I was recently out one night. I do not usually go out to nightclubs anymore. Working in them all day kinda kills my mood of heading out to them in the evening.
I headed out this weekend, I wont lie it did take some arm twisting from my girlfriend 
But it was a nice night in Montreal, it was Nascar weekend so the Main was closed for a sidewalk sale. I figured there will be patio’s meaning I do not necessarily need to go into the actual nightclub.
We settled on going to one of the usual nightclubs we used to attend. Walking down the street we noticed a lack of people on the street and most noticeably in the actual clubs. Typically this weekend is loaded with street traffic and the bars and restaurants are usually well over capacity.
We easily got into what once was a real hot nightclub. We noticed the crowd was full of 30 somethings like ourselves enjoying a drink outside. To be honest I did enjoy not having to fight for space and enjoyed the arm room to speak freely.
What I did mind was the fact that these older nightclubs where not staying true to what made them popular in the first place. There were tacky themes and a facade that just was not natural. I understand they need to evolve to stay current, but what seemed to have happened is that they have all changed into the same thing. A retro style music list mixing old dance, catchy rock, and even a Clash song here and there. With all the new great music coming out today I was shocked to not hear anything currently lighting up the charts here or overseas.
They all seem to have found a safty net of 80’s revival and drinks circa the rat pack. I am all for embracing the past but its up to todays nightclubs to bridge that past with the new and current times. Till that is done I will continue to search for the club that breaks the mold and gets this generation to look at itself and say forget the past and live in the present.
