![]() We like it there, it's good looking, and they have a really friendly sound staff." Jason Holstrom of Wonderful - and its popular side project, United State of Electronica - says that band did its CD-release show at Chop Suey "mainly because they were the ones who called us up and wanted to build a bill around a Wonderful show. "Then, when Frank came over, I got a show right away." "I never was able to get a show here," said Dolour's Shane Tutmarc, after a recent performance at Chop Suey. Severin's solid reputation for booking national DJ's and electronic acts combined with Nieto's grasp of the local scene made a strong duo. Nieto's presence gave the new Chop Suey instant credibility. He said, 'Yeah, me.' "Īnd so, pretty much just like that, the humble and well-liked Nieto left what many would feel to be a dream job, booking local bands into Seattle's best rock club, for the challenge of joining a new team. "I asked him if he knew anyone good who would want to be our G.M. Then, Quentin Ertel, the club's general manager, jumped ship to join Derschang and company.Ī dazed Severin was walking down Pike Street when he crossed paths with Frank Nieto, one of the Crocodile Cafe booking agents. The original Chop Suey owners sold the club to Chris Dasef, the proprietor of Pioneer Square's Temple Billiards who had, in terms of true nightclub experience. Would he become known as a serial club killer? "The reason I came here was to work with Linda, so I was pretty bummed," recalls Steven Severin, the Chop Suey booker he had previously worked at RKCNDY, which closed while he was there, and I-Spy, which closed shortly after he jumped ship to Chop Suey. Linda Derschang and her two partners who launched the club - converting the punk/indie rock house Breakroom into an attractive, multi-use club just a year before - abruptly sold the Capitol Hill club, off to open a new place (the Battery Bar, soon to be open in Belltown). indeed, it looked like Chop Suey might be destined to become a Chinese restaurant. Yet earlier this year, the club was in mass confusion. If you're into diverse music and diverse crowds, this is the place. It had to happen sooner or later, as the Chop has been drawing huge crowds for bookings ranging from touring acts - like DJ Spooky, the experimental jazz/hip-hop fusionist who flashes his intelligent skills on Saturday - to top-notch local bands. This spring, Chop Suey was given the official "hot-spot" stamp when Sifellah Bachir started selling dogs and sausages outside the Capitol Hill club. ![]() They can sniff the sweet smell of success, these vendors, and top it with onions. How do you know when a club has arrived? The greatest single sign - more legit than a radio station's crowing, far more sincere than the glam-crowd's studied posing, better even than limos lined up in front - that a Seattle nightspot is the real deal: A hot-dog vendor sets up shop outside. ![]()
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