A lounge/club hybrid, Sonothèque is a bright, minimalist-chic alternative to the standard industrial-style megaclub. With white walls and banquettes, dark wood floors and neon-blue lighting, it looks like a hipster art gallery that just happens to have a killer sound system. The soundtrack is one of the most eclectic in the city -- everything from African beats to jazz-soul to '80s new wave --...
Mid-20s crowd dressed for a Pat Benatar video shoot circa 1986 competes for attention with a superior sound system and excellent acoustics that compete for attention with this smallish club's sophisticated, minimalist, modernist décor. The sound is really the thing here. Maybe that's why Sonotheque hosts so many deejay sets by prominent out-of-town performers. The quality of the sound is...