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Right before cutting out to New Orleans, I stopped in for a couple friends' graduation ceremony and Sherri snapped this shot of me with the newly graduated! Congratulations and good luck to all of this year's graduates wherever your path leads you! This month's path lead me to New Orleans for this month's cover story and photo! The trip was exhausting, but I had a really great time, as well as taking a moment to witness the devastation of my "home away from home". Words and photos can't compare to the reality of the situation. Once I finally get a chance to review all of my footage from down there, I'll be posting it up to my portfolio web-site-in-progress next week sometime. Where words failed me though, Sherri picked up the torch and made a contribution this month, with "Bottom of the 9th Ward." Be sure to check it out! Here on phocas, everyone has provided some amazing coverage from all over the country and we have more planned ...

june 2006 editor note psychadelic pimp-daddy land above & beyond fire bottom of the 9th get made kraak & smaak boogie angst crosstown rebels get lost sonar on decks brent crampton june 2006 house reviews solaris june 2006 techno reviews event photos jun.06

Flyers for events photographed in May 2006 appear below. A link to the associated photo album appears beneath that. 05.02.2006 PHATuesdays featuring B*U*S*H with residents DJoe, Fool, and phocas Balanca's Kansas City, MO 05.05.2006 The Dirt Sanchez Mustache & Sombrero Party featuring Contorl Freeks & Jack & Jill Grand Emporium Kansas City, MO photos by jen 05.05.2006 Propaganda featuring Brent Scholz, Paul DeMatteo, Mike Dileo Jilly's on Broadway Kansas City, MO photos by shaun 05.06.2006 Viva la Fiesta 3 featuring Brent Scholz Westport Square Parking Lot Kansas City, MO 05.06.2006 B&W Disco featuring Mark Farina, Trevor Matthews, Ion Dante's St Louis, MO photos by brian 05.07.2006 The Official After Party (Mark Farina) featuring Noah 111, Aarus, Voodoo Groove unknown location St Louis, MO photos by brian 05.07.2006 It's ...

Summer is right around the corner and its time for my harder picks for the season. Festival and parties are gonna need some of the hottest new tracks to power prime time. Give these a spin and know that you will be responsible for many undulating bodies on the dance floor. Brownsville Station - Interflow - KYR Records Dark psychotic pulsations drive home an eerie groove that lifts into an atmospheric breakdown and then builds right back into a mad driving tech terror. Put this one in your pipe and smoke it. F-16 (Original Mix) - Simon Patterson - 2 Play Records Your mission plan includes delivering records of mass destruction to targeted dancefloors everywhere. With this vinyl payload you will be destroying the kiddies with eardrum piercing acid synthlines and bunker busting beats. Drop this smart bomb and head back to bass. Stargazing (Sebastian Brandts Funky Business Mix) - Selu Vibra - Somatic Sense Recordings Do you ever feel like beating up something small cute and furry?...

Techno DJ and Producer Solaris is back again pushing the sounds to those in the world that need it most. These are some of his favorite tracks that have pushed their way into his mind this month. Always looking for a way to expand your horizons, in the techno world, check out these tracks and reviews. Seen The Future – Dave the Drummer – SP Groove Something very different from The Drummer this time. A great club mix if I ever heard one. Nice tag line with the rhythm only a true head would love. This makes me think of the old days of techno once again. Alliance V – The Anxious vs. Bas Mooy – Audio Assault Anxious wasn’t so this time. He took his time and made a monster. This thing will have the floor jackin and people quaking in their former skin. I am telling you to watch out if you unleash this beast its effects will hit you faster than dumping a gallon of that axe shite all over you. Mouseville Theme – Cirez D - Mouseville This has got bite more so than barq’s dog. Keeps u...