Whoa -- I'm pretty sure I've seen bands drink on stage dozens, maybe hundreds of times. The open Bud Light by the monitor, the tray of Jaeger shots delivered after the first song....

Recently Fnarf?

Cause I've noticed people being quite discreet over the past several years and have seen several instances where band members were ordered to ditch stuff by club employees.

Yeah, maybe not that recently, and maybe not at the obvious venues on Capitol Hill. But I can think of a place where I've seen it in the past year, year and a half. I won't name names.

Some bands can't drink on stage.

Cause they're underage.

This is such a great thing.

a few years ago they were not strict about the drinking while performing thing... then a couple years back places started enforcing it. up to a year ago it was still seriously enforced at many hill venues.

Now if only they'd get rid of the ban on porn in bars (BUT THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!) and allow alcohol in strip clubs.

Then we'd be even with Portland.

Fnarf @ 3: I think "obvious venues" was the key...bars/clubs that had felt the Wrath of Carr were really militant about adhering to the rule.

We'll wait and see if these agreements improve things. Less noise and violence would go a long way towards erasing existing nightlife vs. Community friction and mutual suspicion.

Still it may be a little too cozy. I really have doubts that Holmes is negotiating that all that hard with the group that put him in office. I get that any industry willl naturally resist regulation but, the situation reminds me of the energy lobby writing their own legislation under Bush

Are these agreements online? Who spoke for the neighborhoods and what did they say?

@1 - shush! I can't stomach inflicting my horrible music on an audience without at least a couple beers in me.

Here's a great rule of thumb: If you're thinking about moving in, and you see a bar next door, you'd better believe it's going to be noisy. Hell, unless your surroundings are completely zoned for residential space, you'd better expect some noise at night.

At the Crocodile last saturday, the bands were very carefully following this stupid no-drinking rule, while making fun of it and pointing out that Portland is much more reasonable.

Portland: you can drink onstage, smoke inside...but you can't pump your own gas?

The WSLCB rule applies to ALL "contract employees" - bands, entertainers and DJ's. WSLCB still brings this rule up on a regular basis. My last reminder was just a few months ago.

Daddy Jeff
Cuff Security Manager

The WSLCB rule applies to ALL "contract employees" - bands, entertainers and DJ's. WSLCB still brings this rule up on a regular basis. My last reminder was just a few months ago.

Daddy Jeff
Cuff Security Manager

@15 - well smoking, drinking and pumping gas all at the same time tends to lead to explosions.