Fab Sat

Just to prove that occasionally I can say something nice about the Chron, this piece on the Fabulous Satellite Lounge is decent.

Unfortunately, the writer missed a nice opportunity with this paragraph:

When Malone opened the Satellite in June 1992 his plan was to cater to the spill-over audience from Rockefeller's. His club would feature a house band and low cover charges, and would serve as a groovy watering hole before clubgoers moved on to see acts next door or down the road at the Bon Ton Room (now Mary Jane's).

Wouldn't this have been a great place to make some mention of the bar's name, and its relative position as a satellite or annex of the bigger, better, more prestigious Rockefeller's next door?

The writer also misses an opportunity to discuss the resurgence of Washington as a live music spot in recent months.

John Nova Lomax's Houston Press piece on the Fab Sat is a little juicier, in that he delves into some of the behind-the-scenes bickering between Fab Sat and the Continental Club.

[Posted at 00:16 CST on 06/15/02] [Link]