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Craig Mitchell: Ready to give us a Lift!
We've known (and loved) Craig Mitchell since he was a St. Michael's College boy starting to spin records at the old Pearls. He became THE spinner in town and since then has gone on to have regular gigs in South Beach, FL and Boston, while still doing his regular thing here in the Queen City. Get ready - now he's going to have his own place to call home in Burlington... a club HE'S opening up... and it's going to be called Lift.
We first heard about it at the Half-Cocked event at Half Lounge on Tuesday, July 16. It became public knowledge the next day with Dan Bolles' column in Seven Days...
That sound you heard Sunday night was the unmistakable end of an error, er, era as oft-maligned lower Church Street disco Second Floor closed its doors for the last time. But before you get all weepy on me, I have good news! Or, I guess, more good news!
Local house DJ extraordinaire Craig Mitchell has purchased the space and plans to give the old girl a facelift, transforming the joint into a legitimate dance club. In a recent phone conversation, Mitchell told "Soundbites" that he plans to "take it to the next level" by giving the space, which previously housed Club Millennium and legendary rock haunt Club Toast, a "big-city feel."
In the conversation, Mitchell cited the relative dearth of clubs devoted exclusively to dance as a primary motivation for the move. Though there are options aplenty on the weekends - Retronome, The Green Room, etc. - it's true that there isn't a single venue that caters solely to the ass-shakin' crowd, especially one playing the latest club bangers and dance singles night in and night out.
Given his extensive network of DJs around the globe, you can expect Mitchell to bring in world-renowned talent on a regular basis. But that doesn't mean he'll be leaving local turntablists out in the cold. He says he'll tap the cream of the crop in B-town and surrounds as well.
Mitchell's new venture, dubbed Lift, will open over July Fourth weekend. And sorry, kiddies. The club will be 21-plus.
Good Luck, Craig... we can't wait to break the place in!
UPDATE: HERE'S A POST FROM THE SEVEN DAYS' BLURT BLOG ABOUT OPENING NIGHT.