Metro Weekly

All posts tagged "djs"

  • Raw Talent

    Growing up gay in rural Virginia, Bil Todd bonded with music in a way he didn't with people. ''I retreated to music more than I...

  • Fatboy Slim at the 9:30 Club

    Born Quentin Cook, the British Fatboy Slim is one of dance music’s most famous producers, known for his jerky, bouncy ’90s hits “Weapon of Choice,”...

  • Junior's Return

    Junior Vasquez took the news of Whitney Houston's death hard. ''I was pretty much depressed,'' he says. ''I was bed-ridden for about four days, it...

  • Chord Progression

    ''When people started calling me Jonny B, I said that's enough,'' laughs Chord Bezerra. ''So I started going by Chord to avoid that.'' Of course,...

  • Sexy Edge

    You might say dance-music singer Ultra Naté proposed to Quentin Harris. ''We went into the studio and started working at first was going...

  • Tribal Journey

    Someone once called DJ Paulo a ''pots and pans'' DJ. ''People who don't understand what I do and who don't understand rhythm as much, they...

  • Legendary Tony Moran to join legendary Jennifer Holliday at Capital Pride!

    Capital Pride announced this morning that renowned DJ Tony Moran will perform with Jennifer Holliday on the MainStage at Sunday’s Capital Pride Festival. Holliday, who...

  • Cherry Blast!

    ''I'm really glad Cherry stepped out and got Oscar G, somebody a little bit different as far as the gay circuit goes,'' says Alyson Calagna....

  • Cuppa Joe

    ''I'd be in real big trouble if I wasn't DJ-ing,'' muses Joe Gauthreaux. ''I have no idea what I could do, or what I'd want...

  • Beat Patrol

    When Steve Henderson was only 15 years old in North Baltimore County, he started throwing ''illegal'' parties and DJ-ing. ''A friend of mine was a...

  • Going Greek

    ''Every time I go back to Greece, I miss home here,'' says Yiannis Elia, who moved to D.C. from his native Athens some 12 years...

  • Cherry 2010 Events

    THURSDAY, APRIL 8 Opening Party with DJ Jason Royce from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Mova, 1435 P St. NW. Free. FRIDAY, APRIL 9 Third...

  • Steele Town

    DJ Billy Steele (Photo by Liz Liguori)   DJ Billy Steele is about to fulfill a career-long dream. “I’ve been wanting to play [D.C. for...

  • Peter's Pride

    ''A lot of people miss the Roxy and the big-room experience,'' says Peter Rauhofer. ''We saw this as an opportunity.'' For many years, Rauhofer served...

  • Stateside Arrival

    ''One of the things we wanted to do was bring some of the fun back to dance music,'' says James Wiltshire, referring to the impetus...