Comments on: R.I.P.: The Five Spot (1996-2007)

By: lord_whimsy

lord_whimsy — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:06:11 +0000

Denied entry due to jeans? Sounds like my house.

Oh, Five Spot; for a fleeting moment, you were sooo money.

By: ashy

ashy — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:17:33 +0000

I went periodically over the last few years. While The 5 Spot ceased to be a viable rock venue, it continued to showcase some of the best hip-hop, house, nu-jazz, progressive soul, and afro-punk. I saw Donny and Julie Dexter during a snow storm 3 years back. Philmore Brown and The Popos either last year or late 2005. Went 2 nights in a row in 05, checking out Tortured Soul on a Thursday and a sold out Brazilian Girls the following night. Was blown away by Younglao and J*DaVeY last July( a lot of these shows were booked by Little Giant Production’s Tayyib Smith). Its a shame, because I’m not sure what other downtown venue will be willing and able to pick up the slack. BTW, One time in 96 or so, I was denied entry to the oh so swanky club because I was wearing jeans. The dress code must have been junked around the same time they stopped serving steak dinners.

By: djdeejay

djdeejay — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:25:51 +0000

I played there when it was “The Casbah”. How old skool is that?

By: Alphabet Jordan

Alphabet Jordan — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:03:38 +0000

I took my mom to the Peek-a-boo Revue for her 60th birthday… it was life-affirming for her and hilarious fun for me and my girlfriend. Now my mom is taking stripper-pole dance lessons at Bally’s in the suburbs b/c she had such a great time.

(OK, so that second part’s not true but the first part is… RIP Peek-a-boo @ The Five Spot…)

By: godard

godard — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:08:58 +0000

That’s actually a really nice eulogy. I had forgotten why the place even mattered.

By: salacious crumb

salacious crumb — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:27:57 +0000

I’d always thought it to be a shame that no investor had stepped up to revive to venue. The few times I’d been there, I felt the place was very unique and could really offer the Old City culture a different experience.

And for those of you keeping score at home- this now makes two clubs lost to fire in recent months. The Pirates Den in South Jersey burnt down on December 13th, 2006.

By: C. The Impaler

C. The Impaler — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 14:16:07 +0000

Obviously, I prefer to sit on my ass than soak Philly’s nightlife, especially since I write down the times for all of Miss Honeypenny’s picks wrong; but the Fivespot was actually the first place I’d ever been to in Philly. So, it’s sort of sad. Still, is Philly trying to make a wink-wink nudge-nudge insinuation when they close their coverage with a mention that (one of?) Cohen’s other property’s was also shut down due to fire damage? Nah, they were probably just being responsibly thorough. That’s what I’m guessing.