Cover charges will range from $10 to $30 - $25 on opening night. The club will have two dance floors, five bars and several video monitors spread around its 14,000 square feet, and a capacity of 1,200. 22), Element will employ locals Mea, Eva, Brandy Westmore and Chingy Eye. In addition to touring DJs, such as Josh Wink (Oct. New owners have gutted the building and are in the process of a massive renovation this doesn't look like it will be a recycled club, but a new one, from the ground up to the second level.Įlement boasts it will have 'world-class DJs, spinning commercial house, trance, breaks and hip hop.' The first big-name spinner is Armin Van Buuren, scheduled to christen the club on Sept. Remember Phantom? Remember Tropics? Remember Beach Café?Īll of these clubs - and a few others - were located at the same spot, the corner of Fifth Avenue North and Harrison Street, just across from the Experience Music Project. And we've had a lot of warm welcomes from the neighbors.'įor more info, call Nectar at (20). Was it all worth the hassle? 'It has been so far. 'It is saturated, but we're hoping we bring something different than the average bar,' Rogers says. Rogers (his wife, Paula, is also in on the business) and Smithson went through quite a few hassles to get the place up and running, as neighbors originally opposed the idea of yet another bar in Fremont. 'I'm not a fan of being out all night and coming home and having to burn your clothes because they smell like smoke.' 'It's one of the benefits of owning a bar - making your own rules,' says Rogers, with a wry smile. Just about anywhere is a great vantage point to hear music and see performers, whether it's the outside/café area, the main room or the smaller, second-level, which has a pool table and some inviting, wood-crafted booths, that seem to be just begging for people to make out in them.Īnd, here's perhaps the best thing about it (at least for tobacco-haters): Like Tost, it's a no-smoking establishment. The owners are into world music, as the opening weekend featured local Cuban and reggae bands. The first thing you notice about the place is a sizable, elevated stage: This isn't a bar-with-music, it's a venue that puts music front and center. There is a spacious outdoor seating area, and two mammoth garage doors, rolled up to let in the summer evening air. The owners have spent just about a year converting the former headquarters of Baby Diaper Service. Looking like a cross between a Mount Rainier lodge and a Belltown bar, Nectar is the newest baby on North 36th Street. (From 'The Ballroom is always packed on Friday and Saturday nights and cannot be matched for meat market potential in Fremont.') It isn't 'another one of those meat markets.' The owners, Tate Rogers and Jed Smithson, buddies since junior high in Kirkland - are deeply committed to making this a top-notch little music venue, à la Tost, as opposed to a whoop-de-do make-the-scene spot, à la the Ballroom, just a few doors down. What's that you say? Fremont needs another bar like you need another tax burden? Like Bill Gates needs a second job? Like TV needs another reality show?īefore you rush to judgment, check out the new Nectar Lounge.

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