I've always thought a Caberet, in the Detroit tense, was an all night party at a rental hall that doesnt have a license to sell liquor, so they get around this by other means. Usually charging a huge cover and "giving away" the booze or having patrons "B.Y.O.B" (bring your own bottle). It was a given that everyone would be extremely dressed up for these events. The term "ghettofabulous" comes to mind :^)
sean Fred Heutte wrote: > I'll let the Detroiters set it straight, but as I understand it, > cabarets evolved out of speakeasies after Prohibition. When alcohol was > legalized again, they went legit but kept up the jazz band tradition that > had grown up in that environment. As the decades have gone on, > eventually DJs supplemented the bands. I gather a cabaret these days > *could* mean a strip club, but not exclusively. > > http://detnews.com/2001/entertainment/0109/30/c01-304935.htm > http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/detjazz/Stompin.html > http://www.lilytomlin.com/reviews/time_mag_1977.htm > http://www.submerge.com/electrofunkjoinssubmerge.htm > > By the way, nightclub laws are often known as "cabaret laws," and not > just in Detroit: > > http://www.mml.org/pdf/detadul.pdf > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
