A First Look at Studio B’s New Rooftop BarStudio B’s rooftop was getting complaints from the neighbors even before it opened, but it was up and running this Friday when Brazilian Girls performed.
Nightlife Honcho Steve Lewis Becomes a Blogger, Says Mansion Will Save Clubland
At one point, club operator turned designer Steve Lewis was the guy to get if you were opening a new venue. We’ve been wondering what happened to him ever since he worked on Amalia, but now he has resurfaced as — what else? — a blogger! We’re not going to lie: His interview with the owners of Mansion is silly shilly (“New York needs Mansion just as we need Alex Rodriguez, Johan Santana, and Lincoln Center”) and includes a lot of familiar bellyaching about the state of nightlife (promoters, bottle service, and bankers turned owners have hijacked the business; every club in the last six years has been a knockoff; there’s no personal service anymore), but we got a kick out of Miami-based Mansion partner Eric Milon’s dismissive survey of his competition.