+++ THEME OF THE MONTH: GAY ZOMBIE QUARANTINE +++
This month we asked ourselves, "How come some of those guys on Grindr, Scruff, A4A, etc. are such assholes?" You know the type: think they're hot shit, usually taking a selfie in their gym's bathroom mirror, always have the words "no Asians/fats/fems" in their description for some "weird" "reason".
You know what we say about those guys? FUCK 'EM! So we're all gonna make fun of them this month by dressing up like brainless, drooling "Grindr Z...
+++ THEME OF THE MONTH: GAY ZOMBIE QUARANTINE +++
This month we asked ourselves, "How come some of those guys on Grindr, Scruff, A4A, etc. are such assholes?" You know the type: think they're hot shit, usually taking a selfie in their gym's bathroom mirror, always have the words "no Asians/fats/fems" in their description for some "weird" "reason".
You know what we say about those guys? FUCK 'EM! So we're all gonna make fun of them this month by dressing up like brainless, drooling "Grindr Zombies". Find an old t-shirt (or go buy one at Value Village for $3.00), cut some holes into it, tear it up a little bit, and come join the ranks of the undead with us for a night.
+ ZOMBIE SELFIE CONTEST! +
Come zombified and take a selfie in our Grindr Zombie photo area! Winner receives an assortment of naughty prizes.
+++ GUEST DJ XAN LUCERO +++
Xan Lucero (De La Crème / Flammable / HMANL.com)
recent mixtapes:
http://hmanl.com/mixtape/visions-of-paradise-by-xan-lucero/
http://www.mixcloud.com/xanlucero/flashbakkkkk-mixed-byxbl/
Over 20 years in the dj booth doesn't lie, and neither does the dance floor … which is where Xan Lucero has spent the last 2 decades playing House and Techno Music. He has spent over 2 decades traveling America exploring and driving dj booths and experiencing its dance floors playing a global brand of Underground Dance Music; both on solo adventures as well as with his partner, Atom Bryce as The Control Freeks. Together with Atom and on his own , he has held residencies all around America, created infamous weekly and monthly parties in 6 different states, made raves, run record stores, started disco’s, helped with various record labels and has generally lived his life playing music for people that want to hear it. The man is a true slave to the dance floor and has devoted his life to the Underground culture and feels blessed to be lucky enough to be able to spread love and togetherness via the good beat.He is also an avid believer in flying saucers, frequently chases unicorns, and loves lazor'z.
Xan has recently relocated back to Seattle, where he originally started DJing 21 years ago and cut his teeth at his first residency at the not so innocent age of 19 and is enjoying a packed schedule of constant studio work, holding down a life changing resident DJ spot for legendary West Coast House Music institution Flammable (running almost 1000 consecutive weekly parties), founded and maintained by his big bother and personal favorite DJ god Brian Lyons,and Seattle House father Wesley Holmes, where he's been welcomed into the 36 year running seminal Seattle state appointed Historical Landmark venue Re:bar. Lucero has also been picked up by the NW elite and staple brand, De La Creme, founded by his other big brother, House master Karl Kamakahi.
You can catch Xan guest appearing on a weekly basis at literally every Seattle Underground Dance Music friendly venue, as well as hosting his own monthly and weekly parties, 10 year running (spanning 3 states) QUIVER, BODY LANGUAGE, and PARADISE: The Sunset Sessions, and continues to guest and tour around America.
current summer/fall season dates:
July 11, QUIVER @ Re:bar
July 18, Body Language @Monkey Loft
July 19, AREA 2181 @Seattle Eagle
July 26, Diggin Deep @Monkey Loft
August 1, North West House Music Conference, Portland
August 2, Soft Option @Monkey Loft
August 3, Flammable @Re:bar
August 6, Paradise @Monkey Loft
August 8, QUIVER @Re:bar
August 9, Aqua Funk @Islander Yacht
August 13, Paradise @Monkey Loft-rooftop
August 15, Slippery When Wet-pool party day set
August 15, Body Language @Monkey Loft
August 20, Paradise @Monkey Loft-rooftop
+++ RESIDENT DJ PAVONE (Stiffed / Bottom Forty) +++
Derek Pavone has been making asses shake up and down the West Coast for nearly a decade. While he has been known primarily as a disco DJ, AREA 2181 will see him stepping away from his classic sound and into the darker corners of house, acid and techno.
++++++ AREA 2181 ++++++
AREA 2181 is an experimental gay men’s dance party that happens every third Saturday at The Seattle Eagle.
AREA 2181 is a place for YOU to experiment. This is the one night a month where you break free from your boring Capitol Hill bar routine and actually go out to BE out. There is no standing and modeling at AREA 2181. There is no browsing awkwardly on Scruff and Grindr. At AREA 2181 we are asking YOU to get outside of your comfort zone. This is The Eagle, not the playpen. We know you have some shit you wanna do that you can't at otheR baRs.
At AREA 2181, the PARTY is an experiment. AREA 2181 is constantly mutating. No two parties will ever be the same – this isn’t another “evening with Seattle’s glitterati” where you stand around and sip cocktails and wait for the drag show you’ve seen a million times to start. The theme will rotate every single month, and we will always push the “levels of taste”, so to speak. We want to keep you on your toes and give you something you’ve never seen before and will probably never see again.
AREA 2181 asks a simple and experimental question: What would happen if we gathered as many of Seattle’s gays as we could under one roof and told them all to party with each other? Maybe we’ll rediscover that whole “gay community” thing. Who knows.
So what exactly IS AREA 2181? I can’t wait for you to show me.