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!!!