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bizou311
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Sonar May 04, 2011 at 08:53 PM UTC #
R.I.P

From the Sonar Facebook page…

"We here at Sonar regret to inform you that we are no longer able to operate as a venue. Mr. Lonnie Fisher, corporate owner of Sonar, has shut the building down. He has refused to renew the liquor license and the corporate charter for 407 Saratoga Inc. All of the money in our account went into paying our taxes with the promise of the license being renewed and transferred to the new owners."
sweetcell
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Re: Sonar May 04, 2011 at 08:57 PM UTC #
yup: http://www.facebook.com/sonarbaltimore?sk=wall#!/sonarbaltimore?sk=wall&filter=2

Sonar
We here at Sonar regret to inform you that we are no longer able to operate as a venue. Mr. Lonnie Fisher, corporate owner of Sonar, has shut the building down. He has refused to renew the liquor license and the corporate charter for 407 Saratoga Inc. All of the money in our account went into paying our taxes with the promise of the license being renewed and transferred to the new owners.

Sonar
Now that we do not have a license and can not obtain one, Lonnie Fisher has given us no means to continue. It is with great despair and frustration that we must announce this to all of our friends, employees, and customers, but we have been given absolutely no choice. If you are owed money by 407 Saratoga Inc, we will do everything in our power to help you recover it.



does this mean that the 930 can scoop up the Shellac show??
Epstein
Joined: April 18, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 04, 2011 at 08:58 PM UTC #
please no

id rather see this with a baltimore crowd.
azaghal1981
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Re: Sonar May 04, 2011 at 09:06 PM UTC #
Ottobar/Monozine are putting on the Shellac show so one would think that that's where it will go.
killsaly
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Re: Sonar May 04, 2011 at 09:19 PM UTC #
Too bad, some of my favorite nights were at Sonar.
StoneTheCrow
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Re: Sonar May 04, 2011 at 09:38 PM UTC #
Loved the place.  Not as much as Ottobar but I thought it was a-ok.

Looks like they're scrambling to reschedule shows.  What a mess.
blipvurt
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Re: Sonar May 04, 2011 at 11:46 PM UTC #
Damn, right before MD Deathfest too!
brokensocscene
Joined: December 12, 2005 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 04, 2011 at 11:57 PM UTC #
Odd Future will probably be moved to Bourbon Street…? Ottobar has a show that night
Got Haggis?
Joined: October 22, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 12:13 AM UTC #
sucks for the people that lost jobs


(i guess i'll still buy a shellac ticket friday lol)
teepo
Joined: October 02, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 12:21 AM UTC #
Epstein wrote:
please no

id rather see this with a baltimore crowd.


i don't think shellac would benefit from a baltimore crowd. seen them three times and that band demands your full attention. though i'm sure a balitmore crowd will have more entertaining questions to ask weston then anyone in dc.

who am i kidding, i'd take a baltimore crowd anyday over a dc one. but i'd still rather see them on the 930 sound system.
jaguar
Joined: October 28, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 12:42 AM UTC #
^ HAHA! I was going to say, do you think that maybe a Black Cat crowd would pay them their due respect?
Davyboy
Joined: February 19, 2009 at 05:05 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 12:57 AM UTC #
Would love to see the deftones show moved to the 930 but probably be more likely to go to bourbon street or rams head? Sonar was cool as far as setup went. Reminded me of a bigger, old 930 club.
brokensocscene
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 01:10 AM UTC #
Shellac at 2640 Space would be cool!
azaghal1981
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 01:15 AM UTC #
I would rather it go to Ottobar. 2640 is too boomy for my liking.
Got Haggis?
Joined: October 22, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 01:48 AM UTC #
and when it's hot…2640 is miserable.  actually i hate shows all time of the year there for the most part.

azaghal1981
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 01:50 AM UTC #
The one I saw there was ok.
K8teebug
Joined: August 03, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 12:15 PM UTC #
Like DC crowds are so attentive.  please.
Got Haggis?
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 01:52 PM UTC #
there is some real hate going on for lonnie on the sonar facebook page - sonar now claiming that lonnie still owns sonar and demanded that they pay the taxes (for the liquor license i assume) before he would renew it…they paid taxes (using money from ticket sales) and then he didnt renew it - meaning sonar is broke, can't pay bands and can't sell alcohol to try to raise money to pay the bands

is that normal practice (using ticket money for things other than paying bands and then hoping you sell enough drinks to pay the band)? that sounds like a really bad business practice to me - but i know nothing about running a club


sweetcell
Joined: July 18, 2006 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Sonar May 05, 2011 at 10:22 PM UTC #
Got wrote:
break out the popcorn

http://www.facebook.com/notes/brennan-snow/the-events-surrounding-the-closing-of-sonar-by-lonnie-fisher/2028136906812

that's awesome.  this guy seems serious and reasonable, so gawd i hope that's all true.  would mean that the "OMG WHAT ABOUT MAH DEFTONES?!?!?" crowd who were so quick to believe the slandering should be feeling pretty shitty about backing up such a poorly-run establishment.

then again, chances are the truth is somewhere in the middle.
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