Let me begin by saying this was my 1st time at this club since it moved from its location on University Dr. where it had burned down. The inside is wonderful, sound, lighting, some misplaced things like a DJ booth in front of a large video monitor. Why someone would place that there when I see a few more places better suited. The temperature inside was COLD. A temperature that would be suitable if you had more people in the club dancing. But on this particular night, Sunday, June 22, 2025, there was a very small number of people there to see a show.
On this night, we went to Liyah Alize, a phenomenal performer in our community, along with Kenya Blue. I went there with friend and performers Jazzi Blue, Aundrá Mikyles, and my husbear who I am married to has been wanting to go there for a long time. He is a lover for the 80's. It was strange, that they had to have cash for the $10 cover charge, yet you can pay for your drinks at the bar with a card. We then went and sat down, sat there for a while, was not planning to drink anything until show time. After about 10 minutes, we were greeted by the bartender that INSISTED we needed to drink. I told him we were going to wait until showtime, also told him we had just came from the club in which I am affiliated with and was pacing ourselves. Explained to him also that we had just had bottle service where we came from so, we wanted to wait. That was not good enough insisted we needed to stay drunk, told us the specials and asked what he would be making? We finally decided on the Green Tea for $4. Don't know how $4 X 3 comes to $21, but that's what we paid tabbing out at $25 for the tip. Seems like we were over charged for over poured drinks. All good, we only had 1 a piece.
COME SHOWTIME. I was ready to see an outstanding show. When they announced the 1st person that is being represented as the HOUSE PERFOMER, I was ready to leave. This person that goes by the name of LaVenus Vankontiyae, a known liar, slanderer, and con-artist, aka Venus, government alleged name Tyjuan Oliver, took to the stage in a performance that has no words! This person that falsely represented themselves as the mascot of the former Rainbow Lounge, falsely represented they had a business name registered as TyStar productions, as well as making false claims to police on AT LEAST 3 people in our community, 1st Timmy Crawford, 3rd former a club owner, and myself. The harassment I received from this individual after helping them out with audio work which they left a flash drive at my residence, and help paying for meals they tried to pay with a counterfeit $100. The harassment I received was the most unprofessional, costly making me lose time and money from work on a court hearing, falsely accusing me of calling them a b!tch and a hoe. Went to court and they did not even show up. If this is the type of people they employ or allow to associate with their business, this would be the main reason I am other with me would choose to not return to this club. More proof I have to share, if asked, from my YouTube page, which this entertainer also called the police to have an investigation done on and they deemed what I did was not in any type of violation with the law. Links to these recordings deemed by authorities are well in my rights to share. https://youtu.be/iN6arPe99CE?si=OE13i_6eW7HfuiKt
Aside from all that, by the end of the night, 1 of my friends with me and I stepped outside to talk while the 1 "performer" was on stage "performing". WE went out to the patio area. Shortly after being out there to warm up and talk, the bartender came out yelling at some patron, said he needed to leave, something about the bartender's friend, not sure what was going on, but it was very disturbing. Note the bartender was highly intoxicated. He told this to my friend I was talking to outside earlier with when he went to get a drink. The bartender also started spilling how drunk he was, how he despised the club shirt my friend had on because his ex-boyfriend worked there and was done so wrong by him. This probably explains why we were overcharged, what felt like aggressive selling of alcohol, along with what he was trying be insulting compliments. 1 for example: "likes my mustache, did I get it at Krogers?" I said "it was home grown, my hair on the other hand not so much." He then asked, "hair from Wholefoods?" I'm not sure where is humor was coming from, it made no sense, it didn't relate to anything, I'm going to take it that it was just from his intoxication. I didn't take that much offense to it, he's young, I've got 30 years more on him and in the community that I am from, I have heard worse from better.
I have more on this review but it only allows me so much to put. Rest can be read on my Facebook review on Studio 80. read more