There have been a shit ton of monster parties this year. Will Eastman's godzilla (Haha. Monster. Get it?) BlissPop series at the 930 Club, damn near suffocating to def at any of the Nouveau Riche parties, them LODA bangers in Silver Spring and parties at the Black Cat (now with new and improved LAPD-style beatdowns courtesy of their gestapo security), for example. But the best and maybe even largest parties IMO have been ones like the affairs at Gold Leaf, the WMC Wrap Up and our more or less nuclear BYT relaunch; near-all-nighters in alternative venues that were just as organized and secure as any big show at 930. Increasingly, these alt-venue joints are made possible thanks to all the sponsorfarian cream that's been flowing from octopi like Scion, who desperately want in on the all important broke-20 something-gangsta emo market. Kind of reminds me of what that wee gravelly-voiced man's talk about "irrational exhuberance". Does it make sense? Not really. But it pays the price and keeps the mic-sound nice.
Young Mr. Furly 2.0 Chris Burns, the James Brown of DC disc jockies -- along with a bunch of other folks who should make themselves known and take a fucking bow -- managed to hook up a tiny giant of a party last friday night at the Trinidad & Tobago Association, just a hop, a duck down, and a skip away form the Georgia Avenue-Petworth metro. This was partially the manifestation of all the "why, there oughta be a ..." buzz about a Club Red reunion (sadly, not as satanic as it sounds) that's been going on for some time this year. Just as soon as it was finally put together, the party immediately got stress-tested with a last minute change of venue. It survived and you only need to read here and here to get a sense of how well it went. Mr. Sam Burns (solid sunday nights at Red) and Mr. Doug Smith (alternation Saturday nights either by himself or his live music/dj combo 95 North) were in the house upstairs. The Rip Off's Scotbot and Houston were followed by All Good Funk Alliance's Rusty B operated in the parlour downstairs. The per capita dj count was in fact kind of ridonculous. Here moo, there moo, everywhere moo moo .... All in all, a gold star all-inclusive event with gangs of familiar faces. We can all get along. What didn't turn out so well was my abillity to freely shoot the wickedly skilled dancers as they went off-chain. But I hear tell this'll be a monthly, so I'll have to be back with my Henry Kissinger activated and do better.
Look at me!
Look at my neice!
Haha. Ok. I'm out.
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God loves a cheerful giver.
nice foreigner 4 reference...
that picture of mick and grace is hilarious.
Wait'll you see my Foreigner belt buckle
I'm given ya'll 'The Shocker'
Deadcenter, this shit was the heat! [no pun intended]
i will buy a rush 2112 belt buckle to trump you.
well, I was making a clever Aqua Teen Hunger Force reference but, sure, Rush kicks Foreigner's ass most of the time.
damnit, carl! i missed the ATHF reference.
Just to clarify... Everybody Loves Music were the event promoters that put this together and worked with Chris Burns on the venue he came through with at the last second. Big ups to Chris for coming through on Trinidad and Tobago and helping with promo.. It was def a joint effort. You also left out two other DJs that played including one who has major record releases that are coming up. All good though.....
BIGGUP ELM & C. BURNS FOR THIS FUCKIN BADASS PARTY!!!
we need more events like the ones ELM throws in DC.
ps - you can see the crazy oozing out of alex's eyes in that pic of him and jen - hehehe
Crazy is as Crazy does, that's what Crazy always told me.
i loved every sweaty minute of that party. great to see all the old heads and red dancers. Big respect to Joe and Everybody Loves Music for hustling - there were actually 2 venue changes!
I remember when the ELM kids started planning this bash back in june, they said it was gonna be the heat! and it far exceeded my expectaions!
ELM really outdid themselves with this one!
no mention of elm at all in the article, tisk tisk
Oh for the love of god...
that's what the comments are for. you know, corrections and big-ups that I missed.
you people ....
No worries..... just a little funny that you left out the crew that oh, I dunno... booked the whole lineup, provided the additional 10Gs worth of sound equipment, setup all decor, printed flyers, designed flyers, and did promo for 2 months.
;-)
since it seems to be Criticize Fitsum Day here on byt ---> hey Fitsum, your title of the Hometown Heroes photo set on Flickr has the wrong date: it's 8/15/2008 not 8/15/2007.
wow, I usually catch those date errors. ust've been a late smoky night
oh and fitsum, your shots sucked. Did I get that comment in on Criticize Fitsum Day or not?
Wish I could have been there you fools!!
well, it was bound to come out sooner or later. thanks for blowing up my spot Marty.
Today is now Lesson-Learned Fitsum Day!
Repent you mistakes and eat a Friendly Deli Grilled Turkey Sub with Honey Mustard!
Joe, you did what Fitsum asked... and I quote "...along with a bunch of other folks who should make themselves known and take a fucking bow."
GO-GO ELM TGIF AGFA FU LOL, BRB!
i have to say...dude in the picture in the how many djs section, second down in the very right hand colum [plad shirt)
STANK
tak a shower doggg. dis a party not a dumpster
HE A HIPPY I THINK. RESPECT%
@Fer
Slim, you sound ass-hurt. Did he sleep with your woman or something?
@Fer: did you realize it was humid as f*ck and 100+ degrees in the Trinidad & Tobago Association?? your lame ass would've been sweaty, too
damn comments.