Big things happening down south.

ns :-} don’t worry I wasn’t trying to imply you were cheap…

Well i really do hope you take me up on that drink, I’ll make it a good one too, one of our Original cocktails made up by Huw our flair cocktail barman. id you see him the night you were in? he does all the bottle spinning fancy type stuff. You can pick from one of the Seven Deadly Sins or the Seven Holy Virtues.

Wonder if you are a saint or a sinner? ;-}

OK OK thanks for the address people… I think my problem must be related to this image viewing thing you’re talking about, because I still can’t see it.

But now I know, and am eternally grateful (or I will be if I ever find myself in Wanniassa and in need of a drink)

electric shadows would make for a great venue…

Similar to gypsy bar… once side is a chill out the other could be for bands.

Always wanted to start a Jazz bar at the empty space that was called the Asylum.
Pity though – the reason it was closed was due to noise complaints from the Cafe (Is it Cafe Macchiatto ?) next door – apparently their punters did not like 80’s thrash bands while trying to have an intimate dinner – so I doubt my Jazz bar will eventuate there.

Need a basement in the city somewhere. Maybe Electric Shadows ?

Thanks Tim 🙂 I’m not too cheap to pay the cover charge these days, but I may take you up on the offer of a drink 🙂 I will give the Venue another go at some point when I can convince someone else to try it out.

justbands, I don’t know what your definition of a band is, but last time I was at O’Malleys (granted it was a while back), they had a group of people that were playing covers. I’m calling them a band 🙂

Absent Diane, yes O’Malleys may be a bogan pub, but some of us non-bogans like going there occasionally 🙂 I think it’s good for a cheap drink, you can generally actually find enough seats for everyone, it’s not over-crawling with as many teeny-boppers as all the clubs, and it’s convenient for bus-catching friends.

Oh yes, and the Venue has good couches but I don’t know how long they will survive…

I’ll put the thumb in for Thumper as he’s currently enroute to Morrocco.

His band, Revolver, would probably love to do a gig there, and he’s also doing research into ghosts in Canberra, so he’d be all over this like a rash.

He’ll be back in town post Anzac day, I’ll flick him an email to send you one at the above addy to discuss.

o’malleys is a bogan pub.

Hmmm hadn’t heard the murder story before, but that would explain the ghost that hung around all during the renovations. We called him Who-me.

Jazz would love to, and will do shortly. Sadly I haven’t chucked in my day job yet so my boss is looking over my shoulder at the moment :-}

ns I am really sorry to hear that you had a bad experience.

I am not sure which night you were there but we generally haven’t had too many problems with the bands, though i think i know which one you are talking about.

In regard to the $5 cover charge, we do that on a friday and saturday night to cover the cost of the security. Wanniassa was traditionally a pretty rough area, and while that has changed quite a bit there are still some trouble makers around. So we employ very good security to ensure that everyone in the venue feels safe and can have a good time without being hassled.

Not sure which bottled drink you bought, we have cruisers for $6 like everywhere else (granted Vikings is cheaper but only because they suppliment drinks prices with pokie takings) We do stock some more expensive premixed drinks, Smirnoff Black Ice, so maybe you were ordering them by mistake.

Anyway excuses and explanations aside it sucks that you didn’t have a good time. If i can convince you to come down and give us another try I’ll waive the cover charge for you and your friend and even buy you a drink. my email is tim@the-venue.com.au send me an email and let me know so I can make sure a really good band is good will be playing :-}

> I’ll stick to O’Malleys next time where I atleast know that whatever band they have on can actually play music and the drinks are cheaper.

O’Malleys doesn’t have bands!?

Having read about you guys in the Chronicle my friend and I decided to brave Southside and check you guys out a few weeks ago.

The place seemed okay in terms of decor and set-up. Drinks were over-priced in my opinion – my friend paid over $7 for one of those bottled drinks that I wouldn’t have paid over $6 for in Civic (and even less at the Vikings around the corner).

What I had real issues with was paying a $5 cover charge just for going in to have a drink or two. There was some young band or other playing off in the corner, but we were finally forced to leave because I couldn’t put up with the number of songs that they kept butchering.

If you’re going to charge me $5, the least you should be providing is a decent band. I’ll stick to O’Malleys next time where I atleast know that whatever band they have on can actually play music and the drinks are cheaper.

I got told that the reason Jackpot was normally closed on Sunday was because of a murder? Is this just a terrible urban myth?:D

Tim,

care to share with us any of the challenges in getting a place like this up and running. Would make a great story for all of us wishing we could chuck in our day jobs and open a bar.

> 20 years ago.

They’ll both still pull in the punters. Nothing wrong with a venue booking bands that people will actually pay to see.

Ok last shameless plug,I promise. I forgot to mention we have The Missing Lincolns playing tonight for Independant Band night. They are doing a long set, should be a top show. I love those guys.

For those who haven’t heard them http://www.missinglincolns.com

fnaah Tix for The Screaming Jets at this stage are available at the venue or at the door on the night.

Bexta is no presale, just $10 on the door :-} So get in early.

We are currently evaluating which ticketing agency to go with for our major events.

True the address is an image so people with pictures won’t see it. The website has at this stage been hacked together by me but we have a neato one in the works. We are planning to try alot of new things with our web presence so keep an eye out.

P.S. I added a link to a google map now too just to help the northsiders :-}

The Angels, Choirboys – good work landing these guys!

20 years ago.

The Angels, Choirboys – good work landing these guys!

Best of luck, Timbo – I know how much work you guys have put into this place – I promise I’ll make the trek down to see it soon 🙂

Sheer,

The Venue is on Gartside Street in Wanniassa.

The 21st of April sounds cool. Gypsy Girl is an awesome DJ and alot of the female DJs don’t get enough credit. Just sucks I can’t make it.

Jackpot bar used to be rundown and gross. Can’t wait to see the new renovated space!

Beat me to it.
If that was a reactive fix, then top marks for speediness 🙂

Sheer – don’t know if Tim fixed the website in the 13 minutes since you’ve posted, but the address is right there on the website under “OPEN EVERY DAY @ 5PM”.

Level 1, 38 Gartside St Wanniassa
aka the shop strip across the road from the Erindale centre.

Granted, the address is in an image and therefore invisible to anyone with images disabled, but it is there.

Hmmm good point sheer, I am still new at all this so please bare with me.

The venue is located at Level 1 38 Gartside St Wanniassa Across from the Erindale Shopping Center.

JustBands, I was certainly planning on posting on your site, just ran out of time before i had to go to work.I have a big boy job as well as the club :-/ I wasn’t able to add an event to the gig guide, not sure if I am missing something. Glad you liked the Venue and hope you had a good time on industry night.

bonfire we have a strictly non pokies policy, I am the resident style nazi down there and aside from any anti-social issues they would make the place look tacky :-}

Will have to check it out. Used to stumble home from the ‘pot on many a night a few years ago.

It’s an interesting mix, but one that I hope will work. I play 8-ball, listen to dance music/DJs as well as rock/blues, so I guess I’ll be turning up fairly regularly. 🙂

Where can you get tix? Keep up the ads on inthemix .com.au too. 🙂

i hope there are no pokies.

As a hint for future promos, you might want to include the address of the venue you’re plugging – it’s not even on your website, that I can find.

As I’m sure you know, Canberra is full of immigrants from interstate, and I for one have no idea what or where the Jackpot was.

Hi Tim, good work mate. I went along to your opening indistry night, nice venue. Post your info on Just Bands too, http://littlesmoke.com/justbands . Has a more live music focus than RiotACT (although RiotACT is awesome).