TAB

Last week, we had to step over steel coils and clamber up to the newly-renovated club via its dingy musty side staircase. The bar was ready, but could only accept cash. Heeee. Drink, we did. The booths that lined the windows had their black frames set up for tables, but no tops just yet. One by one, we made the mistake of very nearly putting our drinks on the 'table' only to have it fall through. Heeee. It felt like a cosy house party then.

This week, we circled the tractor at the front that was still under construction, pushed open the make-shift wooden boarding and strolled through its front doors and up the escalator. The booths' tables had tops plonked on! We went upstairs to look at the space where it was just waiting for the guys to decide which concept they wanted. TAB is nearly ready. One could feel the vibes. How very exciting.

We plugged one of our ipods into the console to provide the music for the night. As the club filled up, we were sure no one would mind about the playlist too much. We picked the 'not-noisy' numbers. :D

More than being a new club in town, TAB promises to liven up the Singapore concert scene and add another dimension to what constitutes as live music around here. I've had enough of (with all due respect) cover bands singing at the pubs. I ummm.....can't bring myself to chill out at these pubs because I don't quite take to that genre of pop and chart hits anyway. After about 30 minutes in any one of those bars, I'm royally bored.

We finally have an alternative comfortable venue to the Esplanade to catch live acts. TAB officially opens next Tuesday. Angie Mattson is resident for the week. Having missed The Album Leaf the last time they were here, I'll try to catch them this September. Dooooods, I love it, we lurrrvvve it. We're going to hang around. We love what you've done to the space and how you've turned dreams into reality. Keep it real, keep it coming.