It’s like every five years or so the faces would change, but the crowd stayed the same. Also, the same could be said for the people. The venue itself hasn’t aged a bit, but the technology was upgraded many times over the years. We needed to play more house music, because rave culture was going to explode.Īllen Falkner, regular: The early days of ‘94-’96 were very different, but strangely very much the same. I realized pretty quickly we needed to change. Dallas nightclub history was rooted in the Starck Club, so these people had a level of sophistication that I hadn't really seen. I thought we’d have a good five-year run.Īt first, we were mostly playing hip-hop and techno. It fit the criteria for a successful nightclub. It was everything you ever wanted - close to Deep Ellum, a chandelier, two parking lots. I looked around, and I knew this place was special. Nedler: I remember the first night I was sitting as the owner in late October 1991. To the extent that one can encapsulate nearly three decades of hazy memories, concerts, Goth, Madonna and Dennis Rodman, here is an oral history of the Lizard Lounge. Owner Don Nedler and a cadre of staffers and regulars share key parts of the club’s history. The Lizard Lounge's alter-ego was a party known as "The Church," an industrial/Goth night that attracted techno-loving hedonists, further propagating the venue's unique culture and building its legend. Passing through the venue's doors and getting a taste of late-night debauchery was a rite of passage for anyone in DFW who could claim to have any sort of edge. Last week, mainstay Deep Ellum club Lizard Lounge announced that it would be closing its doors after 28 years.
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