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Interview by Staci Morgan ~ photos courtesy of The Cherry Fund ~ There is no shortage of great DJs in Washington, DC. Mirroring the rest of the country, it seems everybody wants to be a DJ, with vinyl even making a comeback at mainstream record shops across the country. But before the onslaught of “wannabe DJs”, there were patient DJs, addicted to vinyl and the art of making music their own creation. Even with the guidance of a legend, and a collection of original tracks, a DJ needs a break—a moment to catch people’s attention and bring him from the easily obscure in to the light of “the next big thing”. For Alex Cohen, it was a Sunday night this past March. Spinning for Cherry 9’s Host Party at Dream. It would become an impromptu coming out party for one of Washington, DC’s best kept secrets. As a regular club girl, I pride myself on knowing the scene fairly well, so I was befuddled that there was this amazing local DJ operating pretty much under radar. And as Alex prepares to hea...

Valencia & Ibiza ~ Story by Michael Bradshaw ~ Photos courtesy of wGuides.com ~ In the Mediterranean expanse of Eastern Iberia lays Valencia--the crown jewel of the Valencian province and the third largest population in Spain. Among rows of cypress trees and rumbling streets, the Valencian people dart through one of the most complicated and chaotic urban centers in Europe. The Velencian people are, by nature, genuinely kind however very much in tune with their urban roots. Graffiti covers every surface including the foundations of cathedrals and national monuments. Italo-disco thumps from egg-like cars packed with young people who constantly seek the stimulation of drugs and discotheques. Sex is very much a commodity here. Recently I witnessed a back-seat tumble which took place not only in the middle of the day, but in the middle of a busy intersection as well. It is obvious the people of Valencia learn and desire sex, drugs, music and life in the discotheque, at a very youn...

Chaos Theory v2.0 ~ story & photos  Photos courtesty of RichardHumpty Vission.com, NigelRichards.com, Freaky Flow by Mark Bartkiw, all others by todd dx/dt=delta*(y-x) dy/dt=r*x-y-x*z dz/dt=x*y-b*z The dictionary definition of chaos is turmoil, turbulence, primordial abyss, and undesired randomness, but scientists will tell you that chaos is something extremely sensitive to initial conditions. Chaos also refers to the question of whether or not it is possible to make good long-term predictions about how a system will act. A chaotic system can actually develop in a way that appears very smooth and ordered. "Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?" -Richard P. Feynman That is exactly what is going to happen on June 12th at the Uptown Theater. The conditions are below. What do YOU think is going to happen next? This month's spotlight party for the Central MidWest is Chaos Theory v2.0 : The A...

Story by BPositive ~ Photos by todd ~ Like most medium sized cities in the central Midwest, Kansas City has struggled to keep its masses entertained after the sun goes down. If your pleasure is toasting your friends over a cold one, catching the latest feature at the movies or reliving the touchdown pass that won the latest Chiefs game, Kansas City has always had plenty of choices. But, for those who have desired a place to let their hair down on the dance floor and/or listen to some cutting edge music, the choices have traditionally been decidedly limited. Having sampled the night life in quite of few of the cities on our fair continent, I have often contemplated what allows dance music formats to be successful in some cities, but not others. And, in particular, why have promoter after promoter and club after club "crapped out" in Kansas City, MO? Bar and club owners across the city, and indeed, across the Midwest, have tried “electronic music nights” only to have most...

with Derrick Carter ~ Story by BPositive ~ Photos by todd ~ Deep Connection’s club night Frisky, which now takes place every Friday night at Kabal Restaurant & Nightclub, in the River Market of downtown Kansas City, just keeps getting better and better. DeepFix Records has invested years and thousands of their own dollars to cultivate and educate a clientele of House music enthusiasts as well as relationships with some of the US’s best DJs. A symbiotic relationship with the owners/managers of Kabal has been supportive even on less attended nights, allowing the clientele to gradually build and become musically educated enough to support one of the best weekly DJ nights in the central Midwest. Kabal has invested heavily in its sound system and ventilation system. Consequently, the music nearly intoxicates you when you are close to the speakers. When the music sounds that good, it is free to thrill patrons in ways they’ve never imagined. The extra fans and blasting AC ensure that ...