Nation to close its doors July 16

Well from the article it seems to me that they are looking to find a new location for Nation (or whatever they want to call it).

That being said maybe they'll find a building better suited to live music and maybe they'll pay closer attention to the sound engineering in the room and maybe they'll put it in a part of town not so prone to car break ins and maybe they'll hire some new staff that is more concerned with the safety of the patrons that come to their venue ;)

Maybe, maybe, maybe.

Originally posted by Shadrach:
Well from the article it seems to me that they are looking to find a new location for Nation (or whatever they want to call it).

That being said maybe they'll find a building better suited to live music and maybe they'll pay closer attention to the sound engineering in the room and maybe they'll put it in a part of town not so prone to car break ins and maybe they'll hire some new staff that is more concerned with the safety of the patrons that come to their venue ;)

Maybe, maybe, maybe.

but dont they already have a 930 club in DC?

Foo Fighters in August 1995. This was my second show ever (Foo Fighters in April 95 at Black Cat was my first). I have some GREAT memories of Nation. Some nights at Buzz were some of the BEST I'd ever had. On that same token, some nights at Buzz were the WORST I've ever had. I also saw MMW there and it was pretty cool. I have a love/hate relationship with the place I guess. I hope Buzz moves to the 9:30 Club, that would be pretty great and it is in a slightly better area of town. Hmm.

My favorite memory of Nation is when my driver side window was smashed in with a rock and I had my cd binder with 100 cds stolen. I'm sure there is some bum in SE rocking out to my collection of Evan Dando bootlegs… Haha..

Oh, and that time when my friend got his tires slashed…

And there was that time when my friend got his backpack stolen out of the car…

And that time when I drank too much and puked in the bathroom stall of Nation… and saw a BJ in progess on the dance floor that same night. Ahh, those were the days.

I was sure to be there every friday when Scott Henry was spinning for a couple years. I kind of lost interest after a while. Good times though. The ghettoness gave it character.

Not having lived in DC my whole life, it looks like there were some solid shows there. My extent was an overcrowded Chemical Brothers show that was pretty sweet, but not nearly as good soundwise as seeing them at 9:30 club. I did like the open drug policy though. Me and some friends went to see Dark Star Orchestra a few times and I never saw so much brazen, open dope smoking. It was kind of like hanging out in a coffee shop. Nobody cared, everybody was doing it, and security was nowhere to be seen. And the Heads were dealing right in the bathroom if you wanted it. Ahh, to be young again. The sketchy neighborhood and lack of cabs after shows was a hassle though.

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
It's funny how everyone can complain about other places staff, but once someone says something about the precious 9:30 staff…..LOOK OUT!!!!!!!!

I've never had a serious problem with the 9:30 staff.

Originally posted by lukas:

Originally posted by Rob_Gee:
It's funny how everyone can complain about other places staff, but once someone says something about the precious 9:30 staff…..LOOK OUT!!!!!!!!

I've never had a serious problem with the 9:30 staff.

i would say anyone whos frequented both Nation and 930 can agree that "on the whole" the 930 staff is much more professional than the Nation staff.

That said, the patron of Nation tend to be MUCH more unruly than those at the 930 club.

i said i balked, not that i copped an attitude. balked as in looked at them in disbelief because in no other venue have i been told that a sharpie could be used as a weapon! the attitude was on them, unfortunately, particularly as there was nothing to indicate what their policies were on stuff like that, only signs up regarding use of cameras, illegal drug use and underage drinking. as far as the 930 policy, that's new to me as i've been bringing my sharpie and cds in there for years, hoping to be lucky enough to meet the artist after for a photo and signature on the cd or ticket.

Originally posted by MindCage:
It's funny that you argued with the staff thinking they're going to change the policy just for you so that makes them the bad person? You copped the attitude with them first, you think they're going to be nice to you about it when you're not listening to them about their policy? Think of it as a police officer telling you to step out of the car but you're not listening because you're telling them you have to pee and you're on your way home. When you get tazered does that make them the bad guy because you weren't listening? As far as I know, you're not allowed to bring sharpies into the 930 Club either. In case you didn't noticed how the bathrooms get painted every few months. It's because of people tagging the stalls and vandalizing the place. [/QB]

Tool's 96 Aenemia tour stopped at the capital ballroom. I've never sweated so bad at a show, my jeans got ripped up to my knee and I still remember blue/white Maynard mysteriously snaking around the stage. I'm still awestruck with what I saw that night.

Took a friend from out of town there on Thrusday after Prodigy to Alchemy.
Staff took my chewing gum at the door.

No kidding.

superbowl of hard core back in 98 or 99 with suic.tend. d.k.m blood for blood

Originally posted by him666:
superbowl of hard core back in 98 or 99 with suic.tend. d.k.m blood for blood

Must have been 99…here's the poster from 98 :)

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I hate that place, though I will never forget seeing (and hanging out with) the Chemical Brothers back in November 1996 when they played Buzz and went on at 2am. Then DJ Dimitri from Deee-lite DJ'ed afterwards. I got home at 6am that night. The Social D shows were great, I saw Sonic Youth there, the Damned, Foo Fighters, Moby, Echo and the Bunnymen, Blur, and the Pet Shop Boys. I think that's it though. I HATED going there. Rude staff, crappy sound, and not a good place at all to see a show. Good riddance.