This is most shitty bar in midtown i guess.
I've been here like couple of times only and that's because my friends dragged me there. I never see any good looking girl inside this bar. Outside this bar, you can find people doing drugs or some trashy people.
If you're more on a classy side, this is not a place.
Alright, listen. Every time the Townhouse loses it's lease or whatever the hell happens to threaten its closing...I become very sad.
The women's bathroom is in disrepair. The booze selection is slowly diminishing. I'm afraid the entire building will collapse at any moment.
I'm updating my review to 5 stars because of last night. Frequency DnB every other Wednesday alternating with Grimey every other Tuesday. THE BASS WAS SOMEHOW MORE INCREDIBLE THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN. Never go away, Townhouse. Please never go away. PLEASE NEVER GO AWAY.
So, the Townhouse as a venue is fairly mediocre. It's small, the bathrooms are horrible, and it has a very unique smell to it.
That said, it's the best place to dance to loud electronic music in town. I usually go on Saturday nights for Pop Freq (it's been mostly trap music recently) or Tuesdays for Grimey (dubstep, trap, DnB). Particularly on Saturday nights, the people who are there are there to dance. The DJs know what they're doing, and the crowd is down with it.
Drinks are cheap and reasonably strong. I come back because the DJs are great, and I love dancing.
After years of wanting to check out the two stories of Townhouse but always recoiling from the native hipsters like a vampire from garlic, I finally got to check out this intriguing venue in two recent outings- one night mostly free of hipsters, one completely free (a indie/rock concert and a goth club, natch.)
I instantly liked Townhouse because it's a two story dive bar. All the dark dank 'don't touch that surface, it's sticky' cave ambience of a dive times two. LOVE! And the obvious benefit of two floors is if the music sucks on one floor, you hoof it to the other one!
The bottom floor has a bar with cool barbacks and various seating scattered around. The downstairs layout is a little cramped, but I am lightly obsessed with the weird semi-walled-in dance floor space where the DJ booth is.
Upstairs is an open layout with a bar at the top of the stairs (which I don't think I've seen manned yet, but I like the big 5 gallon plastic cooler with free water on the bar) and a stage at the far end. It seemed a pretty good space for the bands we saw there.
I love you, Townhouse. Keep it janky!
Townhouse is a rad place if you're down til you're underground.
The subs are powerful..you feel the thump in your chest on every kick, the DJs do not stop & the lighting is a culmination of smoke, strobes & color-ever-changing lasers.
Use the restroom at home before you come to this place...and don't plan on using their facilities.
People are both high energy & easy-going...the crowd is a diverse collection of 20-something's.
They have 2 bars, downstairs & one upstairs. The downstairs bar is full-service. Â The bartenders are quick, knowledgeable & friendly.
Lindsay has an exemplary personality. Her character stands out in a multitude of positive aspects. She makes the experience extremely fun!
5 stars; I am down with the townhouse.
This is not a GREAT bar, but this is as best as it gets in sacrapamento. THeres cheap pbr, a decent happyhour, good music, and lots of opportunities to cut a rug on the dancefloor. most of the bouncers r cool  except for this one guy who kicked me out one night for smokin a bit of hash in front of  the cub ( c'mon this is a cali techno bar, Chill out!) Other than that no complaints.
Review Source:NOTE: CASH ONLY. ATM machine is available. $5.00 cover charge at door.
Within the first 20 minutes, I told a gal friend that I was entirely too sober for Townhouse. After two double vodka tonics, I wasn't so turned off by the dingy/dark walls, funky smell, awkward seating (lack thereof), claustrophobic dance floor, frightening bathrooms, or overwhelmingly smokey smoke machines. Would I return? Not likely, BUT my experience wasn't horrible.
+ Inexpensive drinks
+ Decent music
+ Good laughs and dancing (thankful I'm not epileptic, those lights are no joke.)
+ People watching
Just watch out for yourself when you patronize this place. No security. Won't get involved if an altercation occurs right outside their door....they'll just watch! Voice of experience and by the way, their surveillance cameras don't work so no prosecution of perpetrators will be done!
Just watch your back!
I have absolutely zero experience when it comes to night clubs, but I really liked Townhouse! None of the staff were super friendly, but the crowd was awesome. Also, this place definitely made me a fan of dubstep. This is the place to be when you're looking for a good (but not classy whatsoever) time!
Review Source:Townhouse is a very WOMPY dance club with two floors to choose from. If you are looking to melt your brain to some dubstep and drum and bass, Townhouse is definitely a good place to start. I have stopped in here a few times and it is not really for me. It is kind of on the dirty side of the spectrum. The air smells like recycled breath mixed with evaporated sweat (but hey its a club) There is a cover on weekends (not sure about mid-week). Drinks are strong and cheap. The place gets packed. Nothing special.
Review Source:Do you want to drink cheap drinks? Do you want to dance to dirty, dirty dubstep? Do you not mind paying a $5 cover? Do you like loud music? Do you not give a sh*t how you look when you go out? Are you hipster, but won't admit it, even though you are deep down inside? Would you mind getting glitter thrown in your hair by a stranger in the bathroom?
If you answered "yes" to at least 4 of the questions above, go to Townhouse on a weekend night. It's fun, it's a dive, and it's close to Piece's (which you will want after all of the drinking and dancing).
Townhouse is definitely my favorite dive bar/club in mid-town. You never know what your going to get but it's always a good time. Cover charge is almost always under $10...$5 on most weekends after 10:00. The dj's tear it up. They have two floors with different scenes for each. Usually dub in one.
Drinks are reasonably priced but it' is a cash only establishment so come prepared unless you want to pay the ATM fees (which they so graciously have just inside the door)
The crowd is a mix of all kinds, you & old. Dressed up & casual. I like that I can come in my jeans & Converse and dance my ass off without feeling under dressed.
I'd recommend this place to anyone that appreciates a good vibe
Townhouse is like making out with your really, really hot cousin. At first, you may be a little grossed out (it may feel weird, might smell weird), but get a few drinks in you and you'll start to like it- maybe even love it. It grows on you like skin cancer. There are 3 things that are certain in life: you're born, you die, and you're gonna have fun at Townhouse. While at Townhouse, I've been punched in the mouth with an iPhone, fell in love, fell out of love, met a ton of friends whose names I don't even know, danced with girls, boys, boy-girls and junkies, bought drinks, tacos, cigarettes, a hawaiian shirt and other kinds of stuff, listened to terrible music, danced my ass off and loved every single minute of it. Townhouse is like your grandma's house, except your uncle won't try to molest on you on Christmas.
Review Source:Fantastic nearly-dive bar! They had live music (not loud, you didn't have to scream over it) and it was very quaint. The bartender was attentive and had good suggestions. He was a people person. Now, this was a Monday night just before closing time, keep in mind. I haven't been during the weekend but I know I'll be back soon to see for myself.
Review Source:FUCK no. Â i rarely allow myself profanity on yelp but this place is nasty. i'm used to badlands, MAYBE faces, otherwise park ultra lounge or mix, i love the merc and that's definitely a dive bar but this is not nice or safe. Â i stopped by for "grimey" well....
loud music isn't the issue, although the dubstep was deafening but i'm not an old fogie so i don't care. Â but these people just look seedy. Â take me to the park please or badlands and away from this shit hole.
when they carded me, they looked at my id so suspiciously like it's counterfeit well i wouldn't doubt there's underagers with fakes trying to get in here but if you're so suspicious then get a simple scanner for them? thank you for writing on my hand with a fuckin sharpie instead of a simple stamp. Â i will pay for a drink somewhere else.
The question could be, "What DOESN'T happen here?" Â :)
SITREP
*DIVE! Â DIVE! Â DIVE!* Â [NO. Â That is not a command with the KLAXON HORN alert indicating that a SUB is SUBMERGING, but rather the heads-up that we have entered the "DIVE BAR" ZONE! - Translation: Â "A GREAT TIME is AHEAD!"] Â
The Townhouse has proven itself to be an ALL-Purpose / ALL-Genre / ALL-Demographic venue. Â Most importantly, the Townhouse has some of the best ALL-Around cheapie-drinkies, everything from $2 drafts to $3 mixed drinks back down to $2 specialties when you go on the right nights at the right hours.
SETUP
With an upstairs lounge room and the downstairs main dance floor, there is enough space and distinct room vibes to keep the night interesting should you be there on a night when the upstairs IS in fact open (it isn't all the time, so you might want to check ahead and see what the format and the set-up is going to be for the night, which is just good pre-planning in any event).
THE DJS
I'm a big fan of local DJ gods Roger Carpio, Arnold Schwarz, Bryan Hawk, Shawn Slaughter, and so many others DJs that have spinned (and still spin) here. Â It makes for a fun time when you know one of these dudes is controlling the dance floor. Â
Most recently, I caught Arnold back in February for a great night of house, dub-step and some light Gothic-Industrial Dark Wave 80s. Â What a great mix-up and a substantive variety to please a lot of people.
THE EVENTS
On some nights, Roger Carpio holds movie-nights in the upstairs lounge. Â On one such night, my friend Brandy and I attended the featured rock documentaries of German-music icon KLAUS NOMI: Â this made for a great time night of eating potluck munchies, sitting on couches with friends, and watching the visual cacophony of eccentric performances of Nomi, David Bowie and other performers unfold.
I've also enjoyed the F*CK FRIDAYS held here. Â It made for a raunchy fun dance-mania time. Â Some of these "events" to be honest, are quite mobile and switch up with other venues as well. Â But they are always fun when at The Townhouse.
More "discreet" special events have included CLUB X, which is a decidedly more "fetishy" night of people prancing about in leather, PVC, corsets, or just letting "everything hang out." Â While the music was cranking out the Industrial hits downstairs, the entire upstairs lounge made for a great fetish-play-room.
PHYSICAL PLANT
Okay. Â Honesty - I really can't disagree with what a lot of my Yelp friends here have reviewed about the physical plant of The Townhouse (*waves at his sweet friend* Â "Hi MIndy!"). Â Observations ARE indeed accurate and descriptive of what needs to be attended to at The Townhouse's physical plant.
But let's just say that my prioritization is a bit different from other reviewers, and that my focus is more on the events, the music, the DJs, and less on the bathrooms, the "grit", etc. Â I take The Townhouse at face-value: Â it's a DIVE BAR; it will always be a DIVE BAR; there ain't no changing this fact. Â
So having said that, just know the facts that are presented by other reviewers and myself as to the whether this is the "environment" and/or "total entertainment package" that you will enjoy @ The Townhouse.
THE LOWDOWN
An enjoyable romp in a seedy, dive bar establishment.
Egh, Townhouse. Yea they have some really cool nights, Grimey is always fun and I can't say I've ever had a horrible night here but I'm always reluctant to go for some reason. First of all if you come too early it's always awkward, I think everyone knows this so no one ever shows up before midnight.
I hate that the bar is CASH ONLY and though they make their drinks relatively strong, I've never had one exceptionally well made. It's also kind of dirty inside, on a super busy night I've sat on a chair that was completely sticky. And the bathroom is pretty gross. Yick. It also has terrible lighting. However the crowd is usually pretty cool, mostly in their 20s, pretty hipster/scenester. But the one thing thing that grinds my gears is that there's usually a cover. Why? It's mostly empty except for Grimey, get over yourself. You can usually surpass the cover though by going before 10, you can get the stamp and come back when it's not so dead.
I still end up here semi-regularly because my friends love it. Meh.
For a place that's in the cuts, not really advertised, and low key. This place rocks. I usually only come on Friday nights when they had f*ck fridays. They spin that good electro, house, trance, whatever gets your feet moving. Just throw in the ptots and u might actually have a rave in there! Glady, it's over 21 so that's NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN!
This place gets really packed on event nights or special guest DJs. The drinks are also cheap, but only a cash bar! Their CranVodka are stiff. Â The restroom, at least the male restrooms, always has something clever or funny written on the walls. Might want to check that out for a quick laugh.
You guys must be kidding me, right?
4.5 stars?
One word: WOW...
I'm not even going to lie... but this is not the place to be if you're looking for some place clean
Firstly, overpriced cover charges! Really, I had to pay $10 dollars to get into this hole? Come on, give me a break... I got here at 1am and you're still making me pay $10?
Secondly, the dance floor - don't even get me started with this section - but, I have to say the most interesting crowd I've been to. Be prepared to have sweaty armpits all over your face and, in fact, dude dreads slapping back on forth whacking you from behind. Yes, if you like this ... damnn .. this is the place to be.
Music - I LOVE the DJ. It's a bit different and I kinda like it. There's two dance floors, one down stairs and one up stairs. I prefer the downstairs one, but it's soooooo crowded with crazy  people. Upstairs, not so cracking.
Thirdly, drinks. From memory I got two cranberry and vodka for $6... I hope he miscalculated then if that wasn't the case.
Lastly, don't even try peeing here. Just hold it ... hold it ... hold it!
** OVERALL, if tonight's the night to get sh*t faced ... yes... go to town.
Terrible sounding venue upstairs.... Check!
Mediocre beer selection.... Check!
A pool of urine swelling from the floor standing urinal.... Check!
Overpriced cover charges for all of the above.... Check!
I like a genuine dive bar as much as the next guy, but saying this place is borderline dangerous. When I needed to use the mens room I walked in and noticed people were standing and waiting to use the only stall. We all shared the same WTF look as we listened to the filthy creeps locked together in that one occupied stall. What we heard sounded like a couple disgusting wasted junkie hipsters crammed together in that apocalyptic bathroom snorting/injecting god knows what. They nearly fell down after opening the door. I will likely NOT be returning.
Well. I must say im not big on writing reviews, especially bad ones. Sorry Townhouse, but I couldn't let this one go...yes they have cheap drinks and a heavy pour. That's the only reason I gave a star at all! You couldnt pay me to go here again, and I swear im not a total snob.
I went to see mimosa lastnight and was fully disappointed. I have seen him a few times before and he is super rad. But being in a nasty venue like townhouse did him no justice. I would rather be in my room blasting his youtube video!
First of all the place smells disusing! You cannot get away from it. Downstairs the guy working security was spraying some orange freshener to try and cover it up. Even walking up the staircase alone! I seriously had to hold my breath, im guessing cuz its carpet has probly had a thousand drinks spilled on it and never gets cleaned. C'mon guys rip that nasty thing out!
There was Soo many people in there and no ventilation or even a fan that I could see/feel, and the super low ceilings trap all the heat. It got so hot and muggy, along with the stench it was really hard to enjoy the music.
To top it off the sound system is horrible! Its way too loud for the size of the venue and sounded like shit. Even with my hitech earplugs in, my ears were ringing after I left.
I guess that all I have to say.
"Signs You're at Townhouse and What to do About it" By Mike M:
1) The downstairs urinal is out of order but bar patrons ignore the Sharpie/binder-paper "out of order" warning on the wall and proceed to fill up the urinal so high it overflows with cold, dark, yellowness.
What do to about it:
Stand back 3 feet and give the ol' peen-head  a little (I mean, a huge [in my case]) arch upward. Helps prevent slippery dance shoes.
2) The upstairs urinal is not out of order, but filled with throw up.
What to do about it:
Hold your breath, look at the ceiling and put a little "umph" on the stream to get out of there as quickly as possible so you too don't throw up.
3) You're constantly parched from performing sweet dance moves 'cause of the filthy beats provided by the DJ and the cheap booze offered by the establishment.
What to do about it:
Head toward that white sports water cooler placed at the corner of the bar that's monitored closely by no one. Build up a tolerance to Rohypnol and GHB.
Okay i have lived in Sacramento my whole entire life and well i have never ventured into this club, until last night. Â
As my friends and i walked to the door we were happy to see that the cover charge was only $3! This place is located on 21st street between O and P streets.  When i walked in i was quite surprised as  to how they had two dance floors, one up stairs and one down stairs.
The cocktails were cheaply made so beware because it probably not be a "local buzz without the hangover". Â This is more the type of place to go to when you already have a good buzz going. Â All different types of people were here so it made it an interesting and fun place to go.
The bathrooms are absolutely disgusting and i will never go into one of them again in my life, but other than that i really dig this place. Not bad Townhouse, you were good to me.
Alright, we all get it- It's a trendy hole-in-the-wall dive bar. No, it's no fancy Ritz Carlton, so what? It's awesome! For the haters, let's get over your irrational hatred for all things a little obscure and slightly (dare I say it?) hipster and realize what a fun place this is! Â
I attended this Tuesday's GRIMEY!! And it was amazing!! I've rekindled my love for music or whatever amalgamation dubstep is and just can't get enough! Dubstep just skips all the bullsh*t and goes straight to the heavy stuff and that's what's up! Â I truly believe that Sacramento is incredibly fortunate to have an incredible venue like Townhouse that hosts Grimey Tuesdays! Â There's nothing like it right now.
I don't know what's better about Grimey: that before 10pm it's free, that it's jam-packed on a Tuesday night, or the pure energy that the crowd and music brings. Â All I know is that I'm coming back!
Plus, Townhouse is only 1 block away from my apartment...a girl couldn't ask for more.
I came here to celebrate a friend's birthday and the place was empty .. and I mean empty. Â It was our group, and maybe two other couples there. Â My friend said she liked the place, but the night she wanted to throw her party there they usually do not have a DJ. Â So she hired one ... yea ...
There were maybe about 15-20 of us there, but let's face it. Â If we're the only group there it gets boring fast. Â So after a few hours we ended up leaving and making our way to another bar that was packed a couple blocks away.
The place itself is huge, the bartender was nice, and the music was OK ... but I can't say that the music is the same every night since my friend was the one that hired the DJ for that night.
All-in-all the place is eh ... maybe I should read through these other reviews and find out when the best day & time to go is. Â I'm sure my experience would be better then.
Well I finally made it back. Â It's been a while. Â I dropped into Grimy Tuesdays, and let me tell you, those kids look Grimy.
If you like dnb, or techno with deep base, this place is off the hook. Â I haven't heard music this good in 5 years in SF. Â And i have to trek all the way to burning man to hear anything better within 200 miles.
The scene is a straight dive bar. Â The kids there are all pre 25. Â 90/10 ratio guys to girls, typical for this kind of music, and the attire is less than haute couture. Â quite a bit less.
For those of you in the adult crowd, and that could be post 30 by this crowd's standards, i recommend you take your oldest t-shirt and stuff it in your jeans pocket and shove the jeans under your couch for a week. Â Then when you are ready to go on Tuesday nite, no earlier then 10, just grab those old clothes shake them out, and viola you are properly dressed...
That said, there were a couple of groovy outfits. Â I saw some guy wearing basketball shoes with calf length white socks, long denim shorts that hung down to his socks, and a t-shirt that hung halfway down his jeans, which i suspect, were hangin' low as well. Â And naturally a baseball hat with the stickers still on it to top it all off!
domestic beers are dirt cheep, i don't know because i don't drink them, pacificos are 4, which seems like a rip, but whatever the music is great.
speaking of which, i shot a bad video there this week, the music was way better at times, but you'll get a sense of it...
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electronica saves...
I have frequented the Townhouse for shows and F*ck Fridays. Â What a great dirty, skanky, cool space. Â The DJs on Friday always have an amazing music selection when I'm not in the mood to shake my rump to top 40 music at other hoochie spots. Â
There is never a time I come here and don't leave sweaty. Â If you don't like to get sweaty, don't come here, it is inevitable. Â Even if you are here for a show and not dancing you will get sweaty. Â Deodorant is useless, liberate yourself and give innnnn.
Another plus is that both the upstairs and the downstairs have a bar so you don't have to drunkenly stumble down a flight of stairs to get more drinks. Â How wise of them! Â Great accident prevention!!!
Honestly? Townhouse is probably my favorite venue in town. I don't even care that the bar is as small as it is. It's all about the downstairs dance floor. It's built to condense the patrons into a heaving, sweaty mass in front of the DJ booth. It's great from the performers perspective and excellent from the dancers perspective. I also enjoy when they open the upstairs, though I've never been to an event at the Townhouse where both upstairs and downstairs are filled up enough to warrant it (IMO).
Anyhow, it's great. Go here on essentially any night of the week and you're almost guaranteed a great time with cheap drinks and sick music, each and every time. I personally recommend every other Tuesday ('Grimey Tuesdays') and of course the staple that is 'F*ck Fridays'.
The Townhouse is probably one of the better venues in town to catch a show or go dancing. Â It seems that they are always running some sort of great show or event here. Â I really like that there is an upstairs and downstairs. Â This is always welcome when the upstairs is packed during a show and you need to get a breather but still want to imbibe.
The drinks are pretty cheap and a little bit on the small side. Â It is well within walking distance to places like Old Tav, Benny's, and Press so that is always a plus. Â I'm glad to have the Townhouse back.
Here is the truth about Townhouse this Thursday, April 1st, 2010.
I was outside smoking.
Three guys and a broad came up on the side of Townhouse and started harassing me and another girl.
I asked the bouncer of Townhouse to help handle the people who were harassing us.
He threatened to pepper spray us.
I thought this was a legitimate joke.
As my friend went to Press Club to grab some friends to help us with the situation, I started walking away from the harassers and towards the door to the club and the bouncer pulls me aside, all alone, and pepper sprays me!
I call 911 to get the medics there to rinse my eyes.
I was not in a physical altercation, I did not have a weapon. Words are not enough for this 6'3 huge man to be pepper spraying 5'0 girls!
This was excessive force and assault.
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I shouldn't have been allowed to sing "Gangster's Paradise".
The drinks are cheap, they run happy hour before 11PM. Â Two drinks cost you 6 bucks and taste pretty good. Â They do karaoke on Wednesdays and do not charge a cover. Â I will likely visit this little haunt again.
All the basics, $10 minimum on credit cards and a surcharge for leaving them overnight. Â Also, my friend ordered food which looked really yummy. Â I tried one of the fries and it was delish.
Jager+tequilla+gangster's paradise? Â I think so!
Re opened... new owners are morons...place looks like a dump, the bar is like 10 feet long... Â they turned this place from a neighborhood bar into a disco...seriously?
they have a cool new bartender..forgot his name... Â but this place is going to go down as long as these owners have it.
WARNING: Some of the previous reviews were based on the OLD Townhouse...which closed and is now re-opened under the same name...
the OLD townhouse was cool...not this one.
How do I review this place? Â I have so many memories.....
The Townhouse is super hip. Â Notice: bros, you are not welcome. Hoes, you usually are welcome for some reason... that is, if you like to dance.
The Good: Â
- dance mania. Â Prepare to come and dance, fool!
-good music. Â I can't shake my booty to just any old thang
-easy to sneak booze into. Â Done it plenty of times. Â PLENTY
-can sneak underagers in. Â didn't hear it from me. Â I've never had to do it. Â you'll have to figure it out for yourself....
-near the Press Club. Â If you get to hot or want a tall can of Pabst; bam, there ya go.
The Bad:
-suuuuper scene. Â sometimes a little too much 'tude. Â Lighten up folks.
-sometimes can have weird dudes trying to dance with EVERY GIRL.
-can get REALLLY hot, especially downstairs.
-apparently gets shut down periodically by the cops for the sneaking in minors things. Â never happened to me though
-security is real quick to get everyone off the sidewalk after the club closes. Â geez guys, we have to figure out what party we are going to!!!
-no place is really quiet.... there are two dance levels and it is loud EVERYWHERE in the club
I miss you Townhouse, we had some good times!
I've driven passed this place for years...
"Isn't it a gay bar (not that there is anything wrong with that)?"
"Is it ever even open (there is always shutters on the windows)?" Well, I finally went for "F@ck Fridays" a DJ dance party thingy, where Magic Salon (where I work) was giving out free Jell-O shots and it was themed Masquerade. It was so dang fun!
Upstairs has it's own bar, it's own restrooms, comfy couches lining the walls, and a great checkered nicely sized dance floor. The DJ (Rodger) was spinning retro tunes and the floor was packed!
The downstairs dance floor is big and sectioned off with half walls so you can really pack in, Â while bi standers are kept off the floor and outta the way. You can still people watch from the counter that wraps around the half wall. Shaun Slaughter was the DJ playing a kinda Techno set (complete with fog machine) that was awesome for dancing, so much so, that I got blisters on my feet!!
The staff was great! Even the bouncers were  friendly and didn't give off that "power" attitude. They seemed to like what they're doing and it really translated to the nice vibe.
I would've given  5 stars, but the parking isn't great and it's only open Fridays and Saturdays...well...maybe that's a good thing.
Best time EVER!!! Â A few of us went here last weekend and danced our butts off. Â Indie rock music upstairs and electronic downstairs. Â Drinks were about 4$ and they were giving away free vitamin water, buttons, and CDs.
When we tried to leave the building with a vitamin WATER in our hands at the end of the night  the bouncer showed off his skills by telling us we couldn't take any drinks out of the building.  I was ready to give him the smack down but then I glanced at his bulging  muscles that were discreetly hidden under his black skintight shirt and decided it wasn't worth it  I didn't want to knock off his headset or get any blood on his shaved bald head which really worked to cover up his receding hairline.
I will be back, next time with a big purse so I can hide all the water I want inside it from Mr. Clean.
I had my "club" days. Â Looooong ago when I was considerably less rotund and, well, obviously younger...and they didn't shoo me out like a lost grandma. Â These days I generally avoid them, but The Townhouse is different, I'll put on my club to go there. Â The wasband had put himself through college bouncing at the best places in LA so I got to go anyplace...and one thing I learned is that the Good Clubs weren't decorated by interior designers (The Park *cough.*) Â I mean, would you want to go someplace Paris would go, let alone sit somewhere her unadorned nether region had been? Â Didn't think so.
The neon sign is nostalgia at it's finest. Â And it's big. Â Real big. Â No matter how packed the place is I've never gotten that anxious "I'm going to kill someone if they touch me one more time" thing.
Some guys had given us a flyer for a party there last April (nothing says, "oh we should totally go" like having a bunch of dudes hop out of an Escalade and say, "hey wanna go to a party next weekend?") Â C didn't go. Â I ended up dragging my buddy Silent and someone else I can't recall along, I think some dude from LA who couldn't believe I ditched Santa Monica for Sactown. Â Then again he lived in Natomas so I could get his confusion. Â
It's dark downstairs and (I think) the floor is checkerboard linoleum upstairs, with some red thrown in someplace. Â It's a place to drink and dance, not a theme. Â The party was for that new tattoo parlor on the corner so there was a Misfits cover band and assorted other punk/rock shit. Â Good music, really good music. Â I was in love with at least half the dudes there (helloooo tattoos!) Â It doesn't take much. Â
This last weekend it was house/techno (I'm not cool enough to know the exact genre) downstairs with a fog machine and upstairs Elvis Costello, Blondie, Clash, etc. Â I was upstairs. Â Duh. Â I still really like the crowd. Â Eclectic, not too young...maybe it's a "club" for us geriatric types still holding on to the last vestiges of...something (stupidity?) Â No pretense either so waaaay fun. Â You could dance with whoever and everyone was having fun. Â There wasn't a stripey shirted frat boy in sight. Â
I don't actually recall paying for my Jameson upstairs but some dude had semi-followed from Tavern so maybe that was it. Â I know the beer I'd bought downstairs was $3.50 and they were working on getting draft. Â So it was Sierra in bottle. Â Not highway robbery. Â
Look for those flyers around town or keep your ears open. Â It's a great option when you want to dance and just can't deal with the B & T types.
The Townhouse has been closed since I moved to Sacramento several months back, but was open last night for a great dance party involving the Lipstick DJs.  I hope the opening wasn't just a fluke, because this is a great space.  The downstairs has plenty of room for dancing and lounging  around and the upstairs has a separate music venue.
And while Old I can get so hot you're dripping with sweat in the dead of winter, it was actually balmy and nice out last night and inside the Townhouse remained comfortable.
One point off because the bartender had clearly never tended bar before and seemed lost.
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