by karina a. on Good place to hang with trashy Latins from Brooklyn, smoke weed at a club or be in the middle of a gang fight. minus 1 star for my girl falling down those long ass stairs
by Leon City on I don't know what it is about this place that makes it so cotton-pickin' awful, but it is. I never have a good time here no matter who is playing or what event I am attending. The bouncers are also hostile and they tend to oversell their shows. Something about this place makes me sick. I mean actual bodily illness. I had to leave the Duran Duran concert early because I was *this close* to passing out. I had to leave Royksopp early because I felt inexplicably sick to my stomach. I left David Gray's show ill-at-ease and wanting my money back (okay, that was just a sucky concert). Even Thievery Corporation, who are one of the most amazing live acts EVAH were merely mediocre here. It's gotten to a point where I avoid seeing bands I really like because they are playing Webster Hall and therefore I know, no matter how much I love the music, the show will suck. Or I will end up bizarrely ill. Don't go if you can help it. The sound system isn't great, the layout is awkward, the crowd tends to be fratty no matter how non-fratty the band, and the venue in general feels like a nebulous black hole waiting to suck your soul out.
