SKULLZIE SEZ:

From the ashes of the tragically fallen Red Party , DJ Templar, after months of absence, returned to the scene with an event created along with Audio Engineer and Producer Stephen Collins, DJ Bride of Wire, and with Lady Mandana at the door. Some know the venue, The Sullivan Room, as typically a House/Techno club on most nights; however, due to a recent renovation of the decor, one would think this venue was tailor-made for the Goth scene! So much so, in fact, that New Goth City's very own Sir William Welles has taken note to some design elements he would like to adopt into his own Dark Bar venture. There are plush Victorian styled chairs and couches; the wall are decorated in a lavish grotto-esque fashion; there are plenty of "Nooks and Crannies" for some dark, private conversation; a long slab bar...and best of all...an extremely intense sound system! LOUD? HELL YA! WHAT?!? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!! THIS PLACE IS KICK ASS AND MY EAR DRUMS ARE BLEEDING! TOO COOL!!! The fact of the matter is that the Sullivan Room has these large speakers pointed outward from the dance floor and onto the sitting area and the bar. It's great sound, yes! But I fear a tad too much for the layout of the room...but I guess that's why there's a little separate sitting room behind the DJ booth for those with the sensitive ears.

And just when you thought you were having a fine time, with familiar scene faces, drinking some Absinthe...BAM!!! Here come the Go-Go dancers to spice things up! Now...I'm not going to lie to you...they are HAWT (btw: more thigh-high stockings, please! Thank you.)...but after a while it just seems to resemble a strip club act...without the actual striping...and some people have expressed that they are somewhat of an ill-fit to the place...but the camera-clicking public sure do love snapping pictures of them...and they sure do love to pose! HAWWWT! Moving on...

The music. Helmed by DJ Templar and DJ Bride of Wire, the music selection actually finds a way to run through the entire gamut of music in the Goth scene. You have it all! As the flyer puts it: Pure Goth, EBM, Dark Dance, and Deathrock. Wow! That's quite a range. And with skilled Guest DJs such as DJ Jet, DJ Xris Smack, and the other usual suspects, you are sure to feel their flavor as the music progresses from one set to the next. There is something here for everyone.
 
The drawback. The one drawback to Underworld is its held night. Bi-weekly is a wise choice...I'm not arguing that...but since the venue is used to a much different crowd on Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays, you almost get the sense that Underworld was given a trial basis on Wednesday to prove itself. Let's face it, Wednesdays are a tough sell. Just ask Diabolik, Whip It Good Wednesdays, and Wierd. Sometimes good...sometimes bad...never a sure thing. The turnout for the first two installments of Underworld was impressive...only after midnight, though...and then it seemed that this kick-ass party was over all too soon. You would think that if people in our scene had to (Yipes!) get up early the next day, they would come out earlier to squeeze in a few good party hours before going beddy-bye! I mean, this event starts at 10pm, for darkness sake! It's one of the earliest events on the roster, and one should take advantage of that. As I said before, this venue and event almost seems to be everything one would expect out of our scene, as if perfectly molded from every aspect of the Gothdom. But is that too ambitious? For a Friday or Saturday night, not at all. For a Bi-weekly Wednesday? Maybe.
 
All in all, it's good to see DJ Templar back in the saddle (Yee-Haw!) and turning out another great event to populate and support our scene's nighttime activities. If you haven't been to Underworld yet, it is something that should not be missed, at least once...and I'm sure that it will only get better it gets more established into its venue. And who knows...with the success of the event, they might be invited to a Bi-Weekly Friday night time slot (wishful thinking on my part)!