Happy 6th birthday, Red Door!
It’s hard to believe, but the Red Door is officially 6 years old. They’re holding a big birthday celebration this Thursday night, featuring Dave Ralph, Lord Bass and Ryan Obermiller, some familiar faces at the RD in recent years.
I don’t get to the Red Door all that much (my aversion to cover charges and paying more than $4 for a beer tends to get in the way), but the 6-year anniversary got me thinking about how lucky we are to have a place like Red Door in Portsmouth.
It’s one of the few places — if not the only place — in town where you can consistently see live DJ music, and more importantly, hip hop artists. I still remember the time The Beer Drinker and I wandered in there on a weeknight last winter (yes, I even paid the cover charge) and caught what appeared to be some sort of rap-off, with various MCs who didn’t appear to be part of the same group swapping the mic back and forth. It was a pretty amazing display, the type of thing you don’t expect to see in New Hampshire.
Anyway, kudos to Cresta and Jay for keeping the place hoppin’ for 6 years.
By the way, the birthday party is just one event in what promises to be a busy week at the Red Door. Tonight (Monday), they’re hosting a costume bash to benefit the Portsmouth Halloween Parade (perhaps you’ve heard of it), and a week from tonight, on Monday, Nov. 2, Jay himself will be spinning the tunes.
Check it out. ‘Cuz Mr. X said so.
I had a great $8 peaches and cream martini there on Monday. I’m usually not one for the foo-foo drinks but it was delicious. I thought $8 was a good price too.
Hey, cool photo of those stairs. Just like I remembered, but without the blurry vision.