New Black Centre for Music & Art

The New Black Centre hasn’t quite reached its maximum potential, having been around for almost a year now. That’s probably because not enough people know about it yet… or just straight up can’t find the place. For all those who are confused, New Black is located in the alley just south of 9^th and up some stairs. If you’re still getting lost, just drive up and down all the alley’s and look for a giant metal crowd congregating somewhere. That’ll be the place you’re looking for!
I went there for a metal show the other night (Teitan… they rule, go see them!) and was not disappointed when I left. The bands were all awesome and performed well in their new venue. There’s a large dance floor — or rather mosh pit — for the people looking to get involved, but I prefer standing back a little bit or taking a seat on one of the couches to enjoy the experience.
They have a very interesting take on serving booze too! Before you are served your beverage you have to buy drink tickets — 3 for $ 10, 6 for $ 20, and so on. At first I thought this was the stupidest way to serve beer ever, but then I realized you’re getting 6 beers for $ 20… that’s a pretty sweet deal. The beer wasn’t the best I’d ever had, but it got the job done all the same! They also have water available for purchase for the DD’s out there… I think you can buy these without drink tickets!
I hadn’t noticed much art about the place, save for what was drawn on the walls. They had all these weird faces and bodies lining one of the walls, each with a different little twist. Some of them were kind of grotesque, while others were quite humorous. I’m sure once they establish themselves a little more they’ll have much more art to look at while inside.
Once the word is out about how awesome the New Black Centre is, and how wicked the metals bands that showcase there are, people are sure to come flocking to the place on a nightly basis. Heck, I’m already flocking and it’s not even that popular yet!