Unleash the House

The Leschi House loves to party. I don’t mean the residents of the house or the friends of the residents, tho, they DO love to party. I mean the House itself. The House at Leschi loves to party. We aren’t the first inhabitants to realize this fact. Before us, University residents brought the wildness of campus parties to the front porch. Our neighbors have told us about their rambunctious brew ha-ha’s that left pee stains on their fences and beer cans on roof tops. When they saw that 4 career-oriented musician/artists were taking up the Rent in the home, I think they were relieved. But we produce a different kind of party line.

Our finding the House was fate. After realizing that 4 of us needed a place to live at the same time, Mel Sky and I had searched north and south for the perfect pad. Exhausted, we found a few places that were tempting, but didn’t completely fit. A few days later, she and Fishlure set out again. They were excited to check out the new places, but decided they wouldn’t get too excited about the first one if it was good. However, the House, built in the early 1900's, had its own agenda, and once the girls stepped through the front door, it had already pulled them in.

Sixteen months later, the living room would be one of the most delightful dance floors in the city.

I guess I never really thought about the differences between a House party and a Club party. Tho, I did notice the few times where I had entered a club and felt like I was walking into someone’s home. Something about the vibration of the air, the softness of people’s smiles. The idea that even if they didn’t know you at that moment, by the end of the night they would. It’s few and far between that club nights are found like that in Seattle. And yet, I know that it’s an energy that promoters throughout the city are trying to achieve. We leap between liquor laws and strict permits, noise ordinances and neighbor’s complaints. They make it just so damn hard to have a party.

But the force of the Leschi House is hard to resist. It knows nothing of laws. It thrives on people’s conversations and countenance, joining citizens of different cultures to share thoughts on politics, love and art. And the arms of the home at Leschi are reaching further than this beautiful city, drawing artists from the city’s sister on the Bay, San Francisco.

I blame Robb Green.

He moved to the Bay area last year. But before he left, behind the decks on the dance floor of the Leschi Lounge, he named genre that is composed from the core Seattle's character. We call it, Punk Rock Disco. A fusion of rock and dance. What better blend to bring together a city that grew up on Grunge? It has woken up, stretched it’s arms, smoked a bowl, and knocked on our neighbor’s door. And the neighbor has come over to our house to play.

Early Saturday afternoon, I received a text message that I could hardly believe. DJ Garth, a San Franciso House music legend, was staying in town after his previous gig at Trinity Nightclub, and wanted to come to our 13 month-old afterparty to play. I texted back Ramiro, promter and DJ for Uniting Souls, ‘hell yes!’.

It is no coincidence that this happened on exactly the 6-year anniversary weekend of one of the most monumental organizations for House music in Seattle. Uniting Souls has been doing just that for six long years. They have consistently created the energy of a house party and implanted it into clubs throughout the city. Despite all the difficulties of business and bars, they have always been able to bring the love of the music called House into a room and made it thrive. And at 5 o’clock in the morning on Sunday, they were uniting souls in the House in Leschi. And DJ Garth was the glue.

I got pretty bitched out from our neighbor that morning. He and his (pregnant) wife were sleeping soundly on a Saturday night until they were awoken at 2am to the sounds of people walking to and fro a line of cars filling up our street and the next. We’ve reinforced the sound proofing of our windows. You can’t hear the thump of the bass from the street. And we try our best to keep people from talking on their way up the road, but we can only do so much. Those particular neighbors hadn’t complained until they recently cut the hedges in their front yard. I suspect they were wanting to improve their amazing view of Lake Washington & Mount Raineer, but (I) got an earful instead. He spoke with me early the next morning and encouraged us to ‘become part of the community’ if we want to stay in the area and ‘go back to Capital Hill’ if we want to party. I understood his position and listened intently. But all I could think about was, ‘DJ Garth is in my living room’.

And our fair neighbor has no understanding of the implications of this. He has no knowledge of the House music community or the force that the uniting of such an artistic community creates. They want social change and yet they vote time and again on things that keep those that consummate the change apart. I suppose that’s why it’s called an ‘Underground’ community. Maybe he should learn about us and what we stand for and why we open up our home and spend our evenings and weekends creating a space for people who care about our country and our future and the human race as a global community that encompasses every human being on Earth. Maybe we, through voice and art and music, should encourage him and all of our neighbors to ‘become part of the community’ if they want peace and ‘go back to the suburbs’ if they want quiet. Let’s dig ourselves up from the ‘Underground’ and allow each and every person who enters our domain, wherever that may be, feel welcome to join in on what we love – each other.

The House at Leschi has been around longer than any of our neighbors or their homes. It has breathed the air of the Lake where Garth and our guests swam in the early warmth of the sun that morning, waited for Mount Raineer to peak now-and-again above the clouds, and watched families move their lives in and out of our neighborhood for over 100 years. The House brought us here to build our community. And the House, like its inhabitants, has a very strong will.

Long live the House party, my friends. And long live the House.

NEXT GIG: Sat July 14

The walls at the Leschi Lounge afterparty have been
bumpin' every 3rd Saturday for over a year
and we've decided after this weekend
to take a 2 month hiatus.
So THIS MONTH ...
WE'RE STARTING THE PARTY EARLY!

L'Shy Productions, Viva Recordings team up for --
~Leschi Lounge's Creme @ Des Amis Saturdays~

Trevor (Abstract Earth Project)
Jen Woolfe (Leschi Lounge, Session)
Akoma (Our dj and drummer now based in SF!)

21+ , 10pm - 2am, $5
Des Amis (in the cozy basement)
1013 E Pike St. Seattle

Also this weekend!
Fri Jul 14 – DJ Garth w/ Jon Lemmon, Jeromy Nail, Ramiro @ Trinity
Innerflight Music @ Tost
Cherry @ War Room
Sat Jul 15 – Tyler Stadius @ SeeSound Lounge
Sun Jul 16 – Submerge & Innerflight @ Golden Gardens 1p

NEXT GIG: Jacks, Queens & Kings

What I do at a job during the hours of 9-5 doesn't do anything to change people's lives. But what I do after 5pm every day does.

Come see why.

Thursday, July 13
Jacks, Queens & Kings
in the Card Room @ Trinity
DJs Adlib, Vudu & Jen Woolfe

No Cover. Only Cards

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9 out of 10 doctors agree...

In the last few days I’ve noticed a lot of ads for local Hospitals on billboards and busses. My question, though, is why would a Hospital have to spend money on Advertising?

Fri Jul 7
Polyphonic w/ Squid Leader, dj Eddie, Manos @ CHAC
The Femurs & DJ Fishlure @ Skylark Club in West Seattle
Sat Jul 8
Red Dress Extravaganza Burlesque @ Noc Noc
Gene Hunt(Chicago) Loki, DJ Cass (PDX) @ Des Amis

Two NEW Saturday events start this weekend!
- FREE Electronic Saturdays @ ToST ... Seattle & NW Talent
- Afterhours @ Trinity every Saturday ...
Residents Chronus, Eva, Scott Keith, Bryce

Let's Celebrate the American Revolution ...

... by starting a new one
Be the Revolution!

Please check out my blog from last year, Independance Day is Wack. Story still applies.

And this weekend between bbq's also check out:
Fri Jun 30 Johnny Fiasco & Jon Lemmon @ Trinity
Sat Jul 1 Flea Market w/ J-Sun, Joshuua, Greg Skidmore @ Chapel
Mon Jul 3 Rebecca West, Aaron Lewis, Kid Hops @ Baltic

Also take a quick peak at some historical info related to the American Revolution. How far have we come?

New Mailing List

I've moved how I send announcements via email. All announcements will be sent through my Jen Woolfe Events google group. If you didn't receive any emails about my adventures in Europe, then YOU ARE NOT signed up on the list! That means you won't be receiving any further announcements about events! Quick! Go here to subscribe:

http://groups.google.com/group/jenwoolfe-events/subscribe

It's easy, fun and you can always look on the web for previous information, dates, etc. It's an announce-only list, so no cloggy inbox, only good news about what events I have coming up. I WILL NOT be sending any more announcements from my personal address. There were quite a few emails about my trip, so check them out !!

It's your most shameless inner creme egg

Saturday June 24th

Julie Herrera (woord, KMA)
Wasabi (Cherry Seattle)
Jen Woolfe (Leschi Lounge, Session)

Des Amis Lounge
Right next to the Wild Rose
1013 E Pike St (between 10th & 11th on Capitol Hill)
10pm - 2am

PLUS! Shameless and Leschi Lounge team up to bring you a very special Pride Afterparty at a NEW location! Location will be revealed at Des Amis!

Recess, J-Sun, Jen Woolfe & MC Atom Bomb

Time to Be

Headed to Europe for a 6-week vacation. Berlin, London, Italy and Spain. For my 31st birthday I'll be dancing to the rapture of Deep Dish @ Pancha in Ibiza! Check back on this page for Photos. For written updates & emails regarding my trip, sign up for my mailing list here.

I'll be back Sat June 24th @ Des Amis with Julie Herrera!

In the meantime, I leave you with this contemplation:
The under 21 crowd are the lost angels... I think its lame that a religious experience such as releasing yourself through dance is denied to those who cannot legally numb the effects through alcohol.

NEXT GIG: Fri May 12th @ Cherry!

Friday May 12th @ Cherry
NAHA
Jen Woolfe
Amateur Youth
and Nagel

The War Room
722 East Pike Street,
Seattle, WA 98122

Cover is $6 for women, queers,
and men with a female escort.
$20 cover for men without a female escort.
The action starts 9pm sharp.
21 + over.

Last chance to see me before my 6-week European vacation. I'll be back Pride weekend to spin @ Des Amis on Saturday June 24th with Julie Herrera and Columbia City Theatre Sunday June 25th with DJ LuYing!

Creme Afterparty @ the Leschi Lounge will commence as usual
This month special guest is Jeromy Nail!
Sat May 20th
2am - sunrise for $3

O sunshine, how I love you like a sweater

78 degrees outside and 98 degress on the dance floor!!

(May 4)
Photography Opening! for Joseph P. Triana Photos @ Café Bella 2621 5th Ave.
Jacks, Queens & Kings @ Trinity w/ Adlib, Jen Woolfe & Vudu
(May 5)
Polyphonic w/ Phil Western, m.0., MANOS, PURE Cirkus @ C.H.A.C.
Café Mambo Ibiza @ Sugar w/ Oscar P, Matthias Heilbronn, Julie Herrera, Jen Woolfe, Elletee, Rebecca West, Aundroid, Miss Funk, Rob Winter.
(May 6)
DJ Assult @ Baltic Room w/ krnl.panic, Recess, Killing Frenzy
Cirko de Mayo @ Fenix w/ Betty X, NAHA, The Bad Things
(May 7)
Misha & Justin Byrnes @ CO-OP @ Chapel

By the way, go to http://www.mediaservicesnyc.com/80ProofFM.html and listen to the mix from Masi & Mello. It's fantastic.

NEXT GIGs: Trinity & Sugar

Thur, May 4th @ Trinity
Jacks, Queens & Kings in the Card Room
Join Jen Woolfe, VuDu, Adlib and a bunch of your friends for some killer funky house, electro, acid house and all the good stuff that falls in between.

The beatz go from 7:00 PM until we stop. Show up early and chill with us all night, or just pop your dancing feet in for some killer beats and some good drinks.

Trinity Nightclub
111 Yesler in Pioneer Square
No Cover!

Fri May 5 @ Sugar
Cinco de Mayo with Cafe Mambo Ibiza!
featuring: Oscar P [nyc] and Matthias Heilbronn
Elletee, Julie Herrera, Miss Funk, Rob Winter & Jen Woolfe

Sugar
916 pike street

Bittersweet News about Sugar

Due to uncontrollable circumstances, the Opening for Sugar will be postponed until next weekend! I'm still opening with Julie Herrera & Miss Funk for Oscar P and Matthias Heilbronn NEXT Friday at Sugar for Cinco de Mayo! Until then, there's LOTS going on this weekend to keep you busy.

(Fri Apr 28)
James Holden (4HR set!) @ Element
Derrick Carter @ War Room! He is on at 10:30
Afterhours w/ JACOB LONDON at the EGGROOM (above EL CORAZON)
Comeback @ Chop Suey

(Sat Apr 29)
In Loving Memory: A Celebration of Seattle Music Culture

A memorial for the victims of the recent Capitol Hill tragedy
will be held on Saturday, April 29th. Located at the Seattle
Center's International Fountain and Mural Amphitheatre, the
two-stage event will commemorate the lives of the victims
and their connections to their communities. This gathering
will celebrate the creative and varied interests of the victims
through music, dance, and art and will facilitate community
building and understanding for Seattle's diverse population.


What:   In Loving Memory: A Celebration of Seattle Music
Culture  A memorial event for the victims of the shooting on Capitol Hill.
When:   Saturday, April 29, 10AM to dusk
Where:  Seattle Center - International Fountain and Mural Amphitheatre
Cost:   Free and open to the public

with: Venetian Snares, Calvin Johnson, DJ DAN, Barry Curtis Trio, Doormouse, Reggie Watts, KLED, KJ SAWKA, Jimni Cricket. PLUS: PURE CIRKUS, SPINERGY, PRIMARY ELEMENT, & WOMANIPURA!!! Performing clowns, stilters, hoopers, fire, contraptions of grandeour, and MORE!

Hooks, Head, Homos and House - 4 events in 24 hours

There are so many amazing parties to hit in Seattle. It’s ridiculously difficult to narrow down which ones to actually attend. Besides the extraordinary local DJ’s and live music, Seattle has also consistently brings in huge talent from all over the world. There were so many last weekend, in fact, that I put on my Rockstar Hat to ensure that I made it to at least 4 parties that I didn’t want to miss.

I was feeling pretty mellow on Friday after a long, productive work-week and an intense workout at the gym. I chilled in the papasan with a glass of wine and some left-overs and popped in one of my favorite flicks to get me in the mood. Justin Kerrigan’s Human Traffic is one of the best views of club culture that I’ve found so far. Each time I watch it I notice another brilliant scene or idea conveyed. The witty British humor and Pete Tong’s essential music selection was enough to convince me that that night was not an evening to stay at home.

At 10:30, Momo picked me up to head to Capital Hill. After Rockstar parking and a quick slice at Mama’s, we were off to the newest, hottest, messiest gay night in Seattle, Hot Mess, a monthly brought to you by L.A. Kendall (Hitgirl!, KMA), Julie Herrera (Woord, KMA), and Colby B (Comeback, Woord, KMA, Club Pop) EVERY 3rd Friday at the War Room. Even though the War Room spouts the motto ‘Peace is our Profession’, the kind of piece you’ll really be gettin’ on that night is not something our fair leaders would vote for on their Capital Hill! At 11:30, the crowd was only moderate, but the line was out the door with ‘lesbo lovers, silly queens, hipster fags and all their hags’. By 11:55 both bars, the upstairs patio and the dance floor were completely packed with piece-loving patrons, and the only seat you could find was probably connected to a hottie - and already filled for the evening. Besides, L.A. Kendall’s live vocals and guest DJ Special-T wouldn’t allow you to sit, unless you’d been smart enough to get there before the drag queens took their usual stage-side thrones.

When we arrived at the door, we were greeted by a remarkably tall, slender man in white bunny ears and skimpy red soccer shorts.
‘Hi! I’m Sven!’ He said in a thick Swedish accent. ‘Would you like to have a taste of my spicy sausage?’ We peered at the plate full of small brown crusty balls rolling around limply.
‘I made of zem myzelf, fresh from za house.’ He yelled. ‘Zome people like my spicy balls very much’.
‘No thanks’, we said in unison. He smiled and ran off to offer his gift to another lucky receiver. Slightly grossed out, we headed over to the dance floor to maneuver our minds towards another direction. But the big screen overlooking the disco demonstrated another spicy offer, this time of circa 1970’s gay-male porn. While the level of spice in those days was definitely less potent than you might find at Castle Superstore today, our minds were still in the midst of a sausage-fest. So we threw our hands up, and our heels, and pulled up a rug to enjoy the view.

We were soon joined by some friends who were accompanying a woman whose accent Momo described as ‘really fucking hot’. The accent was British (and indeed ‘hot’). She had been flown into town from London for a local festival where her short film was featured. We soon found out that she was not only a film-maker, but also part owner of two club destinations for Be and I to visit when we head on our trip to Europe next month - The Candy Bar -- in both London & Brixton. Touted as ‘London’s flagship lesbian bar’, this sweet venue offers a 3 floors of DJ’s, female strippers and (you guessed it) Karaoke on Wednesday nights.

Feeling that we’d gotten more than we’d bargained for at Hot Mess, Momo and I decided to bounce to our next destination -- downtown to Trinity Nightclub. Going from the center of Capital Hill’s homo-erotic essence to the hetero meet-market of Pioneer Square was --- not really much different. Parking is still impossible, boys still grab all the ass they want and you can still pick up a wiener from a street vendor, even after the bars close down. But lady luck was on our team, as we rolled right into yet another Rockstar parking spot half a block from the club. Despite my new-found 1st Thursday’s residency at Trinity and Momo’s knack for charming the pants off every door-person in town, we paid the $15 cover to get into the club. Truth-be-told, donating $15 to see the acclaimed, San Francisco-based duo Gabriel and Dresden is still the cheapest price you will pay pretty much anywhere in the United States. We supported the door price happily, knowing that the more cash the promoters collect, the more world-class artists will be willing to visit our city, and Seattle will no longer be a 2nd class electronic citizen.

We sauntered into the Main room of the 2-story club, past the long bar to the packed dance floor where Gabriel and Dresden were building beats live from the DJ pulpit well above the crowd. The church-like room (its features are actually from a local church) hosted a crowd of a few hundred, jumping and dancing to the sexy house synths and techno beats. I cruised through the other 3 rooms of the club searching for the smile of familiar faces and paused in the loft area above the Main room to get a feel of the dance floor from above. While the side rooms of Trinity have yet to encompass the intimate vibe that a House venue inevitably brings, the intensity of the dance floor as it pulls the energy toward one centralized sphere more than makes up for it in the interim. Experiencing the size and energy of the crowd as animated as it was for this San Francisco duo proved that Dragon Entertainment & Trinity had promoted proudly to pack the night for G&D. And, knowing that DJ Chronus had opened the Main Room with his deep Progressive groove was proof that the congregation had been heating up the floor boards for some time.

A familiar face made its way to me around the same time as my first Budweiser.
‘Hey, I have your hat’, he said. It was Tyler, a boy I met at Element a few weeks earlier. He had reminded me in an abstract way that dancing was just as much a part of being a DJ and mixing records. So as an infinite reminder, I had gifted him the first hat I had ever worn to a gig. Soon after, the rest of the crew was located, front and center. Kisses and hugs all around, and the circle for the evening was complete.

A whole night had passed, but the weekend was only half over. I’d intentionally signed up for Saturday to work as a volunteer for the IOSIS Art Party held at Capital Hill Arts Center (CHAC). I knew that Friday night’s events would diminish my motivation to go out the next night. Thus, the commitment of a volunteer position was just what I needed to pull on my Rockstar Hat and set forth for the evening. And I’m glad I did. I would have missed another incredible night of art and music.

The IOSIS Art parties are held by an organization called Infinite Connections, whose goal is to ‘connect people to new experiences through art and music’. With beautiful décor and performance art, the IOSIS parties are nothing less than magical. I arrived at the merchant booth promptly 12 minutes after 10 to report for duty. I was given a quick run-down of my duties -- sell water & CD’s and answer random questions. Volunteering is definitely a great way to support. The 2-hour shift seemed too easy and absolutely worth my free ticket into the show.

An hour into my employment, a very tall gentleman wearing long black pants, a fancy button up t-shirt, a black faux fur vest and a fiery-red streak of red hair color sashayed behind the merchant table and sat next to me. ‘I’m here for my shift!’ he said. It was Kevin Heaven aka Sven from Sveden. Tho this time, Sven was packed safely at home in his drawers and there were no spicy sausage balls in sight! How ‘random’ that I would run into Mr. Heaven twice in one weekend, only 1 week after I’d initially met him at an after-hours party we’d held at my home. All business this night, he was here to help and the bottle of wine that he’d brought left-over from his job at a restaurant was here to help as well. ‘Fabulous’, I said. Indeed it was.

Thom had shown up to relieve me of my shift, but only after I helped him eat the pineapple fried rice that he’d ordered from Jai Thai up the street. Wined and dined, I set out after my work was done to enjoy the rest of the party. The main room in CHAC was filled with ravers and artists 18 and up, while the 21 and over crowd enjoyed the scene from the roped-off area made into the bar. There were too many brilliant musicians playing at 'Primal Matter' that night to name, but I do remember the trio that was playing in the chill room at the end of the night, the Mentats. Their synths and keyboards were tucked pleasantly beside tree branches and a small entourage of listeners were spread delicately around the rest of the room. I felt like I’d happened upon a gathering of electronic faeries at an intimate, mid-morning concert in the forest. Of course, if that room was a forest, the downstairs room was definitely a cave at the center of an immense mountain. The dark room was a perfect place for a sneak peak at Infinite Connection’s monthly ‘Breaks and Freaks’, a night where dark polyrhythmic beats mingle with the peculiar comedy of circus freaks. Pure Cirkus, a local assembly of off-the-wall artists with such acts as street performances, theatre, acrobatics and opera mesh with tribal industrial music, fire manipulation and in the case of last Saturday’s party - body modification!! Indeed, the food and wine in my tummy turned just a little when I walked into the Main Room to see the unusual act of body suspension, the art of hanging the human body from hooks. In addition, the performers' bodies were airbrushed as they were suspended. It was both beautiful and grotesque at the same time. And while I’ll stick with a digital pen to express myself, I give props to those who are bringing ancient art forms to our ‘civilized’ society in such propelling ways.

Feeling that once again an event had wow’d me to the weekend's fullest extent, I headed to my final destination, a good old-fashioned House night presented by Uniting Souls, Amfibius and Innerflight. This party was my first experience at absolutely the quaintest venue for House music in this city. You’ll pass by LoFi heading north from R.E.I. on Eastlake, but unless you are trying out your new Novara you probably won’t notice the front door at all. Once in, however, the front downtempo room holds a small bar and an intimate corner for a DJ booth. It includes a long couch along the opposite wall so you can still appreciate a cuddle puddle. Kadeejah Streets and J-Sun of Innerflight where warming up the decks underneath the red lights. It was so congenial and cozy that I half expected to see a fireplace blazing away. I followed the lengthy hallway towards the back of the bar to the main room where James Curd of Greenskeepers (Chicago) was mixing beats in the corner. There was a mirror on both walls where the DJ stood, so you could check out your own dance moves from all directions. Another bar existed at the end of the room. However, instead of the usual bar mirror, it revealed a large window and a full-size view of the Space Needle, its space-aged eyes twinkling high above the city. To top it off, a loft overlooks the dance floor from the back, hosting a nice couch and love seat where a couple was necking happily to House grooves.

I ended the evening with a spliff and a quick goodbye. After 4 incredible events in 24-hours, all I wanted to do was crawl into bed dreaming of hooks, head, homos, and House music.

NEXT GIG: Friday Apr 28 @ Sugar

It's the Opening Night party for the new Capital Hill club, Sugar!

The night is:

D'lectable
featuring Lady D (Superjane)
local support from Julie Herrera & Jen Woolfe
Afterhours: LA Kendall & Rob Winter

Sugar
916 Pike St.
Seattle, WA 98122

This is the Weekend to Go Gay!

If you've been teetering (and I KNOW you have!) this is definitely the weekend to GO GAY! Get all your Gay on before next weekend when the new gay club, Sugar, opens on Capital Hill.

(Thu Apr 20)
LICK with DJ’s Julia, Nice Jewish Boy, Sappho, Mathematix, Sexy Librarian

(Fri Apr 21)
Hot Mess w/ LA Kendall, Julie Herrera, Colby B, & Special-T
Gabriel & Dresden @ Trinity
Clumsy Lovers @ Tractor 9pm
LTJ Bukem @ Chop


(Sat Apr 22)
Le Freak @ Wild Rose w/ Ameture Youth, Blu, Julia & Mathematix
Meagin Donnovan @ Mars Bar for wscadv benefit. (8:30)
Greenskeepers @ Lo-Fi w/ Dj Sulli &Innerflight
IOSIS Party & Breaks & Freaks - Primal Matter @ CHAC
Clumsy Lovers @ Tractor 8pm

(Sun Apr 23)
Facinator @ Vitos

Justice Karma, Residing

This world is definitely not fair. To hold onto the expectation that it is will cause unhappiness. But the Universe is fair. To believe that is to believe in Karma. Those that aren’t fair to others will be taken care of. And those that are –- are blessed.

(Fri Apr 14)
Jody (Way out West) /DJ Garth – Free!
Cherry 1 year anniversary!
Mark Farina w/ Soul Sistas @ LSC

(Sat Apr 15)
Brett Johnson @ Des Amis
G4G @ Premier
Crème Afterhours @ Leschi Lounge
DJ’s: LuYing, Recess & Menami

The Art of Resistance

Resist --
‘The survivors all huddled outside in blankets. A neighbor, Charles Jackson, who dashed outside midway through the rampage, was there handing out mugs of coffee. Soon, the television media converged. As they waited on the curb, the survivors held their middle fingers aloft at the intrusion. It worked: The footage never aired.’*
the stranger

(Thu Apr 6)
Art Walk! Always the 1st Thur.

... and when you get thirsty from walking ...
Adlib, VuDu, Jen Woolfe @ Trinity in the Card Room

6:00 - 7:30 Jen Woolfe (Queen of Clubs)
7:30 - 9:00 Adlib (The Joker)
9:00 - 10:30 VuDu (Jack of Hearts)
10:30 - 12:00 Jen Woolfe part II or whoever isn't drunk

and then ...
Burning Hearts Burlesque 1 year Anniversary Party!
@ Fenix Underground 9pm -- doors open at 8 for Artwork
$5 and free cheese cake

Performances by:
Inga, Ravenna Black, Veronica Fire &
Dragstrip Riot (acoustic w/new songs!)on @9:30pm

(Fri Apr 7)
Infusion (Live) w Chloe Harris & Carl Thompson @ Element
Polyphonic (1/2 proceeds to survivors) Electrokid, Novatron, Manos, PURE circus @ CHAC [Submerge & Infinate Connections]

(Sat Apr 8)
Q-Burns Abstract Message & Darek Mazzone Sat @ Des Amis!!
KRAKT feat. Eddie, Justin Byrnes, Paul Edwards, Kristina @ Rebar

What's Brewing: HOUSE

This was the Coffee that was brewing my local Tully's today:

What’s Brewing: HOUSE
Balanced, nutty & laid back

Thur March 30 - Adlib @ Nijo for Sushi!
Fri March 31 - Jen Woolfe @ ToST for happy hour
Sat April 1st – Minx @ Baltic Room
Sun April 2nd – Venus @ Contour – Broken Beats
Naha @ The Chapel - CO-OP

What's Brewing: PEACE
Build a David Best Temple for our lost friends and neighbors.

..... TEMPLE FUNDRAISER: SATURDAY 4/1/06 DOWNTOWN ......

We are going to have a fundraiser downtown this Saturday. The goal is to raise at least $5000 to fund the construction of the temple. The fundraiser will consist of what we do best: art, music, great people and inviting spaces where we can be together. The fundraiser will not have an admission price. No booze will be sold (byo, yo!) to raise money. All money raised will have been gifted.

This is not something that we are doing for ourselves, it's a service
that we are giving to our community. This event will get a lot of
attention and will be attended by a lots of different kinds of
people, not just burners. For a lot of people, this will be their
first exposure to what burners can do.

Here's what we need:

.. YOU. Art of all sorts. Two more ass-kicking sound systems (including CDJs, turntables, mains, subs, monitors). Performers of all sorts (DJs, musicians, performance artists, dancers, if you perform, we wantcha!). Counselors, body-workers, people who can listen. People with party infrastructure: Lights, chill room supplies etc

Here's what we have so far:
A $200 check from David Best for "nail money". About $300 in other cash donations. David said that we could get "temple materials" from him. If I heard right, The Machine people are offering materials and supplies. We have us, and that means that we've got more resources and energy and brilliance at our fingertips than damn near anyone else I can think of. Final info on the fundraiser on Saturday. Don't forget the FOOD and be sure to remember to BRING BOOOZE because sure as shit we need it.

What's Brewing: KNOWLEDGE
March 31 – April 6 – Seattle Arab & Iranian Film Festival

Friday March 31 at 8pm
BYDESIGN 06 @ NW Film Forum w/Recess
OPENING NIGHT with Wyld File

This year’s program opens with a blast. At 8pm, special guest,
Portland-based designer and electronic artist E*Rock presents work by
his renegade multimedia group Wyld File. This will be followed by a party
in the lobby (starting around 9:15) with drinks (for those of age), video
projections and Recess on the decks. Goes until 12:00 ish. Join us in
celebrating the 6th annual ByDesign program and mingle with participating artists.


What's Brewing: CHANGE
March 30 Fundraiser at the WildRose

The Majestics will be hosting a fundraiser on March 30th at the
WildRose in Seattle. The event starts at 7 PM and there is a $5
suggested donation to get in the door. There will be several raffles
held with prizes that include an autographed team football, group
dinners at famous Seattle restaurants, Seattle Majestics
merchandise, and many more great items. Please come out on March
30th and support the Seattle Majestics. To view the flyer for this
fundraiser please click here

NEXT GIGs: ToST and Trinity!

It's T-Time!

Friday, March 31
Happy Hour @ ToST Lounge
Downtempo, Jazz & Groove
w/ instrumentals & vocals by Plane Site!

ToST Lounge
513 N 36th Street in Fremont
7-9:30pm. No Cover!

Thursday, April 6th
Adlib, VuDu and Jen Woolfe in the
Card room @ Trinity Nightclub!

111 Yesler Way
5pm - Midnight
Email me for no cover guest list
& happy hour drink specials after 10pm!

dirrty electro indie disco rock

I found a yummy electro online station! Er, I should say, rather, it found me. They played 'Daft Punk is playing at my House' by LCD and then the HOT remix of Bloc Party's Banquet. Plus Glodfrapp, Bow Bow Bow... it's hot. Very Cherry.

Dirty House Radio on Live 365.

Abolish Fences

Two weekends ago, we had an afterparty. We have one every month -- and have had one every month since June. We started them in order to bring electronic music into the lesbian community. We decided on an afterparty because it was a niche in the community that wasn’t being filled.

Every month I hear people say when they leave ‘You have great friends’. And they tell their friends. And then they tell their friends.

We have a few mottos about the party. It has to be Sexy. It has to be Diverse. Excellent music. Quality people. Style. Art. We want a place where everyone will be and feel comfortable. A place where everyone will fit in. We averaged 15-20 people at the party for the first 6 months. Our home can hold at least 200 comfortably, and we knew we had a good thing to share. So to us it seemed rather empty. We started making flyers and hand-picking people to come by. Told friends to tell their extended friends. Wrote about it online. We created hype. Slowly, very slowly, our numbers started increasing.

Every month I hear people say when they leave ‘Everyone here is so warm and nice’. And they tell their friends. And then they tell their friends.

About 3 months ago, it caught on. Big time. Last weekend, there were over 100 people in my home. Over 50 that I didn’t know. We’ve had camera’s stolen. Jackets borrowed. Jewelry lost. Each month we scramble to clean, put up the walkways, light the candles. Each month we shush people who wake our forgiving neighbors at 5am, walking to and fro.

Every month I hear people say when they leave ‘I had the best time’. And they tell their friends. And then they tell their friends.

It’s now known in the lesbian community as ‘The Afterparty’. We hear acclimation about it upon meeting new people. We’ve been asked by the unknowing if we are attending. And its hype has expanded outside of the comfort of the community to two other overlapping offshoots-- the Burning Man Community and the Underground Music Community.

Every month I hear people say when they leave ‘I met so many great people’. And they tell their friends. And then they tell their friends.

Beauty has grown to be one of The Afterparty’s most powerful traits. It’s not only that the house itself is beautiful, but the people are beautiful. The vibe is beautiful. The diversity is beautiful. And the music is beautiful.

Music is a key and electronic is a gateway. It’s abstract, so it speaks exclusively to everyone. And the Rhythm allows the Syncopation of the Souls. It’s the river that binds us together -- that connects conversations to realizations. People barely even dance. But they listen. They learn. They are open to others. They feel.

It’s scary to bring people into your home. It’s scary to leave your front porch without knowing if you will return. It’s scary to trust your neighbor. People who have done so have lost their lives. But it’s imperative. A fence does more damage to a community than a shotgun. Keeping people out may keep you safe, but it will cut you off from society. And you may die inside.

Fear is the opposite of Love, and a Party is the opposite of War -- a protest against fear and hate. I’ve lived lifetimes amidst battles, and I’m tired of fighting. Let’s choose to be brave and play.

NEXT GIG: Fri March 24 @ The Chapel

It's a big weekend! Come start it out with VuDu and I electro-rocking the decks at The Chapel.

VuDu & Jen Woolfe
@ The Chapel
Friday, March 24
9pm - 2am
No cover!

and the Rockstar award goes to...

Kadeejah Streets!! From LAST Thur almost STRAIGHT through to THIS Thur, that boy is (in his words) Running the Gauntlet! Rockstar!!

Here was his sched (in his words [and edited to protect the innocent]):

*snip*
Last week started on wed night... members only..... stayed till 2...
Played thurs night at Nijo …
Prepared for the gig (at Lower Level).. played...
Stayed at an afterparty at dans till 7.30.... (bad move)....
Prepared for gig … played Sat at Nijo …
The party (Crème) ensued... (which by the way... was seriously one of the best I have ever been to....... thanks again!!!!)...... got to bed at 1.30 pm !!!!!..
Went to nectar to see the Flea Market Boys...
Then chapel to see JW...
Played at Oscillate on Tues....
Playing 2 gigs THUR....
Prob going to see jeromy and julie at the war room tomorrow (Fri)... and
Playing on sat at LoFi.... then UUGGGHHHH …
*snip*

...ahh, the life of a Rockstar ...


(Thu Mar 23)
Hott Sake @ Nijo hosted by Innerflight w guests: DJ Saigon & Justin Byrnes
Bedroom Club Burlesque @ the Fenix Underground.
En or OUT @ En w/ guest: Kadeejah Streets


(Fri Mar 24 )
Pre-Funk @ The Chapel w/ Vudu & Jen Woolfe
Adam Freeland @ Element w Greg Vickers & Eva!!!! -- O HELL YEA!
Getting’ ___ @ the War Room by Perfect Hit w guest Julie Herrera

(Sat Mar 25)
Jacob London @ Des Amis
Special Super Le Freak! – 1 year Anniversary!
Stylus @ Lo-Fi w Chris Fields, Kadeejah Streets, J-Sun, Manos ... and more!

(Sun Mar 26)
CO-OP @ The Chapel by Shameless w guest DJ Venus

And ALL this weekend -
Seattle Erotic Art Festival all weekend @ Consolidated Works
Exhibition: Noon-5pm Sat 25th or Sun 26th, $5

Tickets are available at:
~ BrownPaperTickets.com
~ Gallery Frames 625 First Avenue @ Cherry (Pioneer Sq) 206.624.6862
~ Babeland 707 E Pike St. (Capital Hill) 206.328.2914
~ Silver Platter Records Crossroads Mall (Bellevue) and SouthCenter Mall (Tukwila)

Festival Pass
$30 advance / $45 door
A Festival Pass includes unlimited entry to the Exhibition on all three days, the opening night Deities of Eros Costume Gala and the Saturday evening Performance Art Party. (Auction and Workshops are separate.)

Exhibition Only
$5.00 advance or at the door
Just want to look at the art? You may purchase a day pass for Friday, Saturday or Sunday for only $5.00. Doors are open from 12pm-5pm and lectures before 5pm are included.

New Photos!

New photos from the Leschi Girls' trip to Portland. DJ Fishlure was on tour with The Femurs! Also pictures from Boobs & Beers III. Click on the Photo gallery on the right to see them! (If you are viewing from blogspot, you must go to jen woolfe . com and install the FREE Flash 8 player.)

If you have any pictures from Creme or Des Amis this weekend, please send them to leschilounge at gmail.com!!!

goan get me those baby back, baby back...

I went to the Veggiefest last weekend at the Seattle Center. There were rows and rows of vegetarian dishes to try. I found out that I’m a Flexitarian – one who has a mostly veg diet but occationally eats meat (going to Zoe’s house and porking out on steak doesn’t count). Pink is a spectacular Vegetarian (and kisser) She loves food (and kissing with food). She was in hog’s heaven. If you haven’t tried the Gardenburger BBQ Riblet’s, you must. Even if you aren’t a Vegetarian. There were people lined up waiting for them to finish cooking in small non-organic microwave the woman had sitting on the table. You couldn’t get to the front of the line. In basketball, we learned this move to block other girls from getting under the hoop to rebound the ball. It was a very effective move. You hunker yourself real low in front of the other person with your back to them, wrap your leg around their opposite leg, push your butt out really far and use your arms to block them in a jail-like position behind you so they can’t get around you. Someone actually did that to me. Just for veggie BBQ Riblets. I’m telling you, them suckers are yum.

NEXT GIGs: Creme & CO-OP

(Sat Mar 18)
Crème @ Leschi Lounge
This month’s guest is Kadeejah Streets!
2am – sunrise $3

(Sun Mar 19)
Meet me at 9pm @ The Chapel
for CO-OP
Brought to you by Shameless
w/ Anton Bomb & DJ Recess
$2 Stellas. No Cover

one small step

It’s relatively easy to notice the large things that impact our lives – company closes, a new freeway ramp is built, the city’s team makes it to the championship. But what about the small things? Example: Last week I walked onto the elevator to work along with 8 other people. Because some of the passengers was heavier than average – and because there were so many people on it already – the door’s wouldn’t close. Naturally, we all scampered onto another elevator. But that one wouldn’t close, either. So I decided to take the stairs. My office is 7 floors up. I was winded after 4. Which meant I was only uncomfortable for 3 flights of stairs. And I thought, how silly I’d been to not realize how much it would improve my cardio health to add that 7 flight incline to my workout by using the stairs each day. Soon I’ll be winded after 5, then 6. Then not at all. I could have been annoyed at the event. But I wasn’t. I saw it instead as an opportunity to improve my ways.

(Thu Mar 16)
DJ Blu at LICK @ Chop Suey
Erin O’Conner @ The Chapel

(Fri Mar 17)
Shamrock the Casbah w/ Kadeejah Streets, J-Sun & Taos @ Lower Level
Dj Chronus @ LSC
HOT MESS featuring DJ's Colby B, LA Kendall and Julie Herrera @ War Room

(Sat Mar 18)
Julie Herrera @ Des Amie
Chloe @ Collins
SeeSound Lounge
Crème @ Leschi Lounge - Special guest Kadeejah Streets!

(Sun Mar 19)
Jen Woolfe w/ Recess & Anton Bomb @ The Chapel

quick ... before true media is lost forever ...

If video killed the radio star, what will kill the radio avant-guard? Lack of funds. Pledge to KEXP today!

(Thu Mar 9)
Hott Saki! @ Nijo with Innerflight (Kadeejah Streets & J-Sun)

(Fri Mar 10)
Cherry with DJ's Amateur Youth, Mathematix, Luying!!! and DJ X

Lisa Shaw & JASK @ Trinity

(Sat Mar 11)
March & Rally for Marriage Equality.
The march starts at NOON at Broadway & Pine
and the RALLY is at Westlake Center at 1pm.
http://www.marriageequalitynow.org/

Jen Woolfe & DJ Fishlure for Beers & Boobs @ Double Header

Julie Herrera @ LSC opening for Fergie!

KRAKT @ REBAR featuring Kris Moon, Kristina Childs & Paul Edwards

(Sun Mar 12)
Julie Herrera at Seattle's longest-stadinging house night -- Flammable @ Re-bar!

NEXT GIG: Sat Mar 11 @ Double Header

L'Shy Productions brings you another edition of :

Beers & Boobs @ the Double Header,
one of the oldest gay bars in the city (smells like it, too).

dj fishlure & jen woolfe

Sat March 11th
No Cover & $3 Alaskan Ambers
Cheap pool, beers & girls
Celebrating Lauri's birthday through billiards & dance

207 2nd Ave
Right above the catwalk
view map

Click on my Photo Gallery at the right to view pics of the last Beers & Boobs.

cycles

Which is more difficult? Breaking a cycle or recognizing that you are in the midst of one in the first place?

A Trip about Jay

Jay Tripwire is one of my fav producers ever. However, since the beginning of time, I've had this aversion to him ... and anti-magnetism, if you will, where every time I try to see him he isn't there, or if he's there, I can't see him. This weekend is no different. He'll be at SeeSound Lounge Saturday (where he has a residency of all things), but I'll be in Whistler (in his home country). I suppose I can't complain, seeing as it's Whistler. But I do sure wish I could run into that Jay Tripwire. I expect I'll run into him on a bus some day... maybe in Spain...

(Thu Mar 4)
DJ Venus … Open House @ LSC
Jay Anderson @ Great Nabob in Lower Queen Anne (This Jay I run into a lot :)

(Fri Mar 3)
Fri, Mar 3rd, 2006, @10:00pm- 3:00am
Satoshi Tomiie & Chronus @ Element

And for my Portland Peeps, a special treat for you...
DJ Fishlure & The Femurs will be in PDX on Friday!

New York Rifles
The Femurs (Seattle) & DJ Fishlure
Friday Mar 03, 2006
at 9:00 PM

Dunes
1905 N.E. MLK Blvd.
Portland, OR 97201
US

(Sat Mar 4)
Jay Tripwire @ SeeSound Lounge
Holla @cha Grlz @ Sonjia’s
Flea Market @ Chapel feat. Candlewax, Josh Roberts, Greg Skidmore, Kadeejah Streets and DJ Veins!
Rick Wade w/ Zion 12 @ Baltic Room

(Sun Mar 5)
And a new night! -- Fascinator Sundays
This new night is brought to you by Angry Boy Productions and 1.800.i.Feel.OK. It takes place every sunday at VITO'S on 9th and Madison, Seattle. FREE! until ten, then only $1 at the door (cover begins 2/19)! Drink specials all night (8pm-10pm) $1 Hoock (pbr) $2 Swill (mixed drinks) $3 Sparks (sparks) (after 10PM just $1 more!) We have revolving resident DJ'S with a new line-up each week!

for the weekend ... snow or show?

View some photos from last weekend @ Kenetic c/o Uniting Souls!

There's some great snow in the mountains. Hit the slopes ... but don't miss these shows! Especially Miss Kick & Brett Johnson in from Spain. It's a treat!

(Thur Feb 23)
Misha w/ Kris Moon & Paul Edwards @ Baltic Room
Breaks and Freaks @ Contour
Miss Kick (in from Spain!) @ The Chapel

(Fri Feb 24)
COMEBACK @ Chop Suey

(Sat Feb 25)
Meagin Donovan @ 4 Outta 5 in West Seattle
Le Freak ... @ The Wild Rose
Pure Cirkus & Bakra Bata Steel Drum Band (and more…) @ Fenix Underground
STYLUS … Brett Johnson, Miss Kick, Ramiro, Jeff Storm @ Lo Fi Lounge

(Tue Feb 28)
Misha Opening set for INFOMATIK w/ Lets Go Outside (Live) & DJ Recess @ Baltic Room

live on the new web site

Hey guys! So I decided to go 'LIVE' on the new web site, even though there's still some issues with it. I hope you like it. Please play around and send any issues you see to Vudu at feedback@jenwoolfe.com.You may have problems seeing updates. If the page keeps looking the same to you, clear the cookies and cache from your browser's Tools or Options Menu and restart your browser. When you get it all fixed up, check out my kick-ass calendar & some new photos. If you don't like the main site, you can always go to http://jenwoolfe.blogspot.com for the usual format. Thanks to Vudu for his rad web site work. Have a great week!!! - jw

Creme & Spagetti

Sat Feb 18 - L'Shy Productions brings you Creme @ Leschi Lounge
featuring DJ Julia (Le Freak, Cherry) and Jen Woolfe (Session, L'Shy Productions)
2am - 6am $3 at the door.

And view photos from the Rockstar Orphans first Burning Man fundraiser, The Spagetti that Ate Seattle hosted at the Leschi Lounge. Photos by Photogrrl! http://skyscraper007.com/BurnersSpag/

This Weekend is Absolutely Amazing!!!

(Thur Feb 16) whoa, what a night!!!

Jen Woolfe & VuDu @ The Chapel
DJ Venus & Recess at EN or Out … 80’s and Electro, beats, sprits and Eats!
Impulse @ Contour
LICK @ Chop Suey

(Fri Feb 17)
Colby B, Julie Herrera & LA Kendall makin a Hot Mess @ War Room
Jody Wisternoff (Way Out West) DJ Set @ Element


(Sat Feb 18)
KINETIC– This is a monumental event. You must attend.Atmos, DJ Heather, Lusine, Deru, Wendy J, Erth, Amanita, Osiril Indriya, Ramiro, Jeromy Nail, Andrew Mataus, Dave Dluxx, Julie Herrera, Wasabi, Nordic Soul, Jerry Abstract, Son of Rose, Kris Moon @ The Pacific Science Center

Girl4Girl @ Premier
Sean Majors @ Des Amis
Jen Woolfe & Juliafor Creme Afterparty @ Leschi Lounge (starts at 2am!)

(Sun Feb 19)
Bang4theBuck - Women Stripping 4 Women and Raising Funds for AIDS
7:00 PM to 2:00 AM Strip-O-Rama & Bang For The Buck!Presented by Midori, Kelly B. and The Wet Spot Music by DJ Luying!
Visit http://www.bang4thebuck.org for details.

Hot Stuff ... Go for It ... Too Sweet ... Hugs

I'm getting lazy... this is direct in the words of Recess...

Tuesday the 14th
MOSSA, DJ Eddie & Someone else for Oscillate @ Baltic Room
&
Fuck My Bloody Valentine @ The Seattle Eagle (No cover!)

ain't nothin' like wine 'n jazz

It's a typical day at the Leschi, though typical here is nothing short of unique. I meander to the first floor after watching a movie in the 'Theatre Room' -- named so due to the wall-size projector -- to a Saturday night at Jazz Alley. A boy with dreads cradles the bass guitar. It's amplified drone sets a mellow groove. Mel Sky stands behind piano, her fingers singing a melody. Sklobot soars free on saxophone. We spoil ourselves.

Was it luck or fate that found the four of us with a dire need to leave our respective homes almost exactly a year ago? Since then, each person who has walked through our doors has left an outline of themselves. Some stay longer to fill their's in. To make music. Share ideas. Or simply rock on the porch's wooden chair, to bask in the beauty of Mt. Raineer.

The Leschi Lounge lives somewhere between wealth and bohemia. Part frat house, part commune, part Bed and Breakfast, part club. It is an art space. A three-dimentional canvas of six beatnik artists, each's own niche intensified by our personalities -- joined by the beat of our bleeding hearts. Its proof of the amplification of art -- Creativity, when conjoined with creativity, grows exponentially.

We are hippies of a new age. We learned from the sixties. But so did they. The tools our forefathers left for us have been dismantled. But we still fight. We protest privily. We find new paths to each other. Through music. Through hope. There are many ways to be a soldier. We choose to dance.

NEXT GIG: Thur Feb 16 @ Chapel

If you missed us at the Liquid Lounge last Thursday, catch us at The Chapel this Thursday! VuDu and I will rock the Electro dance trance House out so hard, you'll be begging the almighty for mercy. Please, God, don't make it stop!

Thursday February 16

The Chapel
1600 Melrose Ave
10pm - 2am
never a cover

Double, double toil and trouble

Proof in the reemergence of the McCarthy Era.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/09/music.sales.reut/index.html

(Thur Feb 9)
Jen Woolfe and DJ Shein @ Space and Liquid Lounge

(Fri Feb 10)
Wasabi, Julie Herrera, Amateur Youth and Nagel @ Cherry
DJ Chronus, DJ Dan, Christopher Lawrence @ Trinity

(Sat Feb 11)
Carlos Mendoza, Jon Lemmon & Jeromy Nail @ Des Amis
Nordic Soul for KRACT @ Re-bar

geeks are getting naughty

Finding new ways for standard input ...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/ladies/6792/action/2110a43/

More about the Art Space on Thur

Just a reminder that this Thursday, Feb. 9, is the grand opening of our NEW ART GALLERY in wet and wonderful downtown Seattle!If you know anyone interested in modern art, we have a great mix of artists with some really interesting work. Feel free to bring friends who are in the market, tell friends who love art, and spread the word about SPACE as a hot new venue for private parties and fundraisers.

Refreshments will be served. :-) Validated Parking available in the structure just north and next door to us @ 1915 2nd. Ave. Thanks to Gregg, the gracious owner of the building for providing this.

Featured Artists Include:
Guy Warren - Colorful, expressive abstract paintings thick with texture and color.
Derek Voss - Modern freestanding sculpture that oozes strength and individuality.
Jose Torres Jr. - Rich, modern cityscapes dripping with movement and life.
Carlyle Moore - A young, fresh artist who paints his abstract figuratives with a love story in mind...
Roland Rodriguez - microphotographical studies that make you feel Lilliputan...
Brian White - Dark, yet brimming with light. Disturbing, yet compelling...
Brian White's amazing assemblies will leave some thinking long after they leave...
Shannon Welles - Point-and-shoot Holga Lith Prints invoke initial feelings of uneasiness, while the balance and composition bring you back to a place of safety...
Jess Edwards - Our resident graffiti guru has tricked out the powder room with some funked up urban art!

.NEWS: Gregg, the gracious owner of the building is providing FREE validated parking right next door [Enter at the Limousine service just north or to the right of Space.

NEXT GIGs: Thur Feb 9 @ The Space & Liquid Lounge

Jen Woolfe andDJ Shein set the grooves at the Opening party for a new Art space called ...Space! Works from three very talented local artists, including my friend big D, showing a series of Metal Sculptures.

Thur Feb 9th
5-9 pm
1907 2nd Ave, Seattle
no cover

And if you are straight and single, come over to theLiquid Lounge at EMP afterwords where myself, DJ Anshul, Vudu will set the mooves and grooves for a single's party (just in time for St. Valentines Day) at a party for Dating by Referral. Non-single, non-hetero types are welcome, too, just be aware its a singles event and you may need a 'hands off, mister!' wristband like me.

EXTENDED HAPPY HOUR at Liquid Lounge (at the EMP) once again- this time with three excellent djs: DJ Anshul, DJ Jen Woolfe and DJ Vudu will be playing softly enough to converse yet loud enough to make you wanna wiggle!

Thur Feb 9
Liquid Lounge @ Experience Music Project
325 5th Ave North
7pm-12 ... I play at 9:30 ... music lasts until everyone has a date.

Back to the Grind

(Thu Feb 02)
My first week back at work ... I need wasabi!

Jen Woolfe and Innerflight Music @ Nijo
83 Spring Street
Happy Hour is 10-11 pm. Beats continue till 2.
No cover.

(Fri Feb 03)
My first week back to work... I need a drink!

Mingle Happy Hour: Every Friday @ See Sound
Erin O'Conner & Nathan Jones


(Sat Feb 04)
My first week back at work... I need to dance!

Erin O'Conner @ Des Amis
Mark E. Quark @ Chop Suey ... one of my favs!
Jay Tripwire @ SeeSound Lounge
Gene Hunt @ Baltic Room

(Sun Feb 05)
Seahawks Madness @ SeeSound Lounge

Then over to Re-bar for weekly Flammable

NEXT GIG: Thur Feb 2 @ Nijo

What goes better with House music than sushi? Ah, yes, happy hour sushi!

Jen Woolfe joins Innerflight Music @ Nijo for their weekly 'Hot Saki!'

Seriously, this night is the most fun I've had in front of raw fish. No cover, super yummy sushi, cheap ass wells & drafts and great beats. J-sun, Kadeejah Streets and their friends invited me to come throw down some of my own.

83 Spring Street in Post Alley
Happy Hour is 10-11 pm. Beats continue till 2.
No cover of course.

yum yum.

NEW MIX! electro house. take one

This is my first publishable attempt of mixing with my new CD-J 1000, Priscilla (named so because it's used often at Burning Man). This mix fuses Electro House and Remixes and is a bit on the Progressive side. It's inspired by Demetreus & Delicioso cuz they were chillin' wit me on Friday.

electro house. take one.

Who needs tv when you can Dream

I slept for 13 hours last night. It wasn't because I was tired or sick or bored. I think I did it just to do it. You see, I found a day job, and I think it may be my last opportunity to sleep for a long time.

I started working when I was 15. I woke up early to take Honors classes, then went to school, then participated in sports, then worked a pizza job, then worked a grocery job on weekends. I even had time for Homework and 90210. I didn't go to parties or drink. Not that I didn't want to. I just didn't know where to go. I mean, it wasn't this schedule the entire time in High School. There were breaks here and there. Once Masil & I even snuck out of the house. But for the most part, that was my life. I got 5 hours of sleep a night.

When I got to college, I learned to work hard and play hard. That was even my personal motto for a while. I learned balance. I learned to get things done and still have time to join in on the fun. I did well in my classes -- not excellent -- but well. I worked my part-time job at McD's, I was a writer and photographer for the school paper, I played Intermural sports. I even helped start a female and co-ed Intermural league (so gay). And I drank along with the rest of the 7th-floor girls. They drank every Friday and Saturday. I couldn't do that. It was too much for me. So I worked Fridays until midnight and then drove them all home from the parties. Saturday was my day to play.

When I got out of school, I started working. I learned an entirely new skillset for my career as a computer geek. So after work, I took classes. Perl, Web Databases, Dreamweaver. Once I took a 9 month course in Fundamentals of Security. I'm what you call an Overachiever.

Then I discovered House music. And I became a DJ.

But being a newbie DJ just don't pay enough to sustain. It's an art. And art, in this society, is not what makes the world go round. Most artists must work in order to fund their passion, in hopes that some day the means will shift. I was gifted the unique opportunity to work as a DJ for 6 months. I knew that I was blessed with some 'time off' in my day job and I feel that I used it wisely. I used it to work exclusively as a DJ ... build relationships locally and out of town, increase my fanbase, explore new genres and new equipment, re-design my web site*, throw some kick-ass parties**. And sleep. I needed to sleep. 5 hours may be fine when you are 15. But at 30... I want double. In society today, we do not allow ourselves enough sleep. We work too many hours. We keep ourselves busy with too much 'stuff'. We watch tv to calm ourselves down in order to sleep. Truth be told, when you do sleep as much as your body asks you to, you dream. Such fabulous dreams. I travelled planets, played in bands, had children. I met Tegan & Sarah, seduced Kate Winslet. I could fly.

I guess last night, when I was thinking about how I have 1 week left off from working a day job, I thought about what I wanted to do. I had already said goodnight to my girlfriend. I could read, watch tv, spin records. I could talk to my roomies or surf the net. But what I really wanted to do was sleep. To dream. Your mind is a place where you can create a reality in 7 minutes. In the world, it takes a little longer. It's taken me 15 years to create this reality. Who knows, it could another 15 years to create the next. Isn't that what we are really working for anyway? To create a reality where everyone in this world can live their dreams?

Work for change.

----
*I had to part in this, VuDu did it for me. You'll see it soon.
*BTW -- Nothing that I do is on my own. I have a LOT of great people working just as hard as I do.. and they didn't get 6 months to sleep. Sokolicky, Momo Swells, Pink, Da Man, Hei, Fishlure, VuDu, Samantha, Elletee, Masil, Jessica Star, DiRty, Liz ... the list goes on ... That's why I feature everyone on my blog. To say thanks. And give credit when I can.

Eat, Sleep & for Gawd's Sake, Dance

(Thu Jan 26)
Breaks & Freaks @ Contour
Innerflight Music @ Nijo

(Fri Jan 27)
Mark Farina, Inland Knights, Uniting Souls @ Trinity

(Sat Jan 28)
Le Freak @ Wild Rose
VuDu & Jen Woolfe @ Chapel

(Sun Jan 29)
Imogen Heap @ Neumos

(Mon Jan 30)
sleep

NEXT GIG: Sat Jan 28 @ The Chapel

Join myself and VuDu as we soar to new heights at The Chapel.

Sat January 28th
VuDu & Jen Woolfe

The Chapel Bar
1600 Melrose Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
206.447.4180

On Not Quite the Corner of Pine and Melrose.

Obstacles.

Its so hard to tell whether an obstacle that finds itself in your path is one that is there for you to overcome or one that is there to alter your route in a different direction. As I sit and stare at my new web site (soon to be released), a symbol of the next leg of my DJ career, I wonder also what the next leg of my daytime career is to be. What, that is tangible, can I look to as a symbol of the choices I'm supposed to make in order to face forward? 'Feel forward', I always say. But what is one to do when even forward feels unclear? Which is best? To make a decison about a path? Or to allow the path to make its way to me?

Decisions, Decisions

(Thu Jan 19)
LICK @ Chop Suey ... DJ's Amateur Youth and Monsieur Stan

Impulse @ Contour
Martin Röthlisberger (Sweden) - All hardware ACID Live PA>
Justin Byrnes - Shameless/Lab-77 (www.simplyshameless.com)>
DJ Saigon - Hitgirl/Lab-77 (www.lab-77.com)

(Fri Jan 20)
Dubfire of Deep Dish @ LSC
Innerflight's Record Release Party @ Lower Level
Eva @ Chop Suey

(Sat Jan 21)
JD of Le Tigre (DJ Set) @ Chop Suey <-- Yay!!
Tribe Sector 9 @ Showbox (early show)
Jazzanova (DJ Set) @ Baltic Room
Girl4Girl @ Premier

And our monthly Afterparty, Creme @ Leschi Lounge
2am ... $3 donation or BYO

puck 'er up

[Tue Jan 17]
I'm DJ'ing with webmasta beta VuDu on the Fishlure-Femur Fanatic French Kiss (formerly of Vibrator fame). Please join for no cover and yes lover.

The Eagle is located at 314 East Pike Street on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
Seattle's Original Leather Bar in existance.
Open 7 days a week from 2pm to 2am.
All events are 21 and older with ID.
206.621.7591
Smoking on the patio

P.S. Stay tuned for my new web launch built by the webmasta beta VuDu himself!!!

a busy weekend for woolfie

My records are getting quite a workout this weekend. Check out the other exciting things as well!

[Fri Jan 13]
Jen Woolfe @ ToST for happy hour 6:30 -9 . No Cover!

Then I'll be DJ'ing for a friend's private party, but y'all should head to see
Naha, Amateur Youth, Julia & Mathematix @ Cherry

[Sat Jan 14]
Jeromy Nail, Ramiro & Peter Evans @ Des Amis Saturdays
Adlib's birthday celebration with Friends (including me!) spinning @ SeeSound Lounge

Tuesdays are Rough

The Rough Riders, a group of 'very hott kings' that perform at Trax in Kent every Sunday night will be making a special appearance tomorrow at 10pm at Vogue. And you might as well pop next door to Purr for a drinky or two and say hello to Barbie, Bender & Co. I love their Stranger ads. Good stuff.

And don't forget, next Tuesday Jan 17th Jen Woolfe & VuDu tear up the decks for French Kiss @ The Eagle!!

NEXT GIG: Fri Jan 13th @ Tost

Happy Hour!! All of you who have a hard time staying up past midnight for some of my sets (like last week's 1:30am start, yikes!!) can thank Kristina Childs for hooking me up this week with her Friday weekly at Tost in Fremont for Happy Hour.

Downtempo, Trip Hop and Groove

ToST Lounge in Fremont
Friday Jan 13th
6:30 - 9pm ... NO COVER!
Happy hour ends at 7pm

$5 gourmet pizzas + quesadillas
$5 well martinis . $4 house wine . $3 well mixed drinks . $2.50 microbrew pints

yum yum

music is made here

The Leschi Lounge rocks. Last night we hosted a movie party to raise funds for our Theatre room. (Thanks all!) We have visions of outdoor movies being held in our backyard in the spring and summer. Halfway through the movie, our roomie Da Man pulled us aside. The place he was meant to play with his new friends in the band Plane Site was double booked at the venue downtown (a Huka joint!). Can they come jam at Leschi? Dude, totally. After our Double Feature, we headed downstairs to listen to an excellent jam session which included such instruments as Bass and Acoustic Guitars, harmonica, hand drums, vocals and a didgeridoo. This place is like frat house for musicians.

start off the new year in style

Shout-out to Lindsey who is working in Jackson Mississippi for FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is 'ground zero for MS Gulf'. Thanks, Lindsey, for dedicating a slice of your life to help those who are in need!

This weekend

[ Thu Jan 5 ]

The kids that brought us our amazing New Years Eve celebration at Columbia City Theatre continue their weekly Thursday, Impulse at Contour. This week enjoy resident Osiris Indryia and guests Kristina Childs and Jesiah. Plus fire by Womanipura and spiritual readings by Spookee.

[ Sat Jan 7th ]

Deep House Originals brings you Mike Huckaby @ Baltic Room.

[ Sun Jan 8 ]

All live PA's for CO-OP @ Chapel.
Senior Frio, Let's Go Outside, & SciFiSol (From PDX) along with residents Anton Bomb and Shameless DJ's.

no comment

Seems a few comments are missing from the blog. I think it has something to do with the way my system is set up and the year change to 2006. I'll take a look at it. In the meantime, keep comments coming!

harmony

As the new year passes, i see the life ahead that we have wished, the dreams we dare to believe, the Love we refuse to ignore. My soul has found you, my eternal sun. And I am freed.

NEXT GIG: New Years Eve @ Theatre of Dreams!

I'll be opening from 10pm - 11:30 in the main room for this amazing group of artists!!!

On NYE, enter the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ w/ Osiris Indriya, Michael Manahan...

Infinite Connections invites you into a dream world where anything is possible… On New Year’s Eve come to the beautiful Columbia City Theatre to forget about your troubles. Experience Seattle’s finest underground DJ’s working with a stunning lineup of performance artists to bring an evening where dreams and reality merge into ONE… enter the “Theatre of Dreams”.

You are cordially invited to spend NYE with us in the “Theatre of Dreams”. Dance to the sounds of Osiris Indirya, Michael Manahan, Amanita and Jen Woolfe. Grab a drink and sway to the music of Shapeshifter, Phidelity, Greg Skidmore and Cory Michael. Mesmerize in the artistry of PURE Cirkus aerialists, fire performers, acrobats and so much more. And don’t forget to find out what the next year brings from Spookee the spiritual reader. This is a night to dream of what tomorrow will bring…“Resist the urge to stay home!”

21+ w/ID welcome
@ Columbia City Theater
4916 Rainier Ave S.
Seattle, WA 98119
Music starts at 9pm.
Tickets are $15 at the door.

Details at www.infiniteconnections.org. Info Line: 206-686-4622.

With performances by:

Aerialists, contortionist, illusionists, fire
Pure Cirkus started out as a Seattle based piercing/suspension group called P.U.R.E. (people undergoing real experiences). Over the course of 3 years the group grew larger and larger as it began to perform shows both public and private, pulling together many talented performers who strived to push the limits of the human mind and body in an ancient art form that dates back to the oldest mummy found to date until it finally evolved into what is now PURE CIRKUS. As P.U.R.E entered into its 3rd year performing all over Seattle it spawned its own fire troupe, run by Xavier Frost and Jennifer Morgensen. Soon enough it began to take on all forms of entertainers such as jugglers, clowns and other creeds of artists that simply wanted to place that they could entertain and grow as a performer. So began Pure Cirkus. The group that began as a private get together of friends to create an inspiring personal experience born out of our primordial society has transformed into Pure Cirkus. A blend of clowns, fire, suspension/piercing, dancers, acrobats, musicians and artists from all over that have come together to build what we hope will be a long lasting cirkus that will come to entertain people for generations.

In the Theatre:

Breaks to Tribal Progressive through Hard Techno and Psytrance
Osiris Indriya (Iboga Records, Oracle Gatherings, IOSIS Art Party) is a legend of the West Coast Underground Dance scene. He has been featured with underground artists such as Brian, Brad, and Trevor of L.A. Moontribe, Manoj of Uplift in Portland, OR, trance goddess Phoenix Olivia in Vancouver B.C., and Lorin (bassnectar) from Santa Cruz/SF, CA. Osiris has also been featured along side recording artists Human Blue (Spiral Trax, chill code - Sweden), Ganga Giri (Australia) and SunControlSpecies (Zenon, Iboga - Australia), as well as Antix, Beat Bizarre, and DJ Banel from Danish Progressive label Iboga Records where he is now an official label DJ. He is a weekly resident at Contour Night Club in Seattle for IMPULSE Thursdays. All this while playing at forest, desert, beach, and indoor gatherings, club nights, and festivals up and down the west coast, as well as internationally including the Double 6 in Kuta, Bali and Shambhala Music Fesival in Nelson, Canada. Driven to take Seattle to the next level, Osiris has been deep into creating several projects. He has teamed up with Infinite Connections to bring the best of Europe’s tribal progressive trance music and world class art to the Pacific Northwest in a series of events called IOSIS Art Parties. As co-founder of the Oracle Gatherings, he is bringing a new paradigm in a growing dance community by integrating with the Northwest’s mythical undercurrent. All this has helped inspire the release of his all original progressive and downtempo CD, "Reach Within". http://www.osirisindriya.com/

Tribal House and Breaks
Michael Manahan (Oracle Gatherings) has been involved in the underground visionary arts culture in Seattle for over 12 years as a DJ and event and music producer. Hailing from the burgeoning San Francisco house scene of the early 90s, Michael co-produced the original northwest full-moon celebrations lasting 5 years. Holding several residencies and as co-founder of the Oracle Gatherings, Michael has led many up and down the west coast through their dance journeys, from San Francisco to Vancouver, B.C. through Ashland and Portland and even Hawaii. His style remains deep, tribal house dipped in funk, peppered with bhangra, accompanied by beats that hit you like a rippling earthquake. With an eclectic composition, he crosses boundaries by weaving together a confluence of musical styles, but almost always with funky tribal and dubby influences at the roots. http://www.michaelmanahan.com

Progressively psychedelic to the core
Amanita (IOSIS Art Party) has been a DJ in Seattle for over 5 years focusing on the uplifting and driving sounds of psychedelic trance. Having played up and down the West coast with a who’s who list of international psychedelic producers and DJs such as Talamasca, Oforia, Shakta, Penta, Atomic Pulse, Wizzy Noise and Ticon, Amanita has shifted his focus to the more progressive side of psychedelic dance music.

Stylish tracks served with smooth-as-silk mixing and a celestial bassline
Jen Woolfe (Session) A native of Seattle, Jen Woolfe's seductive styles of House, Downtempo and Electronic Dance seamlessly blend daring vocals & erotic sounds over delicious beats. This enchantress draws you into her realm with hypnotic grooves, teases you with a hint of Tech, and melts you into the dance floor. http://www.jenwoolfe.com

In the Marquee Lounge:

Hippity Hoppity Funky Breaks and Drum’n’Bass
Shapeshifter (Static Factory Media/Buddhaful) as flagship turntable artist for Static Factory Media, Shapey continues to bring the art of turntablism to the world of electronic music. Known for hip-hop and nu skool breaks, down tempo and D&B, Shapey's distinct style of DJing is a must see. Striving to utilize the turntable as an instrument, Shapeshifter is also a strong member of the ten-piece funk/improv band, Marmalade (http://www.buddhaful.com), with a residency at Tost Lounge in Fremont for three years. With years of turntable artistry and event production under his slipmat, Shapey has helped create the magic of Fremont's Mardi Gras Masqurade Ball 2005, Critical Mass-Seattle's Burningman Recompression 2004, Phoenix Fest 2005, and produces the 6-year running Gathering of the Ram. Shapeshifter has played with many of Seattle's premier talent such as KJ Sawka, Freeschool featuring Reggie Watts, Darek Mazzone, FourthCity, and rocked such venues as The House of Blues and Club Ice in Las Vegas, Le Bunker (Rio de Janeiro), Le Floride's 30th Anniversary Party (Nantes, France) and IOT Disco Teche in Tarragonna, Spain.

A surprise waiting to happen
Phidelity aka Kris Northern is a veteran psy-chill DJ/producer from San Francisco. Hailing back from the early 90's rave scene, Kris developed the taste for psychedelic soundscapes and beats primarily of the storytelling flavor and has since forged his own unique style of mixing incorporating a wide palette of musical styles and tying his sets together with theme based storytelling elements.

Mixing techno and IDM just the way you like it
Greg Skidmore (Oscillate/thePGSeries) Along with Paul Edwards and Patrick Haenelt, Greg Skidmore brings in world-class producers and DJs through the auspices of their PG Series and Oscillate weeklies, respectively. Behind the Technics, Greg has earned a reputation as Seattle's foremost authority on esoteric electro and as a connoisseur of quality IDM. In fact, heads have started calling these styles “Skidmore music” due to his absolute mastery of them. All this and the dude just started shaving last year. (Dave Segal)

Smooth Downtempo
Cory Michael (einsoff) has had a fascination with rhythm since the tender age of 6 when he began drum lessons. He was so into the "drum set" that he swore off any beats not made "the real way". Those words tasted soooo good as he danced to house for the first time some years later. Another large influence at a young age was hip hop beats; maybe that is the root of his fascination with broken beats. His love of dancing brought him to DJing and he started dabbling after being inspired by the best of the Seattle underground scene. He started playing house of all sorts (whatever records he could borrow), then worked his way into breaks and down tempo. He still listens to all varieties of music, but anything with a broken beat holds a special place in his heart.

And spiritual reading with one of the most gifted clairvoyant/psychic/medium Seattle has... Spookee
I am a psychic medium: that means I see the future and spirits. I also read cards and give insightful, intuitive advice. In a reading with me you will learn that no one ever really dies, that everything is interconnected and that in your darkest hour, in a room with no other living being, you are never alone! http://www.spookee.org

Sound by LUCID Audio

About Infinite Connections…
Infinite Connections is a multifaceted company specializing in Artist Management, Events and Promotions with the goal of connecting people to new experiences through art and music. Infinite Connections brings you Impulse Thursdays at Contour Nightclub and IOSIS Art Party the finest international trance music and visual art.
http://www.infiniteconnections.org

wash, rinse, repeat

Its Christmas time again and malls are packed. Seeing as this is the first time in 15 years that I haven't had a job (i.e. xmas cash), I've been storming my brain as to what to get my family for Christmas. Tho I don't do credit cards anymore, I do have a card for the Bon Macy's. Because you never know when you'll need to buy a suit. And even if I cut up the credit card, I can still convieniently use my name and social to make a purchase anytime I want, 24-hours a day, just anytime my little heart desires. Still, the thought of herding downtown amidst the crowd to ride the cold, shiny ferris wheel and buy glowy toys from competing Santas (yes, they were selling them on the streets -- 'Oh, Jonny's going to that Rave thing, lets get him some flashy balls and a pack of blow pops*...) ' was not appealing. So, my next thought --- Kanji! Perfect. But where on earth can I buy Kanji? I could look for some online, but it may not get here through the mail in time for the exact day Jesus was born. Or, I could traverse the midsection of the South Center Mall (and peer longingly into my favorite, but well beyond my budget boutique, The Buckle). But ew. Another mall. I'd been thinking so hard about this for the last week, that it hadn't even occured to me that I could simply draw the Kanji myself and it would cost only the amount of a pen and paper. It's just crazy that my first resource was the mall (ok, it was the Internet. You have to give me credit for being somewhat Evolved). But my second resource was the mall. I was stuck within my own container of consumerism long enough to forget that I have two hands that can craft a gift. That is scary. Even those of us who are privvy to the social behavior resulting from a society based on the buying and selling of material goods are prone to wash, rinse, repeat.

*As spoken by Pink

Euro-Boston Cherry Pop Vibe

Momo and I had a great time in Boston the last few days. Richie Rich hired me once again to DJ the Luftansia Holiday party, and we did so in style. Most of the kidz that work at the terminal there are European, so the track selection at the end of the night was more like the Electro Pop remixes that I pulled for Cherry last Friday (read: electro fresh) than what you'd hear at an old-fashioned American Holiday party (read: disco drab). Of course, the most popular are the ones that fuse both (read: pop electro disco dance), like the club remix of Tom Jones' 'Sex Bomb'. I'll see if I can pull together a more proper Boston Blog, but in the meantime, please pop in to Creme on Saturday for after hours as we re-incarnate the Euro-Boston Cherry Pop vibe.

(Thu Dec 15)
Brandi Carlile @ Easy Street Records -- Free Instore!

ROBO.Trash @ Mantra Lounge
Misha, Randy Jones, Kris Moon, Jerry Abstract

LICK @ Chop Suey
Nice Jewish Boy, Master Stan, Faggolis & Sappho
plus Burley-Q Burlesque, A Queer Cabaret

(Fri Dec 16)
Felix da Housecat @ Element <-- Can I get a HELL YEA!
feat. Eva and Colby B!

International Airport @ Lo-Fi Performance Gallery
SUNTZU SOUND, Joe Mojo, Michito

(Sat Dec 17)
G4G @ Premier
DJ Rickie Leigh

Le Freak @ The Wild Rose (One week early!)

Instrumental @ ConWorks
Fundraiser for musicians in New Orleans featuring Kristina Childs, Nordic Soul, 669 Band, Ramiro and New Congress

IOSIS Art Party - REBIS @ Columbia City Theatre with DJ'S Osiris, FREq, Etienne, Jesiah, Spektra and art by Julie Starling, Attila Morpheus, and Eric Nez.

Creme Afterhours @ Leschi Lounge
Jen Woolfe & guest
Music starts at 2:15 in the a.m.
BYOB and when you walk up the driveway, shut the fuck up. Screaming may commence once you are in the building.

(Tue Dec 20)
French Kiss @ Eagle
with Resident DJ's Fishlure & Femur

Sapphire is not above using her abilities for her own enjoyment

(Fri Dec 9)
Cherry @ War Room
DJ's Master Stan, Jen Woolfe, Amateur Youth, Nagel

(Sat Dec 19)
Femurs @ The Comet

Des Amis with DJ's Julie Herrera, Wasabi, Jeromy Nail, and DJ Manos

SeaCompression @ ConWorks
Five Rooms of Performance, Music and Art

NEW MIX! san francisco soul

Usually my mixes originate from me just starting up some records and pushing record. I guess I'm kinda lazy in that way. If they turn out pretty good, I post them. For this one, I mixed for about an hour and then pushed record. I think being warmed up really pays off.

This set is inspired by my friends at Deep House Originals. The first Saturday of each month at Baltic and every Friday at Temple Billiards, they bring the old skool House vibe of Chicago legends to our coastal town. Craig Alexander, Mark Grant, Theo Parish, Glen Underground and Rick Wilhite.. and in the near future, among others, Minx! I started thinking about who my influences are of House music and how West Coast I really am. While I devour anything that DJ Heather (Chicago), Robsoul Recordings (France) or Ty Tek (Denver) even hum, my Heart is in Seattle. But my Soul, my friends, is definately in San Francisco.

http://www.jenwoolfe.com/audio/sf_soul.mp3

On the Edge of Unmotivation

It's 10:42 pm on a Friday and there's an after party that I'd like to go to. But it doesn't really start until 2am. It's only 3 hours away, but I'm at my peak of motivation drop. I'm really a day person. So what does one do to motivate? Two glasses of wine at dinner didn't help much.

I text some friends to see who is out on the town. Good little kids doing good little things. There's enough interest that I wouldn't have to go alone. Damn.

I refer to the gift that Jessica Star gave me today, a deck to lead my way. I pull a card. It says 'The Hermit'. She says, 'Don't take it too seriously'. I saw a license plate yesterday that said 'Hybern8te'. Do I read too much into things?

'Keep your bra on,' says Masil, 'Once the bra is off, it's all over.' Too true.

But the state of my underwear is beyond my control. Once you commit to a relationship, some sacrifices are made. 'I'm thinking of going to an afterparty tonight, honey, is that okay?' 'Of course, lover.' says Pink. She's so fucking supportive.

Sokolicky pops her head into the room. 'Are you going to that afterparty?' Grrrr. I'm ambushed by my own ambition. Too bad after parties don't start at 2pm. Of course, some of the good ones do.

We pop in re-runs of 'In Living Color', delivered to my door by Netflix. Don't even have to go to the video store. I love it. We are half asleep when Momo & Andrew wake us. 'Going to the afterparty? We brought Coors lite.'

'I give it two smokes up in a circle', I say. An hour later, we're all asleep. I'm sure the afterparty was a fabulous time, but I enjoyed an organic pleasure -- sleeping soundly.

NEXT GIG: Cherry @ War Room Fri Dec 9th

NEXT GIG! Cherry @ War Room

Friday December 9th
with DJ'S Master Stan, Amateur Youth and Nagel
Plus the return of hot-ass dancers, The Von Hasselhoff Troop and a few Surprises!

The War Room
722 East Pike Street,Seattle, WA 98122

Cover is $6 for women, queers, and men with a female escort.
$20 cover for men without a female escort.

SNOW ANGELS!!!

If you aren't too busy making snow angels

(Thu Dec 1)
$100 or less art show at Retrofit Home

J-Sun & Kadeejah Streets @ Nijo Sushi

Princess Superstar Live @ Chop Suey
w/ New Grey Area
NRDLNGR
The Nachos

(Fri Dec 2)
Princess Superstar with DJ Colby B @ LSC

DJ Colette @ Trinity

(Sat Dec 3)
Theo Parrish and Rick Wilhite @ Baltic Room