And now for their next trick: transforming the old and busted PHX Nightclub next door into a new nightclub and music venue called The Monarch Theatre.
Within the past few weeks, the triumvirate of Salaz, Senbad, Madrigal (who run Bar Smith and collectively make up the Solstice Management Group) began leasing the property that formerly housed the now-defunct hip-hop club, which is immediately adjacent to Bar Smith. And they've got some big plans for the place.
"It's primarily going to be as an electronic music venue," Salaz says. "Our hopes are to pick up larger electronic music acts and DJs that will bring in a crowd that Bar Smith couldn't handle."
