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Having familiarized ourselves with the venue, we were free to turn our focus towards our first big act of the night, Candyland. The unmistakable ‘fro emerged, and the California duo took to the stage with their infectious energy. No strangers to Webster Hall, they put on a clinic in genre-hopping, as they jumped from trap, to house, and then to dubstep all at a moment’s notice.
Sleeping isn’t really a thing here in New York City.
The crowd itself wasn’t quite what any Seattleite would have expected in only the best sort of way. When you picture NYC club patrons, you think button-down shirts, tight skirts, and generally residing in “dressed to the nines” territory. What we witnessed at Webster Hall though, was a crowd of ravers from every walk of the scene. LED hoops, glovers, and kandi-kids were out in full force, making for a stark (and very much welcomed) contrast to the classic theater design of Webster Hall.
Right around 2am, Candyland exited the stage and on came Kill Paris, keytar in hand and ready to bring his unique brand of electro-soul to a room that wasn’t even approaching exhaustion. Barely a Beatport Top 100 track was heard, as he cycled through an eclectic blend of funk, glitch, and even some much-appreciated Biggie Smalls. Appropriately, he closed out his set with Big Gigantic’s remix of our own Macklemore’s Can’t Hold Us, as our Northwest reporter on the ground attempted to inform everyone in the immediate vicinity that Macklemore was indeed from Seattle.
Important things happen in Pacific Northwest nightlife, and DMNW will send you alerts!
