Loved reading this, I didn’t realize what I had in Danny’s until it was gone but it was the main place I went in my 20s into my 30s (and was lucky enough to dj for a few years) and the community feeling I haven’t found replicated anywhere. Or Kevin Stacy’s attention to detail — that it didn’t smell bad or that the DJ’s knew how to eq so they didn’t have to overdo the volume, or how the DJ’s who were booked there weren’t the same ones booked at every other bar in the city …
Thanks David, I'm glad you enjoyed reading! It's so great to hear from people who worked there (DJs, bartenders, bouncers etc). Someone actually just sent me a link to the scented candle that they used at Danny's? Totally buying it. An impeccable place. Kevin was awesome and such a genuine presence (and I'm sure still is). Wish I'd had a longer life there
Brilliant work and don't worry, you are not the only one who mentally ranks all venues on an ordered Danny's-based scale upon entrance 😭
Would love to hear of and/or crowdsource some contributions from more far-flung Danny's alumni though — for example, in the (southern) UK I'd give The Gun (Hackney, London) and Cosies (Stokes Croft, Bristol) both a solid 70-75%
Thank you MC! Love these recs and would be awesome to hear from other Danny's alumni as well. I'll be in London in May so I'll have to check those spots out!
Loved reading this, I didn’t realize what I had in Danny’s until it was gone but it was the main place I went in my 20s into my 30s (and was lucky enough to dj for a few years) and the community feeling I haven’t found replicated anywhere. Or Kevin Stacy’s attention to detail — that it didn’t smell bad or that the DJ’s knew how to eq so they didn’t have to overdo the volume, or how the DJ’s who were booked there weren’t the same ones booked at every other bar in the city …
Thanks David, I'm glad you enjoyed reading! It's so great to hear from people who worked there (DJs, bartenders, bouncers etc). Someone actually just sent me a link to the scented candle that they used at Danny's? Totally buying it. An impeccable place. Kevin was awesome and such a genuine presence (and I'm sure still is). Wish I'd had a longer life there
Brilliant work and don't worry, you are not the only one who mentally ranks all venues on an ordered Danny's-based scale upon entrance 😭
Would love to hear of and/or crowdsource some contributions from more far-flung Danny's alumni though — for example, in the (southern) UK I'd give The Gun (Hackney, London) and Cosies (Stokes Croft, Bristol) both a solid 70-75%
Thank you MC! Love these recs and would be awesome to hear from other Danny's alumni as well. I'll be in London in May so I'll have to check those spots out!
thanks alex <3