Why the Crowd are the Stars of the Show
The return to live music - the return to normal life even - has been hard. At home we were having discussions with ourselves: “Is it safe to go?” and “what mitigating steps would can we be taking to make it safe?” For some, it can be anxiety inducing. On the other side of that ordeal, though, are the scenes we love. Scenes filled with the music, people, and energy that thrills us. Scenes that m...
Gig Review: Chase and Status - The Cause for our Return
It felt only right and proper that the first rave since the world collapsed - indeed 'the first Thursday of dancing in almost 18 months' as described by The Cause - was Chase and Status. We had the pleasure of seeing them once before at a RTRN II JUNGLE event, but the giddy excitement at the prospect of seeing some of the best in the business do their thing in the flesh still felt as novel and ...
Breaking Through The Fifth Wall
It happens at once, together, like a murmuration of starlings changing course. There’s a young guy onstage, his face long and stabby and white as a...