Holderby's Landing Business Before Pleasure

I'm not sure how it happened. I go out fairly frequently, but maybe just not enough. Whatever the problem may be, I somehow managed living in Huntington for years without ever strolling down to Holderby's Landing.

I went last night to check out their event, "Business Before Pleasure", and though there seemed to be more people wandering the Harris Riverfront Park (doing who knows what) than there were on the deck at Holderby's, it was quite an experience.

The cost at the door was only a buck, so I can forgive slightly pricier bar items. The atmosphere at this place was killer. The entire scene seems more befitting to a beach bar and the view of the river was about as lovely as the Ohio by Huntington gets.

I'm not sure exactly what the event was--if it was a dance party, it may have failed, but I am completely okay with that. Dancing is overrated anyway. The little crowd that was there seemed to be composed of some pretty easy going folks.

Holderby's Landing is a great little escape from the wild, college-fueled, drink-til-you-dance, dance-til-you-get-sick clubs that pack Huntington.

Don't forget the Angie Fletcher band is set to play the Landing Saturday night, which you can read about a few posts down.

My only complaint? Glad you asked. The boat makes it feel like a beach bar. The decor makes it feel like a beach bar. The chilled out crowd makes it feel like a beach bar. However, no disrespect to de la Rocha and crew, but I am not sure how well the Rage Against the Machine tunes filling the air at the bar matched the rest of the scene.

On second thought, I love Rage Against the Machine and Jimmy Buffet may have just been too cheesy--maybe. Either way, I am going to take the problem of missing this little gem and turn it into an excuse to hit the night scene a little more heavily, so drop me an e-mail and let me know what else I am missing out on!