Well, it is sometimes creepy, sure, but it’s also sometimes fun. It’s Spellbound, apparently named after the song by Siouxsie and the Banshees, every Saturday at Recessions bar in the Quincy Hotel on L Street. Founded by goth maven Lori Beth, the party plays really well to those who enjoy loud industrial music like nothing else!
But they also employ Swank, international man of synth, to add some light and fun danciness to the mix. To be fair, I also was completely impressed by a set by DJ Steve Archer, who had a nice ear for synthpop and dark wave, the last time I dropped by a few weeks ago. And the promoters manage turn turn a boutique hotel’s dull happy hour pool bar into an interesting dance floor every Saturday. So there are a lot of plusses.
But the crowd is a bit of a mixed bag. Some of the hardcore goth kids are a little bit scary, but perhaps they are nice people once you get to know them? They commingle with the hotel bar crowd that just happened to come downstairs to find–WTF?–that a goth party is happening in their hotel. They tend to be a fairly easygoing jeans and polo shirt kind of crowd that just wants some beers at a table in the back. But my point is that you never really know what kind of people are going to be there. I myself showed up for my first time ever in jeans and a button-down and found myself standing between a man in a kilt and another in a full tuxedo!
Anyway, drawn by friends of friends and some of the music, many of my personal nightlife crew, the G8, have taken to hanging out at Spellbound on a Saturday night to partake in some good drinks, greasy food served late, and a fair smattering of tunes by The Cure, Depeche Mode, and similar bands.
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