Though its time on the Dallas nightlife scene was short, it was well-known for its hospitality, innovative approach and popularity among celebrities. Housed on the developing Greenville Avenue, the venue drew in hundreds every night with its ability to reinvent itself in music and aesthetics, taking inspiration from visual art and pop culture.
The Red Jacket was founded in by John Kenyon, a dedicated clubs and bar owner well acquainted with Dallas nightlife. Later, he received praise from the Fort Worth Star Telegram for the "atmospheric evocations" and "retro fantasies" for his efforts. Once open, the Red Jacket was as interesting and complex as its visitors.
Many musicians -- including Prince, a young Erykah Badu, David Bryne and Paul Oakenfold -- made appearances on the Jacket's stage, further cementing the venue as more than just a dance club. The venue's later accomplishments as a music venue included pioneering the city's first swing night and a well-orchestrated '80s retro night termed the "Red Square Retro" in conjunction with KDGE The Edge.
Over time, the club became a haven for many EDM, funk and disco acts, often dedicating several nights a week to showcasing new and popular music from the genres. We touched all demographics. Anyone from Quentin Tarantino to Prince Albert of Monaco could be expected to stop by, and often did -- partly due to the club's rapid-fire reinventions of itself.
Its collaborators often drew inspiration from themes like old s action mysteries, psychedelia, and 80s pop music, and could feature anything from walls covered in blue velvet to lime-green go-go cages.
Every night brought about "[new] music concepts, decorations, and staff uniforms," Alvarez remembers. From the bartenders, barbacks, doormen, DJs, go-go dancers -- the Jacket was a well-oiled machine, where all the staff members knew their role.
The same sense of teamwork is evident among the reunion's coordinators: although some volunteers are Red Jacket fans, most are its former staff. Over a decade later, the Jacket's biggest fans still keep in touch and speak fondly about their work at the beloved club.
We all experienced something together that will never be duplicated in Dallas again. Kenyon describes the reunion as nothing short of amazing. Been back a couple times already for more stuff.
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Red Jacket Nightclub hosted an event that I was invited to this past weekend in Dallas. I was visiting for the first time ever in Dallas from Las Vegas and needed a true turn up kind of spot. To be fair though I mean it isn't a fair thing to compare to a huge Las Vegas nightclub but it did the job! I had a very good time with my friends and I really loved how nice the bartenders and other staff members were.
Went here at the spare of the moment due to friends who live in town referring us there. There is no dress code apparently and drink and smoke whatever you want clearly ughhh!
I had a drink in a huge glass but im not a drinker so i wont comment on the taste of it.
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