Harlow's

Harlow's--- bar/ concert venue!!! My first time was this past Friday for mason Jennings!! The show was amazing! I think this is a nice bar/ venue! It was small, but cute and quaint. They have a full bar and a menu! I did try the Mozarella sticks and they were really good! Cheese pull approved! I don't like how they also had a show upstairs. You could hear it during the show I was at, which is a big turn off! But for pretty cheap tickets and a midtown location I guess I won't complain! The people working were nice too! I would come back again- but like I said having a show upstairs while you have one downstairs is shitty!

All kinds of things went wrong with this night. First of all, let me qualify that by saying the bands were awesome. Great music! Also, our server was pretty cool.The line to get in was extremely slow because the bouncer was not only checking IDs, but scanning the back of the ID with his phone, verifying something on the screen, and then TAKING A PHOTO OF THE PERSON'S FACE!Aw, HELL NO. This is a major privacy violation and made me want to leave right then and there, but we paid for the tickets. I told the bouncer I wasn't going to drink so he didn't need to see my ID. He was grumpy about it, but let me in, albeit with big black sharpie Xs on the back of my hands. Lame. We paid to see the bands and decided since we're going to eat there too, we'd also pay ($100!!) extra for a table. It was our friend's birthday so we wanted to make it special. We were seated, ordered drinks, and then informed that the kitchen was closed. Are you kidding me? We were welcome to order food from the Mexican place next door and bring it in. Fine, I guess, but unfortunate since that Mexican joint is kinda expensive. A $90 order of food later, I got up to go pick it up and was told at the door that there was no in-and-out privileges. I couldn't leave. Seriously? I argued with the doorman for a bit and he finally let me go get our food. No place has charged me so much and made me feel less welcome than Harlow's. It would have to be a pretty damn good band before I go back there. And I'm certainly not going to buy drinks if they continue to violate their customers' privacy.

CONTENT REVIEW:And it matters cause my opinions are legit, valid, and more than on point. Besides, why wouldn't you trussssst it. Have I lied yet?!‍I tipped toed out on a little rainy night and was NOT disappointed! Douglas Antoine aka DA ConsciousVibes hosted a "Soul Karaoke". Now, if you know me you know I am not the one that does karaoke. OK, now that was a LIE...... I have one song and perform that one song with that one friend. If you caught it, you caught it and it's OUR THANG! However, this is NOT about me (at the moment!) Back to Conscious Vibes....so they hosted the Soul Karaoke and let me tell you it did not disappoint. Let's admit the following..................................LOCATION: When has Harlow's been a bad place to host anything? Said NO one.....Not never. So........ to have it there was a great idea. The lights were low. There was seating ...only if you arrived early and knew somebody () Thanks Quia Ford I loved my usual spot!! And the drinks are NOT overly priced.AMBIENCE: As I Said the lights were low...... and for 2 seconds you felt like you were somewhere else. The music was grown! The DJ played some legit music.VIBE: The vibe was grown and hella chill. No one was trying to do too much. Just grown folks enjoying the night life and listening to some good music. Through karaoke and the DJ!Could everyone sing?! Absolutely NOT. But that's not the point. It was the music they chose that had the crowd lit......I ain't saying some names but....someone killed Michael McDonald and Gretchen Wilson. IJS. It was fun and dope. CROWD: Can I say adults were in the building! What do I mean...... those lost 70s/80s babies that are grown but still look like they are 20! The crowd can get ratchet cause we grew up listening to Juvenile and Lil Kim but prefer Goapele and Snoh Alegra cause our knees ain't what they used to be! That crowd!My only issue.....no food. Does that matter, no? Because you can order Door Dash! Just be classy with it: meet your delivery person outside. Do not make a scene when your food arrives. Do not think you're Jesus and trying to feed 10,000 with what you have!Now, should you go?! Of course you should go. It is a good time out! It is safe asf! And you never know how will pop up! I literally saw some new ones there. For the SINGLE people, you KNOW WHAT I MEAN!The next one is February 7!

We stopped into Harlow's for a special event and I really didn't know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised by the space.They checked IDs at the door and our tickets for the event were scanned as we walked in.We were there early and it was pretty spacious with limited seating for the amount of people at the event we were attending. We made our way to the bar and ordered some drinks. The drinks seemed to range from $8-$15 and most of the drinks we ordered were $14. They also offer some food options which is nice! They utilized the stage for the event we attended and the audio, lighting and event were well done.They also have a back, outdoor, area that was decorated for Halloween and was a nice area to get a bit more personal space and fresh air.They had multiple bathrooms available, but I didn't use the facilities during this visit.After visiting, I would definitely come back again, but maybe come even earlier or buy the premium tickets to snag a seat instead of standing the whole time.

Expanding Into Fun DJ-Dance Events More!SITREPI've always enjoyed Harlow's a swanky speakeasy dinner theatre that hosts some really sweet bands. But I love seeing more of the kind of DJ-Dance events that l like to participate in.Usually the fun Gothic-Industrial events I like to patronize have been relegated to the Starlet Lounge ABOVE Harlow's on the 2nd Floor. Starlet is a great venue in itself, but much much smaller, with considerably less square footage for it's dancefloor.CHANGE-OF-HEARTNow apparently the management have had a change of heart and realize that not only is it good business for them, but it's great for the loyal Gothic-Industrial scene to *open up* the larger Harlow's venue dancefloor to this loyal dance scene.THE SETUPHarlow's dancefloor is a nice large expansive floor that has tables and booth around the perimeter. There is a large expansive bar that is located on the right hand side as soon as you enter the venue. Makes it quite convenient to grab a drink, and then go and peruse the rest of the venue.HUGE PATIO!The patio is (almost) a venue in and of itself! Both lawned and hard surfaced-pathed, there are times when there is a DJ spinning out back here with some pretty chill music to relax to, or even host their own dance patio here!Very cool artistic media is thrown up onto the high walls and on some nights, the patio - which is accessible directly from Harlow's and by the staircase leading up & down from the Starlet Lounge - can be quite the multi-venue event space which can be accessed and intermixed by both venues at the same time.THE LOWDOWNI love this venue, and the best part? I live only 3 blocks away!

Harlow's! It's Harlow's! Great venue to listen to some great music and watch great bands doing their thing.

I appreciate Harlow's for bringing talented artists to the Sacramento area. The venue is nice and the sound quality is decent.I hope that Harlow's bring more old school r&b, jazz neo soul and hip hop artists to Sacramento to better compete with Yoshis so I don't have to always drive to the Bay. There's definitely a market here.Nonetheless, I always have a good time when I go. Keep up the good work!

Although we didn't eat, we did order drinks and saw an awesome show from the band called The Aristocrats on 8/25. Everyone especially the bouncer & the security (I think he was manager of the security crew working the floor but I'm not sure) was so accommodating and just nice people. Not used to that at concerts. Most concerts I've attended the staff are a little grouchy or curt. So I decided to give you guys a shout out in making the experience even more enjoyable.

This is a small venue on the 2nd floor. We watched 3 bands perform. The bar was very good with the mixed drinks. I only had one as I normally don't drink. The first and third bands were balanced ok between the instruments and the vocals. The 2nd band had the snare drum way too loud which overshadows the performance. I believe the venue's sound man was to blame as he is responsible for balancing the sound. The second band played excellent music but one had to listen very hard to hear the vocals as the venue's sound man didn't do his job. On a Saturday night, this venue should have full but it was fairly sparse. Management should improve the sound balancing to really showcase the talents of the bands playing. I know what I'm talking about because not only am I an audiophile, but I was the former videographer for a band that played in Sonoma County and one of my jobs was to zoom in on the solos of lead guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer. I once told their sound guy who was at the controls of the mixer that he was way off. He made the adjustments and people were now dancing.

This venue is great specifically because of the Burley Clines show. This show is always top notch, seasoned, beautiful performers. The host is incredibly knowledgeable in her industry and it shows in her shows. Every time we can make it to one, it's a highlight of our month. More queer art like this show is needed.