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When Gothamist was in college...in Rhode Island...we remember coming all the way to Tonic for a show. Since then we've become residents just down the block from that venue and have seen everyone from Medeski, Martin & Wood to Marc Ribot to Inouk perform there. Don't let this place get turned into a 3-story super club or luxury apartments. Do what you can. The below is from the management of Tonic:
Since 1998 Tonic has been a haven for creative music. We have helped nurture the vital community of musicians and audiences who keep this music alive. Now we are in danger of closing and ask you to help us keep Tonic alive.Over the past few years we have suffered a series of blows: our rent has doubled since 1998, our insurance costs have tripled, weve been robbed, and weve been plagued by the expense of maintaining a building in ill repair -- including the collapse of our main sewer line. Any of these things would be challenging on their own but together theyve taken a more serious toll and we are now facing the threat of eviction.
Tonic will have their first fundraiser tomorrow with John Zorn at 8pm. Visit Tonic's website for more info on the closing and how you can help save the venue. Also of note, Ben Lee will be performing @ Tonic on February 24th (tickets not yet on sale.)
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Silly silly. Gothamist went to Columbia! That's not in Rhode Island.
(I knew the thing with 20 writers referring to themselves in the third person with the same name would eventually get mixed up somehow)
Of all the graffiti in all the bathrooms around town, none makes me smile as much as the drunken scrawl in Tonic's upstairs Men's Room:
"Gorky's Zygotic Mynci!"
Save Tonic.
Tonic cannot close. PLEASE don't close. It's one of the few places on the LES that is genuine.
brianvan, i totally agree...it's so annoying how she/they use gothamist when they mean "i"
Not really annoying, but more humorous. Imagine someone walking up to you in the subway with a big "Gothamist" sweatshirt on and saying "Gothamist recommends going to restaurant". Putting aside for the moment any particular fear you might have of people accosting you in the subway, it's hysterical. Now, imagine 20 people talking like that at the same time - 1 about news, 3 about sports, 3 about restaurants, 3 about advice, 2 people talking about the weather, 4 talking about music, and 4 others randomly interviewing people.
It makes the site a little more readable, actually, to know that each post is from someone who might know a little of everything, but probably is an expert only on the topic they are talking about. Otherwise, you can get intimidated and put off by the idea that they all know so much about bands, food, weather, sports, arts, and news. There's not enough time in a decade to learn that much of a year in NYC.
Also: I'm beating an old joke by saying this, but when they say "Gothamist visited Per Se over the weekend," they mean "One of us went to Per Se, and the rest of us had Crif Dogs or Chinese delivery".
from above, excised because I used the wrong kind of brackets:
"recommends going to restaurant [so-and-so]"