Advantages: Funny, great night out, good food. Disadvantages: None.
As you may have guessed from my latest reviews I am on a bit of an Amsterdam review phase at the moment. As my wife and I visited over xmas we wanted to visit as many places as we could to sample the varied nightlife that Amsterdam has to offer, many friends had recommended Boom Chigao so we thought we would give it a go.
Boom Chicago is a comedy club essentialy, on Leidesplain, which is in the heart of the nightlife and restaurant area, quite near to other attractions such as the Alto Jazz cafe. Very easy to get to by tram, or by foot. Entry is 24 Euro on it's own, or for 36 Euro you get entry plus a meal, though there are some supplements for the more expensive dishes such as Sea Bass. You also get one free drink with the meal, I chose a Dutch Dark beer which was quite strange in taste, pleasant, but like drinking warm juice from ...
paulhanton 06.04.2008
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Boom Chicago, as the name suggests, originally hail from the good ol’ US of A. A bunch of their performers turned up in Amsterdam nine years ago and never went home. They are among the premier comedy improvisation groups in the world. For those of you who aren’t sure what improvisation is, just think of "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and for those of you who have never seen WLIIA, it’s stuff which is made up on the spot, without the aid of a script or a safety net. Most of the games rely on suggestions from the audience.
Today they own their own theatre and bar/restaurant on the Leidseplein in central Amsterdam, where they perform daily and twice on Fridays and Saturdays. The show you see will normally depend on which night you go, as there are usually two different productions going on at any one time. However, when I ...
afy9mab 05.09.2002
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‘BoomBoomBoomBoom’, how many people out there remember that one?
JohnLeeHooker is a pure blues artist, he’s been one of the greats since 1948. Yes… dating back to World War II. He comes from Mississippi, so I don’t think I have to explain any more of that… the hometown of Jazz, R&B and soul greats.
His voice is deep and husky, and his toe tapping jazz tunes sure make you feel like you should be sitting on a veranda in Tennessee somewhere. (Wearing those denim overalls, with a cask of whiskey… not a glass).
This is a great album for the serious Rhythm & Blues listener, even if you’re not a fan or a bit of the uneducated side when it comes to music.. have a listen… this is how music began!
Tracks on the best of album include:
BoomBoom
Rouble Blues
Crawlin ...
