[Dynagroove] Weekend review

[Audri Nakamura]

Started off my week kinda early...

Tuesday night- went to check out Tempo in Laguna Beach. Had a great time, 
Peter & Irik were rocking it. Yeah, the crowd is kinda whack, but hey it's 
what you make of it.... great little spot if you're around the area.  And 
for a Tuesday night in OC, I'm really surprised by the turnout.  These guys 
got a good little shindig going on.

Thursday night- Mark Farina @ Honey. Mark Farina rocked it, played his 
techy, quirky shit... packed house, had fun.

Friday night- Gene Farris @ Chemistry. Ugh, I was disappointed by him. His 
track selection was all over the place, mixed different styles which just 
didn't flow... I don't know. Played a few great tracks, but it just didn't 
sound good with what he would play after. However, Mark Sanchez & Brandon 
Anthony rocked it upstairs... PIM never fails to disappoint me. Support your 
local dj!

After that, we headed to SF about 430am in the morning... (don't ask) to hit 
up the OM monthly @ DNA Lounge (celebrating the club's one year anniversary) 
w/Undercover Agency, Derrick Carter, and Mark Farina....

And all I have to say is this night COMPLETELY blew me away...

JT Donaldson & Lance DeSardi- represented LA to the fullest. Played some 
quirky, techy shit, but it was perfect for opening Derrick Carter. JT's last 
track was some remix by Tweet... I forgot the name of it, something about 
taking off your shirt, but it was ILL.

Derrick Carter- omg, he's the man. Never fails to disappoint. Played some 
bangin shit, some old skool shit, some tight remixes. A packed house of 
about 1500 kids shouting, dancing, singing... it was tight. Last track he 
played, threw down ODB- "hey hey hey.. baby I've got your money.." forgot 
the name.

When Derrick was done, they released a bunch of balloons over the crowd, 
celebrating the club's one year anniversary.

Mark Farina- mmmmm... played deep, really deep, and SF Sessions style. 
INSANE, HARD basslines- there was this one track we were all going crazy 
over, which had the sickest bassline I've ever heard... wish I could find 
the name of it. And then, to make it even better, he played Mushroom Jazz at 
the end of his set.. mixed it up w/some hip hop. Bonita Appledum 
instrumental w/a different vocal, instrumental to Mary J. Blige's I'll 
Remember... and finally stopped playing at 9:30am in the morning. Ah, he 
made me complete. Seriously the BEST set I've ever heard him play; and we 
were basically the last group to leave the club... at 9:30am in the 
morning...

As for the people, seemed like a lot of LA heads were there, met a lot of 
cool SF kids, and a few kids I talked to didn't really know too much about 
Derrick Carter or Mark Farina. But all in all, this was the most fun I've 
ever had at any club.... I'd definitely go back if there was someone good 
playing up there. Haven't partied like this in awhile- but it was definitely 
worth it, even though I'm dying at work right now. Unfortunately I just did 
not have the energy to make it to LLV, oh well...

And I definitely look forward to this week to celebrate my birthday next 
weekend-- Stacy Kidd, Dynagroove, Deep... --Dri

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