Posts Tagged ‘disco music’
THE TRILOGY Acts 5 & 8: NYC: LOUIE VEGA, DEON COLE & KENNY DOPE
July 11, 2023
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LOUIE VEGA, DEON COLE, & KENNY DOPE 10.06.23 Pt. I
June 23, 20231600
Music. Is the reason for this journey. An expedition meandering through space and time. Arriving. At the V. Where 54th Street veers from Flushing Avenue. In Maspeth. A working class community located somewhere in the borough of Queens. That is New York City. Where a brick and motor mammoth slumps with two erected smoke stacks. That eyes you. Only if in your imagination. That beckons you to enter its ingress. Crushing gravel beneath your soles. As your bag is checked. Electronic ticket is scanned. And your wrist is branded white with red dots. Enjoy! Security smiles. All before you kick more rocks. Past the food truck. Across from the lonely picnic tables. There you eye the expanse. A massive slab of concrete sloped downward towards a music stage. State of the art light rigs. Hanging sound gear. Fog machines. Where twenty early birds dance in seventy-seven degree heat underneath scattered cirrus levitating across the oceanic azul.
LOUIE VEGA, DEON COLE, & KENNY DOPE 06.06.23 Pt: II
June 20, 20232100
Darkness has crept up to slowly reveal its face. Black. Devoid of light. That traces around and about the atmosphere. Invisible. Upward, the stars keep watch over night. Night’s all seeing eye, the moon is lucent, keeps watch over the people, the party, the property. (more…)
DAVID MORALES 25.11.22
December 2, 2022Helluva Surprises and WTFs!
At 4:05 am, stepping onto Florida Avenue, seen are flashing lights and heard are sirens slashing the chilly air. Police cars, first responders, and emergency vehicles barricade the road. Bystanders stare from street corners. Finger-pointers stand down 7th Avenue. Whatever happened doesn’t look good at all. (more…)
A PARK PARTY & BLOCK PARTY Pt 1
June 5, 2022A Wet Dream, A Prescription, A Block Party Part 1
15.05.22
Indigenous House
Years ago, forefather Tony Humphries told the press, Baltimore house music was underrated. The legend then went on to compare if the music coming out of Baltimore came out of NYC, the Baltimore sound would be more highly regarded. Years later, this sentiment rings true. Just look around.
A PARK PARTY & BLOCK PARTY Pt II
May 28, 2022A Wet Dream, A Prescription, A Block Party Part II
15.05.22
Indigenous House Interlude
Someone give Tori Cooper her flowers. Give em’ to her now. Who better to serenade the annual honorable individual of Indigenous House than Candy J? She is Sweet Pu$$y Pauline to you. The original Queen B is in the house. Talking. Her raspy “Oooohhh” and “Chyle” with that Detroit drawl, is instantly recognizable. Talk about the who’s who of house music. Legends are everywhere at the park. (more…)
LOUIE VEGA 20.11.21 PARTY I
November 25, 2021PARTY I
THE TOURISTS
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“LOUIE VEGA COME ON!” Yells an overzealous Vega fan holding a vinyl record.
“LOUIE. I WANNA HEAR SOME OF THAT HAL-LE-LUJIAH!” He sings.
“LOUIE PLAY THAT BLACK MUSIC.” He continues. “Then watch all these kids leave the room.” (more…)
THE ATL ALLSTARS X DANNY KRIVIT 05.11.21
November 11, 2021THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Late night, the temperature reads a chilly 43-degrees, up in these streets, at the intersection of Ivan Allen Junior Blvd and Marietta. The soul awakens. From muffled thumps of bass heard in the distance. The hypnotic groove guides the body ever so closer to the pulsating nucleus. A black building. Covered windows. Littered with paper flyers. Destination affirmed. The pearly whites appear on the doorman’s smile. ID? Check. Ticket? Scanned. Proof of vax? Test? Or mask? Yeah. This is going to be one of those nights. Sweaty. Dirty. Nasty. Just #discoandhousemusicexcellence to purview. (more…)
THOMMY DAVIS 16.05.01 PART 1
June 1, 2021Thommy “Turn It Out” Davis
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His shirtless majesty showcasing chiseled pectorals is in beast mode. Playing heavy four-count thumps that erupts from giant black cabinets. And dancing in front of those speakers will cause hearing loss for days to come. “You’ve waited all week to dance,” proclaims a diva loudly rapping over a beat that slaps. Standing on the pavilion’s ledge is one man who leans into the ear of another and speaks, “More like [we waited] a year.”
KING LOUIE VEGA 16.05.01 PART II
May 30, 2021All Hail, the King.
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Interlude
The music comes to a silence. There is an interlude of talking into a microphone from the founder of Indigenous House and the master of ceremonies. Yasss chyle! Most people are aware that Indigenous House is LGBTQIA affiliated, sadly most people are unaware the event is not called house music in the park. More words are spoken about acceptance and monetary donations. But more entertaining is reading the statement tees over here and over there, the best reads: “The dance floor is my happy place.”