| Tuesday 9 September, 2008 |
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It
may have had the darkest, dankest, most foul-smelling
toilets this side of an unofficial US army detainee
centre, but I miss the old Dragon
Bar in Shoreditch. Yet it sits, caught between
a demolition site and a still-unopened replacement
venue round on Shoreditch High Street (it's been
due for a while: so eyes peeled!).
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And
now the infamous Colony
Room Club - home to 60 years of legendary art and
debauched artists, from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst
(Google it for a few cracking yarns) - is closing in
December, because developers want to turn the Dean Street
bar into high-end apartments.
Meanwhile, a mere stone's throw from the old Dragon,
the uninspiring Tabernacle
is chucking cash at unnecessary revamps (the launch
of their rumoured Daft Punk/Electricity Showrooms style
dancefloor is now set for the 24th). Is there really
no alcohol justice?
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TODAY'S
EVENT PICKS |
The political and kinda correct Joe Bageant chats about Deer Hunting with Jesus. Southbank Centre. 7.45pm. Belvedere Rd, SE1. £7.50 |
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Gotye is Belgian, 27, and slaps vocals over cassette like Beck. Nice, we like. The Scala. 7.30pm. 275-277 Pentonville Rd, N1. £10 |
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To our delight, Russian clown company Licedei take dysfunction very seriously. Hackney Empire. 7.30pm. 291 Mare St, E8. £15.50-£25 |
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A medley of Brighton bands up their (rock)sticks and show us how they roll.
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen. 8pm. 2-4 Hoxton Square, N1. £6. |
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