Crib Notes

At first we were confused when we saw that the 595 North nightclub had gotten the green light for a liquor license. As we recalled, the club had shut down a little more than a year ago because it couldn’t get a pouring license — or something like that.

Then we realized the club we were thinking of was 585 North. The new club is a few doors down the same strip of warehouses on North avenue, just west of Northside Drive. Partners Troy Holder and Neill Bridges have nearly finished building out a 5,274-square-foot space where they plan to offer live and recorded music four nights a week in a lounge setting.

Holder tells CL they expect to have an eclectic range of urban-oriented music, including jazz, fusion, R&B and hip-hop, depending on the night. No concert schedule has been announced yet. The club will also offer a tapas menu, he says.

The opening for 595 North is planned for about two weeks out, but the website is already up.

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FIRESTARTER: Ree De La Vega

(photo by Hannibal M.)

If you don’t know Ree De La Vega, you’re probably old. Or lame. Or way more insignificant than she is among Atlanta’s late-night set.

Then again, starting this post out with that kind of lead is only asking for flak — the kind the cool chick/BangBang party promoter received in megadoses several months ago after we featured her in Real Life Top Five.

The title said it all: “Keys to being an Atlanta ‘it’ girl.” That was followed by Ree’s five tips for living the fab life (“Flash your tits at least once a month”), conveyed in a tone that sounded about as pretentious as Kimora Lee Simmons.

What happened after that is anyone’s guess. Somehow a clusterfuck of those who hate, love and don’t know who the hell Ree is began a virtual message board, posting any and everything randomly associated with Atlanta’s nightlife scene, including Ree’s involvement (or non-involvement) with it, and the kind of career advice only a mother(fucker) would give. (more…)

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