Hipsters rejoice, 2008 might be your year!

by Duran, 01/02/2008

Skinny jeans, long bangs, ironic tees, severe coke addictions -- where have all the hipsters gone? You know, those adorably misunderstood misfits that Opium Group exploited in 2007 with extra oh-I'm-too-cool-for-school fliers by Supermarket and a voyeuristic ad campaign by Bronques of LastNightsParty?

Despite their rise to commercial exploitation, 2007 was arguably the death of the hipster trend. From L.A. to New York numerous hipster parties threw in the towel. Probably no sign was clearer then when the MisShapes decided to close their infamous Saturday night party in Manhattan, while Miami's own grandfather hipster party Revolver quietly disappeared. But fret not my Parliament-smoking friends, 2008 may usher in the hipster resurgence thanks to some new venues popping up.

Louis Puig and company hope to cash in on an empty Friday night slot with Rehab Bar at Parkwest. While Rehab has already been opened for afterhours, I was told it was specifically planned out to be the club's "indie" space where the door will be a little more lax on dress code than the main room. If you haven't seen the space, it is industrial chic to the max resembling more a creepy guy's loft (kinda of like Lackner's) than an actual club.

And just down the street, next door to PS14, I/O Lounge will transform into The Vagabond. Owned by Carmel Ophir, the buzz is that there will be no bullshit at the door with lists and drink prices will be sweet. Rumor is last year's runaway success Money Shot will hold fort on Thursday nights and you can probably count on the return of Ophir's gender-bending Monday night Back Door Bamby. If you are wondering what the space will look like, according to the Miami New Times the venue will be divided into 3 separate areas, a bar area in the front, a proper dancefloor and removable performance stage in the back and an outdoor patio complete with fire pit.

Oh yes kids, 2008 is looking brighter for you already -- well if that's what the cool thing is now, if not it sucks.

8 comment(s)   //   Tags: Downtown Miami, New Car Smell, Nightclubs: Parkwest, Nightclubs: The Vagabond

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comment #0, posted by Lackner at 01/02/2008 1:02pm (Reply to this comment)
I think this is more a sign that the "hipster" fad has been absorbed into the mainstream and turned into yet another marketable turdlet bullet point for a flyer than a sign that it's come into its own in some way. Even hipster parties aren't that hipsterish.

My opinion, as usual.
pop lock and drop it
comment #1, posted by B.A.C. at 01/03/2008 12:37pm (Reply to this comment)
Hipsters are like a endangered species now. You just might spot one in the club but you are assured plenty of disney like robot replicas drifting about.
I am the eggman
comment #2, posted by Duran at 01/03/2008 1:03pm (Reply to this comment)
Should we start a letter writing campaign to our local congressman to urge the legislature to add hipsters to the endangered species list?
Ghost of Miami Nights Past
comment #3, posted by B.A.C. at 01/03/2008 1:23pm (Reply to this comment)
Heavens no, they don't deserve any special privileges!
I am the eggman
comment #4, posted by Duran at 01/03/2008 1:43pm (Reply to this comment)
But who will keep the bottle and coke population in control? You are messing with a balanced ecosystem B.A.C.
Ghost of Miami Nights Past
comment #5, posted by San Blogaro at 01/03/2008 7:10pm (Reply to this comment)
Isn't this like calling the kettle black. I mean, B.A.C. looks like a hipster poster child. Must be a self loathing hipsters.
comment #6, posted by Lackner at 01/03/2008 7:12pm (Reply to this comment)
Is there any other kind of hipster than the self-loathing ones? Other than the inwardly self-loathing, outwardly self-aggrandizing ones, which is just a facade..
pop lock and drop it
comment #7, posted by Jessica Who? at 01/07/2008 06:42am (Reply to this comment)
hipsters never admit to being hipsters. that is hipster rule number one, admitting it is the first step to mainstream.
anyway, the hipster fad became 'open format' in 2007. they're not dead, they're just hiding at cameo and rokbar. or whatever it is now. and lackner, youre right, just like every 'underground' fad, it became absorbed by the mainstream and capitalized upon.
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