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Sound Bar* is usually populated by douchebags and the ladies who love them, but the hipsters took over Tuesday night at a private party thrown by our friends at UR Chicago and Hornitos. The tequila was free and free flowing, and the beats were provided by such talent as Acid Girls, Million $ Mano, and Moneypenny. True, the pillow-fighting and go-go dancing girls were a bit over the top, but overall we had a really good time dancing with friends and, um, drinking all that free booze. Local photographer Clayton Hauck was on hand to capture the madness with his unique eye.
*We have to admit that the bar's staff was stellar and we're amazed at how polite they were given their usual clientele!
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Sound Bar* is usually populated by douchebags and the ladies who love them,...
Wow, gotten any irate emails yet? Not saying you're wrong (not really familiar with the clientele), but...
I always feel out of place at clubs like this (which is why I never go to them), but Jokers of the Scene are too good to pass up. Plus free entry and free booze is a thing of beauty.
Can you confirm there weren't any douchebags at this party?
Wellllll ... a few Ed Hardy shirts snuck in -- you could spot them because they were surrounding the go-go dancers furiously photographing the dancing ladies with their cellphones -- but for the most part if was a pretty normal, chill crowd just out to have fun. And drink a ton of free booze.
Wellllll ... a few Ed Hardy shirts snuck in --
Ok, this line DID make me laugh...
No one was drinking Ed Hardy beer, were they? If this ever makes Chicagoist's beer of the week segment, I call for a mass boycott of the site out of principle.
Wait, they make Ed hardy beer?! Can you DO that to beer? It doesn't seem fair...
It probably tastes like this.
I'm not kidding. I've seen six packs of Ed Hardy beer lately. Obviously a sign that the apocalypse is near.
Can't you tell by the thick glasses, skin-tight pants, and stylish DJ's showcased in these dazzling photo's? Of course there are no douchebags at this party. They are all cooler and more urbane than the average douchebag Chicagoan.
I thought that hipsters were the douchebags? Hey-ooooooooo!
Seriously though--hasn't that scene played itself out yet? These days, it seems about as fresh and cutting edge as the Seattle scene once J.C. Penney began marketing back-to-school "grunge" fashions in its nationally televised ad campaign...
No douchebags, but a pillowfight and go-go dancers?
I don't understand modern standards of coolness in Chicago.
I guess high school never ends for some.
I noted the pillowfights and go-go dancers were a bit over the top, but that was the promoters. The attendees were all pretty normal.
No neon leggings or any of that stuff.
For future reference ...
Abnormal: Neon leggings.
Normal: Bright green satin with black face masks; strange zebra blouse and superbright lipstick; cheerleader outfit with knee socks; weird ass naru jacket/crotch rocket motorcycle coat kind of thing; fake nerd shirt/tie with giant glasses from 1955 combo; Blue Jays cap far from Canada; Ray Charles circa 1958 outfit; tablecloth muumuu shirt; Where's Waldo glasses; sock cap worn indoors; some weird underarm lace thing on a halter top.
I'll figure out this popular fashion thing and escape my accidental douchiness yet!
There is NOTHING wrong with cheerleader outfits!
That's not what my girlfriend said the last time I tried mine on.
BWAHAHAHAHA!
Touché. Well played!
Ah, you should know by now that nothing is cool unless it's hipster approved.
God help you though if your doing the exact same thing as these people but don't pass the physical image test of the always shallow hipster.
Well, it's not only hipsters who fall for the fake and often corporate-created "divisions" that separate the so-called cool from the so-called uncool in our modern utopian American society.
sock cap worn indoors
At least it's kind of cold at night now, even worse are the dudes who do this when it's still warm, or even worse in the middle of summer.
DJ A-Cup is at least a C-cup.
A pillow fight as a spontaneous advertising happening...
"Do you know what would be really cool? If you ladies took these "Hornitos" pillows and had a pillow fight!" "That'd be totally wild!" "We're young and spontaneous and shatter convention!".
Reminds me of those awful Seagrams Ice (or whatever) commercials where they have these wild "flash mob" parties in "unconventional" places.
Reminds me of those awful Seagrams Ice (or whatever) commercials where they have these wild "flash mob" parties in "unconventional" places.
Or the Miracle Whip ads that make it seem as if fake mayo is cool, edgy and hip and all of these...what's the word?... hipsters "rockin' out" to sandwiches and spinich dip.
"We're Miracle Whip...and we will NOT tone it down...ya got that, douchebags!!! M-Whip in the hizzouse, you muthas!"
Seriously... you're Miracle Whip. People put you on bologna.
Lamest. Branding. Attempt. Ever.
(And yes, I'm aware of Stephen Colbert's "war" with Miracle Whip vs. mayo and was glad to see someone else recognize how absurd those ads are.)
Wait...what were we talking about again?
Bob Garfield beat Colbert at calling out the lame Miracle Whip campaign.
Any party featuring a pillowfighting Moneypenny need not be justified.
Amen.
Tankboy:
You, Lipsman and Sudo are just about the only posters on here who are worth your weight in gold. So, I find it unsettling that you imply that since there are hipsters on the scene, it's cool? Who said hipsters are cool? Hipsters aren't even the first ones on the scene, but that post-artist wave that many believe to be hangers-on.
Other than that, keep up the good work. I don't like all of your musical tastes, but you do keep us loyal readers informed and, until today, without too much unnecessary editorializing.
I agree with that particular definition of "hipster." In this instance I meant it more to mean those that were neither the typical club patrons of that particular establishment, implying one has better taste than the other, when perhaps I should have just said "regular folks" since it would have served the same purpose for contrast.
"Hipster," these days, can be a pretty loaded term, I agree.
I never realized there was such a trend until the first time I went to Pitchfork several years ago and saw all the kids in their skinny pants, Amber Vision sunglasses, ironic t-shirts, tube socks, wool hats on a 95-degree day, etc. I mean, jeans and an Arrow shirt is one thing, but red short shorts with a racing stripe and a fricking Rollie Fingers moustache? Yeeeech. There were thousands of people who thought they were original but they all ended up looking the same. It reminded me of when I was dragged to an Oasis concert in the mid-90s. It was the first time in a long time that I'd been surrounded by lots of teenagers. I said to my friend, "these kids all dress like the kids who got beat up and ostracized when I was in high school." It had become trendy to wear Vans and have a weird hairdo. I blame Nirvana.
Get over yer self CHHHARLIE. I bet you look just like a "Charlie"
I was as surprised as anyone to see Jokers of the Scene playing at Soundbar on a Tuesday night ... then I saw Acid Girls, Moneypenny, Kid Color and Clayton Hauck on the bill .... and I had to be there.
Free Hornitos tequila and Soundbar seemed destined for disaster .... but amazingly no incidents, no flexing or he said / she said ... just some banging tunes and a great vibe!
It was a lot off fun!