Was the previous owner the ones who also used to own The King and Co, in Clapham (pre Portobello)? As i heard the manager of that place slagging of the regulars of The Elm Park Tavern once, moaning that they weren't sophisticated enough for their expensive craft beers.
So we had a pretty good crowd at the Effra on NYE:
In photos: Brixton Buzz New Year’s Eve party at the Effra Social, Brixton
On Friday, Brixton Buzz hosted their final party of 2021 at the Effra Social – and it turned out to be a hell of a party! Here’s some photos taken from the DJ booth:www.brixtonbuzz.com
I would have thought that the "brixton village" crowd would have been busy enjoying the multiple DJs on offer in Brixton village that night.
Nu brixton
The Brixton I knew and loved pretty much vanished when they evicted the Rushcroft Road and Carlton Mansions communities. The crowd and the vibe in the Albert pretty much transformed overnight.
Yep that's the one. Not surprising they didn't last long with that attitude. New ones much, much better.
The crown for the biggest wankers of the lot still has to be the hipster owners of the White Hart in Tulse Hill who tried to ban standing. They didn't last long, obvs.
two moments in time showing a customer base that I would want to be nowhere near in SW9 / SW2.
Only too happy for you to stay away from my busy, happy free events.
for once we are in total agreement.
I think most - if not all - of those have gone now as the place has been given a glitzy makeover.
I preferred it when it was on fire in 1985 at I ran up Effra Road. But good to see a decent built building being put to a better use.
I'm hoping to start putting on free live music shows there again later this year. It'll never be as good as the Albert was - but then the Albert isn't as good as the Albert was - but central Brixton really needs some live music venues.
That sounds good.
I was trying to get something going at the Dogstar for ages but I can't keep up with their revolving door of new managers and policy changes. This is what happened at the Effra with the old (Antic) managers - just as soon as I started building a live music night up there (Pregoblin, The Scribes etc) they changed their minds
so did I
Keep on at it. I don't get on with the Windmill Guv so elsewhere for gigs would be welcome.I was trying to get something going at the Dogstar for ages but I can't keep up with their revolving door of new managers and policy changes. This is what happened at the Effra with the old (Antic) managers - just as soon as I started building a live music night up there (Pregoblin, The Scribes etc) they changed their minds
The new manager at the Effra is great though so I'm hoping I'll get something going soon.
That said, the demographic in Brixton has changed in the last 10 years and there doesn't seem such an appetite for live music, so it's going to be a battle.
Hoots?
The security at the Hoot are being much nicer. They seem grateful for the custom in a way they never did previous.
Our lass was in there the other night and thought the music was that bad she even texted me to let me know.
If they keep jettisoning regulars I'm not sure how their midweeks are going to pan out. Their NYE was apparently pretty crap and that's usually a guaranteed full house.
That appears to be the case. Either way he was furious with his treatment.
I like loud music and bass, I may have even liked the music that was on. But on a Wednesday night in The Albert? Seems a bit silly. Was there a night on at the electric or academy that they were trying to have punters in from afterwards?
