Great farewell by my friend, Yones:
A fond farewell to a lounge that has become one Atlanta's nightlife mainstays in the latter half of this decade. My earliest memory of the space was when it was a restaurant called Terra di Sienna in 2001, and at that point was one of my favorite restaurants in the city. Then, that same year, Ryan Wofford (dj.inc) and Chris Sheehy did their very first TEMPO party on the weekend of Music Midtown with great success, and I remember thinking it would be an EXCELLENT space for a lounge. It went on to become Bacar Restaurant after Terra di Sienna closed, and in early Spring 2004, my good friend Bill Kaelin (who just came off the heels of superclub, eleven50-- now Opera) gave me my first behind-the-scenes sneak-peak at his latest development. I was overjoyed that space would finally become a lounge. I knew it would be an instant hit.
And here we are, five years later....longer than most club/lounge concepts last in our transient and A.D.D.-ridden town. Bazzaar has retained some of my most fun nights out, both as a patron and event promoter. Bazzaar is one of those unique spaces with the uncanny ability to be all-inclusive with both music genres and crowds... Indeed, some of my favorite local DJs throughout the past ten years have graced the 1's and 2's (including Kevin O, the TEMPO crew, Cleaning Up the Dirty South, Rare Form Crew, etc.). And of course, I personally enjoyed spinning my own monthly, Sex, Lies, and Mod with the lovely Lindsey Crowell (as DJs Haute & Couture), as well as opening for such world-renowned talent as Tommie Sunshine and Fred Schneider of The B-52s.
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