I literally came to this subreddit just to see if there were any threads on this, lol. No snow days. Maybe two weeks of single digit weather then back to the 30s and 40s. I meeean, I'm not complaining at all but it has been like this for years now. Gonna do more research on the 'La Nina Weather Pattern' that someone else mentioned.

I'm familiar with those. I was more so talking about soulful and deep house when I said "dance music." Should've been more specific. Vivo Lounge was the spot in the Ironbound tho for us househeads and house dancers when they had Sol Deep every Wednesday and Lou Alverez was resident dj. Great sets, live performances, and album/single releases. It was a vibe. That's a dub now unfortunately. Coffee Cave on Halsey was another dope space in the city for creatives. They would fly in some of the top dj's from all around the country (first time seeing DJ Karizma in Jersey) but that eventually closed. The CAVE on Mt. Pleasant Ave (same owner as Coffee Cave) was another good lowkey spot for underground househeads and fans of electronic music. Amazing soundsystem. Good rave vibes. Shut down again. Another space is being built on Clinton Ave called BlkboxNWK by John Murray. He has the support of the city this time around and it will be part of the Gant-Gilbert Arts Collective building that opened earlier this year so hopefully that is a success. It has just been kind of dragging along for a year and some change tho. I still have high hopes for it.

I'm not saying Newark never had any nice nightlife spots or doesn't have any, but the best ones for fans of a certain type of underground dance music (not EDM) usually have a nice lil run for a few years but they eventually shut down. If I'm being real, Irvington always had better spots than Newark like Club Elevation (now closed) and the Cricket Club, as far as house. If you include those, you really did not have to travel outside of Essex County to have a good time. Now we gotta go to Brooklyn, lol. I'm clownin but I'm just saying, for a place that's considered one of the house meccas, I think Newark could do better. It's a major part of our culture and most of us grew up on it. The random one-off parties are cool but there should be more outlets for music & arts in Newark, in general. I plan on doing my part to help change all that though. You can clearly see I'm passionate about it, lol.

Newark is a city with a shitload of music history and a good handful of artists that are buzzing right now, but there are no clubs! I would love a cool hip-hop or dance club in the city (besides QXT). Shouldn't have to go to Brooklyn or Manhattan just to break a sweat. I like the underground parties too but still. We need a real spot to go to.

I used to go there all the time when I worked nights on Halsey St. It usually was the only place that was still open that late and UberEats wasn't crackin' yet. Not surprised it's being closed down. Shit was more hood than some cornerstores. Didn't feel like a 7/11 at all.