Monthly, weekly, or one-off, DC has plenty of DJ nights and dance parties. If you attend as many as the crew here at TGRI, they mostly start to blend together. This was not the case on Saturday, for a very special pre-Valentine’s Day edition of Feedback Dance Party at DC9. Turns out we gave it the Seal of Approval for a reason.
Taking over for Feedback host Stereo Faith (who had his hands full across town at Sutra) were kindred spirits and frequent collaborators James Nasty, Andrew Jaye, and Trevor Martin. Collectively known as the 1.21 Jiggawatt Soundsystem, Nasty and Jaye started the night with truly classic jams guaranteed to get the floor moving. Feedback is fast becoming a dance party where you can drop the pretension and bullshit of going out, and say, “Yes, I will be dancing to Marky Mark and Right Said Fred. So what?”
After double teaming the decks for a bit, Trevor Martin joined the fun, doing what he does best, mixing everything from Modest Mouse to Biggie to Miley Cyrus (yes, Miley Cyrus). At some point, somebody played Ke$ha and Lady Gaga back-to-back, and the crowd ate it up (with a few exceptions).
Feedback is known for combining top DJs with amazing live performers, and Saturday was no exception, with DC’s Roll Wit Us All-Stars dropping a killer set. The mission of Malik Starx and Mr. Cliff is right there in the name: the duo is determined to get the party moving, whether rapping over club beats by Tittsworth or G-funk cuts brought back from a recent trip to the City of Angels. A highlight of the set was a freestyle cypher with fellow DC rapper Ardamus. Don’t sleep on the Roll Wit Us All-Stars: their combination of lyrical prowess with a party-friendly attitude portends big things in 2010.
The night evolved – or devolved, if you prefer – into pure madness when James Nasty started playing Baltimore club, from classics (“Doo Doo Brown”) to exclusives (“Let me c wat you got”). If you still haven’t seen this man do his thing, you either need to get on 95 and hit the Ottobar for his Moustache Dance Party or wait until he returns to DC. Or better yet, both.
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