July 10, 2005
Everyone looks better in the dark
Last night's Bluestate was unusual in many respects. First of all, attendance was sparse until about 12:30 and the dancing didn't pick up until the end, so much so that when Kyle stopped playing songs, a good two dozen or so people stood on the dance floor waiting for the music to continue. To be fair, we were booted at 2 on the dot, about a half-hour earlier than usual. Still, the last set is almost always quiet, an opportunity for the drink-comped DJs to tear it up when nobody is looking.
Speaking of nobody looking, right before or after Mr. and Mrs. Dceiver left for the night, and after most of the rest of DCist called it quits, N.M. leaned on something and nearly all of the lights went out. She scrambled to see what got unplugged and then ran to get someone from the Black Cat staff to undo the mess she thought she caused. Meanwhile, a cheer rose up from the dancefloor and everyone started tearing it up, or at least I think so, since the only light outside the booth came from behind the bar and from some Christmas lights strung along the bottom of the stage.
The above photo is from a written request that arrived about 10 minutes after I played "Into the Groove" in an attempt to get the crowd, unusually taciturn during my first set, to get on the floor. Lure 'em in with something familiar and catchy, then get them to enjoy something unfamiliar, I thought. That's the way we usually try to do it -- a little bit of sugar makes the Les Savy Fav go down -- but the pop completely took over since it looked like everyone was having so much fun. Sure, the point of Bluestate was to play music we like but don't hear at clubs, but when the people want Michael Jackson, let them have it.
In the end, it turned out that a fuse blew and N.M. didn't break anything, but pulling the plug at the next gig is a distinct possiblility, given the fun we had.
Posted by rj3 at July 10, 2005 11:20 AM
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