Crash Trash and Weekend Bash! The MJ Club Crawl.

[Jennifer Browning]

Hey everybody, I'm Jennifer and I'm excited and honored to be able to review for Metrojacksonville.com.  There will be more reviews coming, feel free to comment and let me know what you think.  I intend on having a lot of fun and I hope you'll have fun with me.

[Jennifer Browning]

SHANTYTOWN gets a 3.4 ...no air conditioning keeps all the pussy bands from playing there..a real bar for real people owned by a real solid dude that has done more for this scene locally then crack habbits..you scored jack rabbits higher then shanty..girl you are cwazzeeee!!!!!!

Hmmmm.... Well, I'll keep that in mind, Kevin.  Happy  Birthday!

[Jennifer Browning]

I've been to all those places and some off the scores seem a bit off to me. Shanty should be rated higher due to the fact that you went early and it was pretty crowded and the people are very friendly. Jack Rabbits should be rated lower since they are only open for shows. Cafe 331 should be rated a little lowers since they usually have a small crowd in comparison to their size. Marks should be rated a little lower because the crowd isn't nearly as friendly as most of the other places.

Overall I like the fact that this post highlights some of the local bars and venues near downtown. I really see Bay Street becoming the strip for downtown nightlife. We just need a few more places between Marks and Ivy.

I agree that Bay Street can become the "strip" for downtown nightlife.  Hopefully, we'll be able to draw a crowd and have more places to party on Bay Street.   

[Jennifer Browning]

Great article!  Been to all those clubs and enjoy every one of them!  I personally think Shanty was rated a bit too low.  Perhaps because it was the first place visited... as criteria probably loosen up as the night wears on...

I've heard that Shantytown was really busy later on that evening, but, the criteria stays the same no matter what part of the night I'm reviewing. 

[Jennifer Browning]

Great article!  Been to all those clubs and enjoy every one of them!  I personally think Shanty was rated a bit too low.  Perhaps because it was the first place visited... as criteria probably loosen up as the night wears on...

Thank you for your critiques, and I'll make sure to take more photos for the next review

[kevinleenewberry]

Wait untill you experience shantytown in the winter..hanging out back with the fire kicking getting drunk and jumping on a table and screaming "I am the best songwriter in all the land!"...its a real nice time.

[stephendare]

Next clubcrawl is Sanmarco/riverside.
Were going to do a downtown/springfield one as well.
The riverside one is going to include steamworks, starlight, 616, incahoots, west inn, the casbah, Park Place, Metro and maybe a couple of others.

[stephendare]

Wait untill you experience shantytown in the winter..hanging out back with the fire kicking getting drunk and jumping on a table and screaming "I am the best songwriter in all the land!"...its a real nice time.

sounds nice and primal.

[fsu813]

i'd recommend not going to but a few at a time, you are going to run out of "crawlable" areas relatively soon if you keep up this pace.

[stephendare]

different nights of the week....youd be surprised.

Friday night in riverside is a completely different animal from wednesday night.

[TREE4309]

Next clubcrawl is Sanmarco/riverside.
Were going to do a downtown/springfield one as well.
The riverside one is going to include steamworks, starlight, 616, incahoots, west inn, the casbah, Park Place, Metro and maybe a couple of others.

KICKBACKS!!!  Oh, and Wall Street too.

[Bewler]

Beat me to it Tree.

Don't forget O'brothers.

[kramer2k]

Yes...KICKBACKS fo sho!

[David]

Well it's hard to even compare places like Shanty & Marks. They attract two completely different demographics.

Her statement about the lack of a/c reflects a lot of people's views on shanty. I've dragged numerous friends there only to have them complain the whole time, so I kick them out and tell them to go chase cougars/popped collars on Bay st and dance to crappy top 40 music. The drink rating definitely should've been higher though.

It's just about what you want in your night life experience, maybe MJ or someone else should do a separate review for the grittier side of night life, you know, the actual dive bars in town that so many of us like to frequent. For us guys/ladies who aren't on the prowl and just want good drinks, entertainment and company.

Jack rabbits is very dependent on the bands that are playing, that place can be a blast or a total waste of time. Nothing tops the time my friends and I saw Monotonix play there, setting up his drum-set in the middle of Hendricks Ave, running after passing by cars and then moving to play in the still under construction High Tide Burrito Co, but I digress...

Mr Tree and I were there at 331 briefly when this review was taking place and...well. I think everyone was just drunk by then. It sounded like a failed rave at that point...so we ended up going to shanty.

Overall Jennifer, I'd say your system is pretty fair if you're judging in terms of what most girls/young single guys like in a club going experience. You rated Marks & Dive high which is more of a club atmosphere (both of which i can't stand) and gave the darker, more cozy actual dives (which I love) a lower rating so I think it's important to separate club going experience from a bar/hanging with friends setting. It is Jacksonville and there are only so many places you can do in a review, but they're two completely different nightlife animals.

I definitely agree with TSI being a great way to end your night, I love how it's one of the only places open after 2 am. Be careful with those 12 dollar bottles of champagne though

[TREE4309]

O'brothers...you mean O'shit this beer is how much?!