Music Nov 11, 1999 at 4:00 am
Brian Lyons -- House (Sundays @ Re-bar, Saturdays @ Last Supper Club) Since he's the in-the-know proprietor of one of our city's best record stores (Beats International), Lyons tends to spin the best and brightest of what's out on vinyl right now. House is his first love, but he's not afraid to venture into other territories as well. Get a taste Saturdays at Last Supper Club and at his own night, Sundays at Re-bar (a.k.a. Flammable), $5.
Donald Glaude -- Breaks, House (Variable) While Seattle has plenty of longtime DJs, it's Donald who's gained quite the name for himself on the national rave circuit. His enthusiastic sets and penchant for hootin', hollerin', and shakin' his booty behind the tables surely contributes to his notoriety. He's booked for one-offs every time you turn around. Check your local rave-flyer source for details.
Eva -- Drum 'n' Bass (Thursdays @ ARO.space) She may be tiny, but upon listening to Eva deftly maneuver the needle from one hard jungle record to the next, you'll agree that girlfriend is one tough bitch. Uh huh, she's dope. Catch her Thursdays at ARO.space (a.k.a. Pressure) along with fellow junglist, James, $8.
Nasir -- Downtempo, House, Drum 'n' Bass (Fridays @ ARO.space) Thanks to Nasir, this city's mission to shirk its reputation as an all-rock, all-the-time town is well under way. Along with his Sweet Mother label and music collective of the same name, Nasir's doing more than his fair share of dance music PR here in Seattle. Oh, and he's a favorite wax master as well. Catch him at ARO.space on Fridays (a.k.a. Digitales).
Riz -- Eclectic (Fridays @ Back Door Ultra Lounge) "I don't have a genre-of-choice," Riz declares. "I'm flexible -- what I play is usually based on where I am at the time." For instance, Riz has been known to play everything from Brazilian music to "intelligent" drum 'n' bass to ska-house in the course of a single week. Now that Seattle's favorite DJ is no longer at Re-bar, you can catch him on-air: KCMU 90.3 FM (7 pm-1 am Wednesdays); on the station's electronic music specialty show, Expansions (Saturdays from 9-11 pm and Sundays from 8-10 pm), or Fridays at the Backdoor Lounge, $5.
Tamara -- Drum 'n' Bass, Eclectic (Fridays @ Art Bar)Outside of her signature drum 'n' bass, Tamara plays, in her own words, "all sorts of downtempo, weird, intelligent stuff. I'm also really into minimal techno right now." Don't go pigeonholin' this girl! You can catch Ms. Eclectic Fridays at the Art Bar (a.k.a. Organic). She says, "Last Friday was amazing! It just keeps getting better and better. We all get drunk together and have a good time." Can't beat that.
Wesley Holmes -- House (Saturdays @ ARO.space, Wednesdays @ Last Supper Club, and weekend late-nights @ Superhighway) One way to judge a DJ is by whether or not you can leave the dance floor when he or she is on the decks. Each weekend, Wesley challenges audiences to resist his charming, bouncy house mixes. As the packed dance floors that accompany all of his sets will attest, the man's a damn good DJ. If you can snag a spot, check him out every Saturday at ARO.space ($7).
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Superunknown
The Urban Archipelago
Eating Beef Jerky at the Bodies Exhibit
SPD's Million-Dollar Parking Space
How Writing for The Stranger Made Me Blacker
The Killer That Haunted My Adolescence