Clubs From Your Computer?

The final club scene not diverse enough for you? MIT frats too immature? Maybe it’s time to swagger your sophisticated self to a real club. But before you make the famed 11-minute T ride into Boston, you call up a member of your entourage who’s already on the scene to see if the club’s popping.

But just as you’re about to board your pimp ship to Park Street, you stop mid-step and realize—you don’t have anyone to text. You don’t go to clubs. You don’t even go into Boston. Enter InstantNightlife.com.

Launched in February, the Web site provides real-time updates on eight Boston-area clubs. Kayvan Zainabadi, the founder of InstantNightlife who received his Ph.D. in biology from MIT in 2009, said he’s been frequenting clubs in L.A. and Boston since he was 19.

On a recent night out, he recognized a need for unbiased, up-to-date communication about the status of clubs. So two months ago he started a Web site to provide weekend updates of eight “eclectic” Boston clubs meant to attract an “eclectic” group of 21+ users.

“Who doesn’t want to know how long the line is? Who doesn’t want to know how packed the club is? Who doesn’t want to know what the girl/guy ratio is like? What music is playing right now?” said Zainabadi.

InstantNightlife sends paid employees to each club to ensure “reliable, unbiased, and accurate information,” he said. “It’s kind of like you calling your friend who’s already inside.”

Zainabadi doesn't plan on stopping there. He said that he's working on expanding the text messaging component of their service and, within the next few weeks, even releasing an iPhone app. So if your entourage doesn't pick up, don't worry—you'll always have InstantNightlife to text.

Image courtesy of Kayvan Zainabadi.