After 7 awesome years, one of Pittsburgh's best bar establishments, The Firehouse Lounge, closed it's doors on July 31st, 2011. Firehouse was known around town for having good taste in just about every aspect of the bar business. The design was cutting edge and laid back at the same time, the drinks were top notch and forward thinking, the staff was always awesome and the DJ's were known for playing the best mix of music. Most importantly though, the crowds were always the BEST. Multi-cultured and eager to dance the night away to whatever was coming out of the speakers. I started playing at Firehouse a few months after they opened and continued to play there between Friday and Saturday nights for quite a few years. My Friday night helped me build my reputation as a sought after DJ in Pittsburgh and to this day I miss those nights. All of my friends would come visit and I got to play the best mix of music. There were always random b-boy cyphers in the middle of the night that the crowd embraced. I'm not the only DJ who will praise the Firehouse either. Guys like Bonics, Outtareach and Strobe all had long lasting, successful nights there. Last year, I started my "Sun-Day" parties on the last Sunday of each month in the summer and the deck at Firehouse hosted two of them. They were successful enough to have them again this summer and it just so happened that I scheduled the first one on the last day it was open. We had a great time reminiscing about old times at Firehouse and we made the best out of what would otherwise be a sad day. As I was DJing later into the evening, I realized how many people I had originally met at the Firehouse and how I still talk to the majority of them. A handful of them even showed up and we gave it a proper farewell. Shouts go out to DJ's Red, Underdog, T-1, Outtareach and Digital Dave for coming out to play that day. And a big shout goes to Spencer for creating and maintaining such a great venue all these years. We all look forward to his next business endeavour in the city.
