Lo_Fi Seattle event space

1 rating since posting on Monday, January 1, 2007
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(submitted by Jonah )

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Jonah
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Boycott Lo_Fi Seattle
I would like to call for a boycott of the Seattle venue Lo_Fi. I went to the New Year's Eve event there and was appalled by their low standards for business practices and their blatant lack of professionalism, not to mention the fact that they hire violent and aggressive employees and then cover up their employees' wrongdoings. The following is a recounting of the events that occurred.

I arrived around 11 PM just as an electro band was finishing. Cool, they had TR-808, TB-303 and other classic synth gear. Next were Jacob London, definitely the highlight of the event. Jacob London, which is actually a 2-part band rather than a person, used a laptop (possibly running Ableton Live?) but also performed live bass and vocals. It was very cool!

The event went until 4 AM, but I was kicked out shortly after 2 AM. The following is my report of the situation and sequence of events:

I attended a 2-room event for New Year's Eve. At 2 AM, one room was closing so the DJ turned on ear-piercing feedback. He began to give the finger to the audience. I put my fingers in my ears. He then splashed a full glass of beer in my face. (Apparently he was trying to hit other audience members who had given him the finger back). Since this was completely unprovoked, I became angry and demanded to see the manager. There were multiple employees of Lo_Fi who told me no, I could not talk to the manager. Then they changed their story - 2 guys said that they were the manager, within 10 seconds of each other. I told them that he splashed beer in my face but they said it was water. They were all in agreement, 'covering each others back' about this. (There were at least 2 workers of Lo_Fi plus friends of the DJ involved in the dispute now). The argument escalated and the DJ attacked me. He hit me in the nose (bruising the bridge of my nose) and also in the shoulder. He tackled me to the ground and tore my sweatshirt. As soon as he attacked me, I began shouting "non violence" over and over and putting my hands above my head. The security pulled him off of me. My girlfriend, who was next to me, was also punched in the face (accidentally, I think). I did not throw a single punch, nor did I do anything to directly provoke the attack. (I was arguing with security, not even talking directly to the DJ when I was attacked).

I said I wanted to call 911 but an employee of Lo_Fi said that the DJ was "crowd surfing" and that I happened to be in the way. In other words, they were covering up for him and would lie to the police, so there was no point in me dialing 911. Since it's my word against theirs, and it was not technically an emergency, I decided not to call 911.

The security kicked me out "for starting a fight" but let the DJ stay inside. A minute later, when I was outside, a friend of the DJ and obvious friend of Lo_Fi employees came out and tried to start a fight, telling me I should leave immediately "or else." Security came and dragged him back inside. A few minutes later, when my partner and I were about to leave, the same person drove up in a car and told me to come close to the window. We walked up to the car and he spit in me and my girlfriend's faces.

To summarize, I was humiliated by being spit on and having everyone else told that I started the fight, I was attacked by a DJ and his friend (yet security allowed both the DJ and his friend to stay inside and kicked me out instead) and I was treated horribly by the employees of Lo_Fi. Numerous witnesses to the event consoled me and agreed with my take on the events, one person saying "Lo_Fi takes care of their own," in other words, they lie and cover up their own employees' wrongdoings.

Steer clear of this club, it is nothing but bad news! - Jonah , posted 01/01/07

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