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THE JOCKEY CLUB: FLYERS & PHOTOS FROM THE HARDCORE SCENE
8 years ago
The Jockey Club in Newport Kentucky was really one of the best punk clubs in the entire midwest. Freaks regularly came from mid-Ohio, Kentucky, & Indiana to catch a glimpse of their favorite touring bands. It was the foundation of the Cincinnati hardcore scene; and if you ever went there in the 80s, your life was changed forever. You were no longer one of “them”. You were officially punk. [...]

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SOFAR SOUNDS: BROOKLYN
10 years ago
Sofar Sounds is a really cool idea. The basic premise is this: Curated live music in a very intimate setting. And by intimate, I mean someone’s living room. Or loft apartment. Or small cafe. Or office space. It started in London in 2009. Now they do this all over the world in over 100 cities. For free. Events are invite only and BYOB. All you have to do is sign up on their website, and they le[...]

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SUFJAN STEVENS' RODEO ROUND UP
10 years ago
I was kinda late to the whole Sufjan Stevens thing. I walked in on him playing the Sevens Swans LP from beginning to end at my first ATP festival 5 or 6 years ago, and I was blown away. I bought the album on vinyl right after the show and have been a fan ever since. His records are pretty hit or miss for me, but when they hit… man, do they hit. Case in point, the song Djohariah, which somehow [...]

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NIGHT OUT WITH RICHARD HELL
10 years ago
Richard Hell is about half way through his Symphony Space curation series NIGHT OUT WITH RICHARD HELL. I’ve attended all of them, and it’s really been fantastic thus far. LYDIA LOVELESS He kicked off the series with Lydia Loveless, a 23 yr old alternative country singer from Columbus, Ohio. - dubbed “alternative” due to the way she fuses honky tonk and classic country with punk rock. Richard[...]

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ADVICE FROM AN OLD DJ: FUNDAMENTALS
10 years ago
THE EQUIPMENT Know your craft. Every DJ on planet earth should be able to hook up mixers, turntables, laptops, controllers, monitors, FX boxes, etc. It ain't rocket science. It is simply a left and a right channel. A monkey can do it, and so can you. This way, when something goes wrong, and the entire room is booing you, you aren't relying on the club soundman who, 9 times outta 10, is nowhere [...]

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ADVICE FROM AN OLD DJ: WORKING A ROOM
10 years ago
aka IT'S ABOUT THEM, NOT YOU. These are some basic suggestions for how to work a crowd. There are no absolute rules, but these have worked well for me over the years. Most will seem obvious, but every time you've heard a lousy DJ, chances are he wasn't paying attention to fundamental shit like this. PLAY FOR THE WOMEN As a rule, always play for the WOMEN in the crowd. If women are happy and[...]