Post #168363 by Humuhumu on Mon, Jun 27, 2005 6:17 PM

On 2005-06-27 17:57, DJ Terence Gunn wrote:
...nobody is doing much of an ongoing public lounge or tiki night anymore, in a decent venue (of which Seattle has very few) on a decently appropriate night.

I have to heartily disagree here.

• Someone is doing very much -- Selector Lopaka is your man.
• Ongoing -- Lopaka has been doing a kickass Exotica night every Tuesday at Fu Kun Wu for three years now. (god has it been that long already?)
• Decent Venue -- Fu Kun Wu is themed as an old Chinese apothocary, and is gorgeous -- no surprise, as the design was done by Craig Graham, whose work previously touched Moe's & the Croc. Fu Kun Wu is one of my favorite bars on this planet, hands-down, with fantastic bartenders & drinks, and is the perfect environment for hearing Exotica/Lounge.
• Decently Appropriate Night -- Tuesdays are perfect. Exotica is not dance club music, it's music for a sophisticated evening. When I lived in Seattle, I was at Fu Kun Wu every single Tuesday; if it were happening on a weekend night, I wouldn't have been able to make it nearly as often. How's that for appropriate?

I understand your root assertion -- truly, there are not enough venues for this kind of music in Seattle.

Point is -- if you want it, you've already got it. If you're not at Fu Kun Wu on Tuesdays, you're missing out. I know I miss it, and I schedule my Seattle visits around it.