by Keven Giltner on Now this is what I call a friendly neighborhood joint!! These folks are awesome. Great food, great drink and food prices. Absolutely no attitude, just friendly service. This is where I go when I want t hang with my big group - birthday celebrations, etc. or when my girl and I just want to chill over soothing comfort food. Sweet old school jukebox and always a game on the tele. The owners are ever present and always greet with a smile and a plate of hot food. You really can't beat that!!!
by Warren Rheinhardt on Ugh. I hate it when bands I love are booked here. And why are they always booked here, anyway? Yes, I understand Webster doesn't really have any competitors with the same capacity. So when you're a band of a certain size, you kinda have to play Webster. But wouldn't you rather book two nights at Bowery than one night at Webster? I'm just sayin... What it has going for it: ++Great booking. ++Fab location. ++Sexy decor. What it has going against it: --Terrible sound. If you manage to score a spot right up front, then you're behind the speakers in a no-mans-land of sound, where everything is muffled and distant. Which means, good view = terrible sound. And if you forego the view for a spot further back in the room, the sound still isn't that great. --Difficult vantage points. The only spot to get a good view, other than right up front, is up in the balcony. And it only works if you're right up against the ledge. Alas, then you're at a distant remove from all the action and energy. --The cost of coat check is insulting. --It's got an identity problem. It doesn't know whether it wants to be a dance club or a live music club. And on weekend nights, this is a real issue. It's the only place in town I've run into that says the headliner will go on at 8pm and actually means it. Why? Because they turn into a dance club after the show's over, and apparently, the dance club part is more important to them. Show up at the average show time like I did, and you'll miss all but the last 15 minutes of the show. Live and learn. And avoid like the plague. Neutral but noteworthy: **Periodic celeb spotting in the audience (i.e. Norah Jones @ M. Ward, and James Iha @ Ladytron.)
