attitude.
>
> lk  :0)
>
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