From Ralph...

Wednesday, March 26. Laga, 12:10-1:15. $2 cover.

Laga was /great/ for a goth or goth-watcher tonight. I had a wonderful time. Everything was good. This might quite possibly be the long-sought Place That Doesn't Suck.

The dance floor is pretty large--not as large as Metropol's, but certainly larger than most of the other dance floors I've seen in Pittsburgh. Certainly, I estimated 50 people on the dance floor at one time, without particular crowding.

The music was very good. Lots of moody goth music with an techo/industrial edge. The DJ did a good job of segueing between songs and adjusting the pace smoothly, and a good job of matching the music to the mood of the crowd.

The population density was very good. There were a lot of people present, but there was no significant crowding on the dance floor. I certainly had no trouble doing my most extravagant moves, and no trouble with being alone on the dance floor.

The eye-candy was *wonderful*. Of course, I like looking at Beautiful People in Black (to use David Rochberg's phrase), and I look at women more than men, but I found this place a real feast for the eyes. There were lots of great-looking people there, more than I could manage to flirt with. I recognized several of the good-looking people from past visits to Indotech at Metropol.

*And* the lighting was good enough that you could see and appreciate the eye-candy.

I didn't even look at my watch until I'd been dancing for more than an hour. This is a sign of a very good time.

Other notes: there is a well-lit area in one corner with comfortable chairs where you can sit and talk (I presume; I didn't try it myself to see how easy it is to hold a conversation there, but I saw other people doing so.) This, if true, is a good thing.

You need not be 21 to get into the club; there is one section (called "The Cage") that's over-21 only. I've heard a report that it's infested by teenage ravers on Friday nights--I'll check this out personally, though, since it would be nice to find a good place to go on weekends.