all (beautiful) photos: Lexie Moreland
all (fumbling) words: Svetlana
Frankly, I don't remember the last time I ventured out on a Friday.
Say what you will, but people, FRIDAYS ARE HARD.
You just worked a whole week, you went out on Wednesday and maybe Thursday, you got a little tipsy at some office happy hour and then you're supposed to go home, get your rager face on and go rage? NO.
You go home, you fall in love with your extra-long couch all over again and realize that you have a TV full of things you missed and a book that is waiting for you and maybe, hopefully, someone to share your couch with, and you stay in. Maybe you send out some texts around in hopes of motivating yourself, but eventually, the late 20s that you are in overcome, you realize you have nothing to prove (I mean, you already have a blog and everything, right?) and you decide to save your party for Saturday, when you'll look less like a zombie and feel more like the social butterfly you deserve to be.
It is just how it goes.
HAVING SAID THAT, I totally (wo)manned up and did the rounds on Friday. I wore a shirt that required a safety pin to keep it from being really scandalous. I took a cab to RNR hotel, saw some women play some wonderful music, cried a little into my vodka soda and then hitched a ride to Velvet Lounge where Velodrome was celebrating a year of parties that make you dance to DJs and bands alike. We really like Velodrome here at BYT. We went with them from Selam to Civilian Art Projects to Velvet and enjoyed every step. Mostly. Ed and Scott know what they're doing, the kids that attend are all bushy tailed and bright eyed and Velvet Lounge is just plain great. Greatest even.
For the anniversary, they brought out the big guns, Velodrome wise, the crowd pleasers, and, let me happily and proudly say, nepotism be damned, BYT contributor heavy bands. FFFever took the stage all sunglassed up, with Justin looking more and more like the coolest Muppet you've ever seen (this is a compliment! a big one!), Alex slow/fast dancing with the microphone stand like its a living, breathing thing, and Aaron essentially being the male equivalent of those Robert Palmer girls: perma pout, all business, all the time, hardcore. They even used keyboards a litte. There was some embarrassingly drunk double date action in the front (who were those people, people?) but the kids danced and when Lexie snuck up on me and said: I have a camera in my backpack, I almost hugged her so happy I was we were going to get photos of the fun.
Brock danced too.
Its always awesome to see Brock dance.
I had to leave 2 Lode Runner songs in (I had to be somewhere at 10 am, OK?) but they always make me happy when I see them, so I am sure they would have made me very happy this time around too. Plus, it was kind of a full circle deal because Lode runner played the FIRST VELODROME and now it played the 12th one too.
Plus, there were balloons and lots of screaming girls that danced and giggled in ways you dance and giggle when you (maybe not so secretly) want to be noticed and True Womanhood boys wearing hoodies and The Laughing Man men wearing hats, and Andrew Bucket and other things that make birthdays worth celebrating. It was good. Lets all look forward to more.
Previously in Live DC:
- 5/25: LiveDC: Simian Mobile Disco DJ Set @ U Hall
- 5/25: LiveDC: The Polyphonic Spree @ Sixth & I
- 5/24: LiveDC: The Adicts @ RNR Hotel
- 5/24: LiveDC: The Donkeys @ Black Cat
- 5/23: LiveDC: The Barr Brothers w/ Kishi Bashi @ The Hamilton
- 5/23: LiveDC: Damien Jurado @ Black Cat
- 5/23: Report: Soundbites 2012
- 5/22: LiveDC: Spirit Animal @ Red Palace
- 5/22: LiveDC: Astra Via @ Black Cat
- 5/22: LiveDC: Father John Misty @ Rock & Roll Hotel
God loves a cheerful giver.
It was a night to remember. There was cake.
sorry I missed this, I don't even remember the last time I caught a show at Velvet.
When Lexie says "I have a camera in my backpack" I know it is going to bring back the goods. Some things you never stop missing...
Looks like a killer night.
god i can relate to that statement about your late 20s.
I cannot confirm or deny the use of hats in the laughing man's wardrobe that night
When the white balance customization fails you, go grayscale!
Actually I had the ISO way up because it was really dark,
and in turn the photos were kind of gritty,
so I thought grayscale would look fun, especially juxtaposed with the reddish crowd shots.
But the color versions of the band shots are quite alright.
Thanks for looking
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