Hootananny pub (formerly Hobgoblin)
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Yep, it's £3.20 a pint and up in the main - up there with the Effra in the most unexpectedly expensive pubs in the area.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Yep, it's £3.20 a pint and up in the main - up there with the Effra in the most unexpectedly expensive pubs in the area.
The Half Moon must win that prize - I think it's the most expensive pub in Herne Hill now, which is some going given the competition.
yes they have - i've got my ticket. saw her play at the luminaire last year, very good indeed
dogmatique
merde alors
And Max Romeo at the end of the month...!
coccinelle
Active Member
He's brilliant on stage! Worth seeing.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Really? Fucking hell - when??
editor
hiraethified
Same bastard night as I'm doing Offline. It's Fri 21st Nov. £15 on door.
or £10 in advance.
and yes i have jefe.
couldn't remember if i was supposed to get one for PieEye though, so i didn't bother
clandestino
no llevar papel
How was Wanda Jackson then?
Glad to hear it. Was going to come down and catch up with y'all, but was running too late.
Went the next day and bumped into some stressed looked Cuban Brothers. The silly tarts were all in a precious tizzy because the pub hadn't followed their rider and had carpet on the stage, not so perfect for that chinese burn breakdance action. I saw an equally flustered owner running off to the big red carpet warehouse for some lino just before I left too.
Went the next day and bumped into some stressed looked Cuban Brothers. The silly tarts were all in a precious tizzy because the pub hadn't followed their rider and had carpet on the stage, not so perfect for that chinese burn breakdance action. I saw an equally flustered owner running off to the big red carpet warehouse for some lino just before I left too.
Glad to hear it. Was going to come down and catch up with y'all, but was running too late.
Went the next day and bumped into some stressed looked Cuban Brothers. The silly tarts were all in a precious tizzy because the pub hadn't followed their rider and had carpet on the stage, not so perfect for that chinese burn breakdance action. I saw an equally flustered owner running off to the big red carpet warehouse for some lino just before I left too.
OT but if anyone sees a tall very skinny bloke playing pool at the Hootenany then say hello to him - he's my flatmate. A very nice guy.
I'll keep an eye out Bob, albeit I'm not there as often as I used to be, but you just got to realise that he's not going to stick out around the Hootahob's pool table with a simple, near nondescript description like that. We've already got the Gucci kid, shoeless J, Pub Marley and the one arm bandit (amongst others) to contend with.
I'll keep an eye out Bob, albeit I'm not there as often as I used to be, but you just got to realise that he's not going to stick out around the Hootahob's pool table with a simple, near nondescript description like that. We've already got the Gucci kid, shoeless J, Pub Marley and the one arm bandit (amongst others) to contend with.
Skinny Graham will do then.
I really like it in there now you know? It was ace at Wanda and with a crowd in had a dead good atmosphere. By the end of the night I was going to send them messages of support and stuff
The band nights in there can be really good, although they're fairly driven by the fans of the bands unsurprisingly. Chas and Dave brought their flat capped Eastenders types, the Dub Pistols a younger crew and ss on.The exceptions being the reggae nights and the free ska evenings perhaps.
The downside is that it's a bit of a soulless barn at times when there's not something on, but it's not a terrible balance all in all. They've compromised on the worst excesses of the Scottish theme - Wanda Jackson, The Congos and Max Romeo are a far step away from live Scottish music every night and staff wearing kilts, thank gawd.
Strangely they're not even resorting to a strong Celtic Hogmanay theme for NYE either, despite it being the one time of the year when it should make most sense. It's a kind of allsorts mashup featuring the Raison D'Etre crew behind the Wanda Jackson crew. More fitting somehow.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Actually I thought it had a lovely atmosphere on the non-band night I popped in. It wasn't packed at all - maybe 20-30 in the place - but it had a nice, laid back, low key feel to it.
Put me down as a fan too.
Put me down as a fan too.
chegrimandi
associated with adultery
this is a classic forum thread and shows the pointlessness of it all.
oh no the hobgoblin is closing down! It's going to be terrible - a scottish themed pub - wtf?! omg!! - I really hope it fails etc
oh - err, actually it's really rather good isn't it. Yeh - go hooternanny.
oh no the hobgoblin is closing down! It's going to be terrible - a scottish themed pub - wtf?! omg!! - I really hope it fails etc
oh - err, actually it's really rather good isn't it. Yeh - go hooternanny.
corporate whore
oh, thought you were dead
I'm a fan too - wanda jackson/dub pistols nights were fantastic, though I'm unlikely to head down there unless there's a band on.
Good to see some pool tables, mind.
Good to see some pool tables, mind.
Ach, I've still misty eyed memories of M&S's time there, with the fire on in the cosier smaller bar, which felt more welcoming than than the larger room. Sadly, since the restaurant room idea fell by the wayside, that room's become a bit of a dumping ground for pool tables and sporting screens.
Hell of a lot more cared for than it has been of late though. Decent balance all in all.
Hell of a lot more cared for than it has been of late though. Decent balance all in all.
chegrimandi
associated with adultery
I used to like the hobgoblin but don't go down to brixton anymore really...
teuchter
je suis teuchter
this is a classic forum thread and shows the pointlessness of it all.
oh no the hobgoblin is closing down! It's going to be terrible - a scottish themed pub - wtf?! omg!! - I really hope it fails etc
oh - err, actually it's really rather good isn't it. Yeh - go hooternanny.
Well, who knows, maybe the management read some of the comments on here and maybe that played some part in influencing how things developed.
Anyway I was saying from the beginning that it could work out to be an improvement.
this is a classic forum thread and shows the pointlessness of it all.
oh no the hobgoblin is closing down! It's going to be terrible - a scottish themed pub - wtf?! omg!! - I really hope it fails etc
oh - err, actually it's really rather good isn't it. Yeh - go hooternanny.
Nice retell Cheggers. The cynicism of the Scottish theme was well warranted imo - you can even trace the chain of people saying give it a go and then commenting on it negatively afterwards. But the pub's changed massively since they came out all bagpipes and insisting on staff wearing kilts - there's music other than the celtic heritage stuff for a start, along with restated football and the pool table(s) brought back by popular demand. They've even built a dj booth after insisting that none of that electronic music would be played, followed by the Dub Pistols and Cuban Brothers.
Hell, they've even (slightly cynically) stuck up Arsenal, Man U and Chelsea flags outside, perhaps realising that a room with a few fans watching a Celtic game every week or so wasn't quite as profitable.
It's a good tale of flexibility and modifications to a misguided master plan coming good. It's become a bit of a ramshackle weird blend of music and sporting events, not a standard bearer for Scottish music in the capital, and it's no worse for that.
clandestino
no llevar papel
They were fantastic. I loved some of Martyn's crazy schemes, especially the ones that never saw the night of day. I wish he'd been able to get a snow machine and fill the beer garden with fake snow one Christmas, like he'd wanted. I have very happy memories of the nights we put on there, and the NYE we did for M&S.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Exactly.
chegrimandi
associated with adultery
it was a load of nimbyism and moaning son and you know it. Now you're trying to rewrite history to claim it as a victory for urban75.
Mr Irving would be proud.
chegrimandi
associated with adultery
Needless to say I'm gutted for the pub. I can't see this lasting more than a few months.
but also
for tarannauif you like tarannau I can trawl the thread for everyone's nimby quotes and doom and gloom moaning for a new venture - would you like me to do that for you?
