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empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: fuck that place ()
Date: April 25, 2015 05:58PM


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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: WHAT! ()
Date: April 25, 2015 05:59PM

WHY?!

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Shame ()
Date: April 25, 2015 08:12PM

Played / saw many a show there. Always a dump, but good times.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Burn it down ()
Date: April 25, 2015 08:18PM

That dump should have been condemned 15 years ago.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Derfx ()
Date: April 25, 2015 09:06PM

That whole shopping strip has a wierd layout.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Devita ()
Date: April 26, 2015 08:02AM

Love will fix this. Many a time some stranger pounded their love into me in the bathroom at an edm show there.

Keep our lights on and spend the night with my kids.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: tis a shame ()
Date: April 26, 2015 08:24AM

That's a shame. I remember going to Jaxx in the early 90's. It was fun. So was Blackie's in downtown Springfield.

Not sure what's left now in/around the Springfield/Burke area. Kilroy's, Fat Tuesdays...I suppose those are still around.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Si, Senor ()
Date: April 26, 2015 08:56AM

It will be replaced by Tippys Taco or perhaps Su Pollo.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: moon booties! ()
Date: April 26, 2015 09:19AM

Funny Money and Kixx.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Will Greens ()
Date: April 26, 2015 10:32AM

Here's hoping that it's replaced with a sorely-needed bank branch, martial arts studio, nail salon, mattress store, or dry cleaner. God knows why this area is so underserved by these types of establishments!

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Wild West club ()
Date: April 26, 2015 01:03PM

It's going to reopen as a movie theater.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Greybeard ()
Date: April 26, 2015 10:23PM

Wild West club Wrote:
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> It's going to reopen as a movie theater.

ITYM "bank" or "mattress store", the way things go around here... *sigh*

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: metalhead ()
Date: April 27, 2015 09:25AM

Many great memories there. Food actually wasn't that bad. Saw a lot of metal shows there. I used to hate the owner Jay, guy was a fucking jerk off. Best memory was in 2001 during the Dying Fetus show. This band named Bad Luck 13 and the Riot Extraveganza headlined the show. The literally started a riot in that bitch. Chairs were being thrown, fireworks were being shot, the band members would hit themselves and each other with blunt and sharp objects so there was blood everywhere, someone threw a stool at the bar and smashed all the liquor and the mirror, someone started a fire in the bathroom, they tore the stage in half literally, someone threw a cinderblock through the door, and chaos ensued. Look it up on Youtube it's in Bad Luck's documentary. For a brief moment you can see a trashed Jaxx. Lol the damage was so bad that they had to cancel shows for a week.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: extinguisher nutjob ()
Date: April 27, 2015 09:40AM

metalhead Wrote:
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> Lol the damage was so bad that they
> had to cancel shows for a week.


I remember seeing the Road Ducks there back in the 90s when some nutcase barged his way into the club with a fire extinguisher, jumped up on stage and sprayed they entire band with the extinguisher. Everybody started freaking out and trying to chase after him, and the dude got away! Ran right out of the club and down the street before anyone could catch him!

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Joke Insurance ()
Date: January 05, 2016 11:13AM

The sign for Empire is still up. And from the looks of it, nothing has come to fruition of a restaurant there.

Anyone know what's up?

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Watch he new digital sign ()
Date: January 05, 2016 01:58PM

Saw marshall tucker back in the day when cops smoked wd and did not pee test

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Pontiac 1 ()
Date: January 06, 2016 11:05PM

metalhead Wrote:
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> Many great memories there. Food actually wasn't
> that bad. Saw a lot of metal shows there. I used
> to hate the owner Jay, guy was a fucking jerk off.
> Best memory was in 2001 during the Dying Fetus
> show. This band named Bad Luck 13 and the Riot
> Extraveganza headlined the show. The literally
> started a riot in that bitch. Chairs were being
> thrown, fireworks were being shot, the band
> members would hit themselves and each other with
> blunt and sharp objects so there was blood
> everywhere, someone threw a stool at the bar and
> smashed all the liquor and the mirror, someone
> started a fire in the bathroom, they tore the
> stage in half literally, someone threw a
> cinderblock through the door, and chaos ensued.
> Look it up on Youtube it's in Bad Luck's
> documentary. For a brief moment you can see a
> trashed Jaxx. Lol the damage was so bad that they
> had to cancel shows for a week.


Wow. You must be really proud of yourself. ASSHOLE

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Emir ()
Date: January 06, 2016 11:11PM

Expanding the afghan restaurant - and possibly a mosque going in

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Localfeller ()
Date: January 06, 2016 11:48PM

Remember what was there before Jaxx? It was ZAXX!

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: LocoMotion ()
Date: January 07, 2016 12:21AM

Wild West club Wrote:
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> It's going to reopen as a movie theater.


Funny, since that's what the place was originally!

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Joke Insurance ()
Date: January 10, 2016 10:01AM

Emir Wrote:
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> Expanding the afghan restaurant - and possibly a
> mosque going in

Citation?

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Joke Insurance ()
Date: February 01, 2016 08:50AM

"yes my uncle owns afghan kabob and from what I hear it's gonna be for weddings and other occasions. I remember going to eat there as a kid and having to get through the the crowds of jaxx goers waiting outside the venue."

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/43jp5n/the_music_venue_formally_known_and_empire_and_jaxx/czjbug9

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Huh??? ()
Date: February 01, 2016 10:40AM

Joke Insurance Wrote:
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> "yes my uncle owns afghan kabob and from what I
> hear it's gonna be for weddings and other
> occasions. I remember going to eat there as a kid
> and having to get through the the crowds of jaxx
> goers waiting outside the venue."
>
> Source:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/43jp5n/the_
> music_venue_formally_known_and_empire_and_jaxx/czj
> bug9

Well...fuckin'-A! If it's on reddit? That's good enough for me!

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Joke Insurance ()
Date: February 03, 2016 12:44PM

Huh??? Wrote:
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> Joke Insurance Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > "yes my uncle owns afghan kabob and from what I
> > hear it's gonna be for weddings and other
> > occasions. I remember going to eat there as a
> kid
> > and having to get through the the crowds of
> jaxx
> > goers waiting outside the venue."
> >
> > Source:
> >
> https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/43jp5n/the_
>
> >
> music_venue_formally_known_and_empire_and_jaxx/czj
>
> > bug9
>
> Well...fuckin'-A! If it's on reddit? That's good
> enough for me!


And it's on here as well, noob:

http://dcheavymetal.com/2015/05/06/empires-final-concert/

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Hans Ruben Booty ()
Date: February 03, 2016 04:18PM

Joke Insurance Wrote:
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> Huh??? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Joke Insurance Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > "yes my uncle owns afghan kabob and from what
> I
> > > hear it's gonna be for weddings and other
> > > occasions. I remember going to eat there as a
> > kid
> > > and having to get through the the crowds of
> > jaxx
> > > goers waiting outside the venue."
> > >
> > > Source:
> > >
> >
> https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/43jp5n/the_
>
> >
> > >
> >
> music_venue_formally_known_and_empire_and_jaxx/czj
>
> >
> > > bug9
> >
> > Well...fuckin'-A! If it's on reddit? That's
> good
> > enough for me!
>
>
> And it's on here as well, noob:
>
> http://dcheavymetal.com/2015/05/06/empires-final-c
> oncert/


Indeed, when I need reliable, trustworthy news. I go to dcheavymetal.com.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Metal Chris ()
Date: February 03, 2016 05:19PM

Hi, this is Metal Chris from DCHM. While I didn't specify it in the article I wrote, I gained that info by speaking to Jason Malhoyt, the (now former) owner of Empire, the night of their final show. I actually stayed late after the show was over and talked to him for a long time, and I was the last person there that wasn't an employee or part of one of the bands' entorages.

Journalistic integrity is something very important to me and I don't post rumors or anything that isn't fact checked to DCHM. DCHM is not BYT and from the start I've always tried to do it the right way.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Joke Insurance ()
Date: February 07, 2016 03:01PM

Hans Ruben Booty Wrote:
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> Joke Insurance Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Huh??? Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Joke Insurance Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > > "yes my uncle owns afghan kabob and from
> what
> > I
> > > > hear it's gonna be for weddings and other
> > > > occasions. I remember going to eat there as
> a
> > > kid
> > > > and having to get through the the crowds of
> > > jaxx
> > > > goers waiting outside the venue."
> > > >
> > > > Source:
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/43jp5n/the_
>
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> music_venue_formally_known_and_empire_and_jaxx/czj
>
> >
> > >
> > > > bug9
> > >
> > > Well...fuckin'-A! If it's on reddit? That's
> > good
> > > enough for me!
> >
> >
> > And it's on here as well, noob:
> >
> >
> http://dcheavymetal.com/2015/05/06/empires-final-c
>
> > oncert/
>
>
> Indeed, when I need reliable, trustworthy news. I
> go to dcheavymetal.com.

Quit beating a dead horse. Empire is not coming back.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Curtis ()
Date: February 15, 2017 01:58PM

Who remembers what is was before it became Jaxx, it was 3 names prior to Jaxx

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Joke Insurance ()
Date: February 15, 2017 02:08PM

Curtis Wrote:
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> Who remembers what is was before it became Jaxx,
> it was 3 names prior to Jaxx


Which were those?

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Fantom.Shitter ()
Date: February 15, 2017 02:16PM

The Copa

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Curtis ()
Date: February 15, 2017 02:59PM

Before the Copa it was Wild West

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Curtis ()
Date: February 15, 2017 03:02PM


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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: U6WJU ()
Date: July 03, 2017 10:33AM

It's call the Royal now.

What a mess it was Friday night outside the place.
Cops everywhere.
Looked like a NE DC Hood.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Blam ()
Date: July 06, 2017 11:48AM

The Royal and "The Hideout" appear to be 2 very different things, the Royal looking like its some kind of reception place now. The Hideout looks to be some kind of wannabe cool bar

https://fcpdnews.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/fcpd-weekend-recap-wednesday-july-5/

UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY: 6300 block of Rolling Road (The Hideout Restaurant and Lounge), 6/30/17 around 9:30 p.m. Officers were called to help disperse a large crowd of more than 200 people that had gathered outside a private event. Officers gave numerous verbal commands for the crowd to disperse and the PepperBall system was used to move those who were defiant. The crowd cleared and no one was injured. A 14-year-old boy was arrested for disorderly conduct. He was released to a parent. Petitions are being sought.

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DAMN!

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Hideout Restaurant and Lounge ()
Date: July 06, 2017 05:12PM

Yes it was sick. Not many people would want to be filling up their tanks at Sunoco and Shell at the intersection of Old Keene Mill and Rolling, with a crowd like that.

Not good for business.
It didn't feel safe waiting there at the red light.

DAMN
Springfield going downhill fast.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: closed or what? ()
Date: July 06, 2017 06:29PM

So if Zaxx/Jaxx (or whatever it was last named) is closed, what was the crowd of people there for last week?

I thought the place was now some kind of Afgan restaurant? At least that's what the sign says.

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Re: empire/jaxx in springfield to close
Posted by: Not a Yuppie ()
Date: July 11, 2017 10:09AM

The entrance is just to the left and set back a little from the Afghan restaurant.

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