working in the nightlife industry pretty heavily in buffalo
i would say there’s nothing you can do better/differently then bars in the recent past other then decent promotion, dj and events.
the buffalo bars wonder why they get their asses kicked to the ground right away, but none of them know how to promote effectively for the area, not many have any music that’s even current to clubbing in 2007 (minus the top40 bars getting the top40 part right but nothing else), and don’t throw any good worthwhile events…
look at coyotes. they are killing it for a reason and they are out of the downtown area…bands…alright promotion…alright music selection…
i’m laughing my ass off at people that want a Guv around here. keep dreaming, you need more then a 40 person crowd a night to book superstar DJs.