FRIDAY, 6/21 -> Keeping this one short & sweet. It’s time to celebrate Solution co-founder DJ Low Key’s birthday again. Him and Lazy Eyez will be on the turntables at the Meadowlark (2701 Larimer St), we have a special surprise guest host & more. That said, if you know, you know and we’ll see you there!!! 9pm / No cover til 11pm / Only $5 after.
SUNDAY, 6/16 at 3pm -> The weather keeps getting hotter and so do things at Goodness w/DJ Low Key & friends; luckily we’re turning on the misters for the Summer season, so it all works out…LOL. After last week’s international theme, this edition of Goodness is bringing things back to the states and focusing on all the best soul/R&B music in grand fashion. Me, Renaissance man KDJ Above and longtime Denver favorite OG Bobby S have you more than covered on the turntables and keyboard mastermind Qknox will be topping off the day with his unique take on D’Angelo’s classic Voodoo album on the Rhodes piano (!!!!!).
As if that wasn’t enough, we’ll also be celebrating the birthdays of MC/Chubby Robot founder Opt Won and bartender extraordinaire Aimee Ott-Peterson, two party regulars/Denver fixtures that definitely know how to have a good time. As usual, Moontower Tacos & Denver Dessert Trolley will be serving us incredible tacos & desserts, the vibe should be close to flawless and at 10PM, we’ll be closing things out with a Goodness Film Club screening of The Stax Records Story, which details the rise of one of music’s best soul music labels ever (home to the likes of Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding & countless more), during the civil rights era, on the Meadowlark’s beautiful patio. 2701 Larimer St / No Cover / 21+.
FRIDAY, 6/14 -> We’re super excited about this week’s Solution for a few reasons and once you check them, you will be too:
(a) First & foremost, we’re looking forward to helping Denver music/hip hop/jazz/r&b/etc fixture Qknox replace his computer and other equipment that was stolen a few weeks back at Appaloosa. We’re working with him and his HUGE network of friends in the art, music and other parts of the Denver to put together a crazy silent auction to help.
(b) Q and his partners in the band Big Wheel are gonna rock an unprecedented live mixtape style set covering a variety of favorites from all different eras, consider it a ridiculous band doing their own live take on a ridiculous hip hop DJ set.
(c) We already know Qknox is gonna bring out some cool motherfuckers and between them and the already fresh crowd and packed Fridays we’ve been having, the party should be pretty fantastic.
DJ Low Key will be rocking the turntables solo to compliment Big Wheel with all the best in hip hop, soul, funk, R&B, house, reggae & everything else dope while Lazy Eyez will be on the road DJing for The Reminders this week. Gotta love seeing The Solution crew and Colorado hip hop making it’s way around the country. 9pm / 21+ / No cover til 11 / $5 after / 2701 Larimer St.
Don’t miss So What! w/me, DJ K-Nee & Big Styles, on the 3rd Saturday of the month at Beauty Bar Denver…More info on the So What! facebook page…
.:DJ Low Key – So What! First Monday Mix – June 2013 (click to stream/download):.
Tanya Morgan & 6th Sense “For Real”
Carl Carrell “Gone”
Jack Magma “Cat Got Your Tongue”
BJ The Chicago Kid “Sex x Money x Sneakers”
Rhye “Hunger”
Bag Raiders “So Demanding”
Full Crate & Mar “Settle For (Seymour Bits Remix)”
The Foreign Exchange “The Last Fall (Remix)”
Spree Wilson, The Flush & Go Dreamer “All I Need”
Ro Blvd & Cali Cush “Summer Solstice”
Miguel “Do You… (Cashmere Cat Remix)”
WEDNESDAY, 6/26 -> The Solution Showcase is back at Beauty Bar Denver with another ridiculous lineup of talent from Denver all the way to Brooklynati. For June’s Solution Showcase #15 we’re featuring Solution favorites and friends of the party, Donwill & Von Pea aka Tanya Morgan (Brooklyn / Lessondary), singer/musician CRL CRRLL, producer DJ Matt Cassidy and Solution co-founders DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme. Tanya Morgan will be rocking some brand new joints off their highly anticipated Rubber Souls album with producer 6th Sense and based on everything we’ve hear dso far, Denver is in for a treat. Carl Carrell will also be performing material from his new CRL CRRLL projects while featured producer DJ Matt Cassidy will be rocking a mix of new and old bangers for your listening pleasure. Things kick off at 9 and we’ve got complimentary Red Bull Editions (their 3 new flavors) for the first 50 people who come out. This one has all the makings of a classic, get your $8 pre-sale tickets at Family Affair downtown, at The Solution or Goodness or online next week. 608 East 13th Ave / $10 at the door / 21+ / 9pm.
SUNDAY, 6/9 -> Goodness w/DJ Low Key & friends is back with another Sunday full of magic as we officially mark a year since the party launched. I couldn’t have asked for more great music and amazing people to come through since things kicked off and I’m already looking forward to years and years of the same fun as we continue on.
Back in the present, I’m really excited for Sunday’s International Goodness, as me, Crunk Brother extraordinaire DJ Discord & Boulder party fixture DJ Haus spin jams with from, and with, influences from all over the world, all afternoon long (US included…LOL…No cop out though). Veteran of numerous pilgrimages to Brazil, Discord will be spin a funky Brazilian mix that dips into tropicalia, bossa nova & samba. DJ Haus will be covering a variety of worldwide sounds, taking us on what he calls his “musical safari” that is sure to open up your ears to some great new sounds. I’ll be doing what I can to compliment their deep catalogs of music and hopefully everybody leaves with some new favorite jams.
Moontower Tacos & Denver Dessert Trolley will be keeping us happy and fed all day, the vibe should be pretty fantastic and at 10PM, we’ll be closing things out with a Goodness Film Club screening of Searching For Sugar Man, the all but unbelievable yet true take of Rodriguez, an all but unknown 70s musician from Detroit turned unlikeliest South African music icon, on the Meadowlark’s magical patio. 2701 Larimer St / No Cover / 21+.
SATURDAY, 6/15 -> So What! is proud to welcome Philly legend DJ KING BRITT back to Colorado for a visit to Beauty Bar Denver (608 E. 13th St). Few DJs have had as storied of a career as King, who burst on the national scene with a hit single on iconic dance label Strictly Rhythm, became the DJ for Digable Planets and was opening for Sade on in the early 90s before establishing his own label, Ovum Records, which has released its fair share of EDM classics. Since then he’s released a pair of infamous albums with his group Sylk 130, been involved in “The Philadelphia Experiment” remixed project with the likes of featuring ?uestlove & Vikter Duplaix and created The Sister Gertrude project, with songs heavily feature in films and on HBO’s True Blood. King Britt is still heavily active, working with everyone from De La Soul to to Astrid Suryanto to Madlib over the last decade, as well as new projects like Saturn Never Sleeps & Bedouin Soundclash.
Don’t miss King Britt plus DJ K-Nee, DJ Low Key & DJ Big Styles aka the So What! DJs bringing you all the best in Nu Groove, Jazzy Hip Hop, the Best of Soul & World Flavors along with you hostess, the door diva Ms Deirdre!
DOORS OPEN AT 8 PM / $5 Cover / 21+ / Don’t front, just funk.
SUNDAY, 6/2 at 3pm -> Last weekend’s double dose of Goodness w/DJ Low Key & friends was a smash, with Sunday’s Native Tongues Goodness with Mick (formerly Boogie) & Es Nine getting a “hell yea” from Michael Rapaport, director of Beats, Rhymes & Life:The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest and Monday’s Bonus Goodness introducing two instant hits to the party, Moontower Tacos & Denver Dessert Trolley, while featuring an insane Kid Hum DJ + live beats set that stunned the crowd (video coming soon) and a masterful Deftimus Prime/Deftron set as we celebrated our homegirl Aisha’s birthday in grand fashion.
Classic weekends to kick off the Summer are motivation for more great parties and I’m super hyped for another one this Sunday, as we take the party analog for an all vinyl Goodness with award-winning Radio Bum OG turned El Chingon master chef David Lopez aka DJ Psycho and Beauty Bar/Down & Derby favorite Mike Disco joining me for 7 hours of wax flipping and crate stacking on the Meadowlark’s magical patio.
Great music goes without saying, but I’m also excited to announce that both Moontower Tacos and Denver Dessert Trolley are going to be joining the party on an ongoing basis (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), which as far I’m concerned takes everything to another level. As the countless people who left Monday’s Bonus Goodness raving about food already know, they’re two of the best dining options in town and adding their delicious menus and friendly faces to the weekly Goodness is gonna be AMAZING. Moontower Tacos will be coming in with a different special and great menu every week and Jamie Secrest, head baker for the Denver Dessert Trolley is also taking requests for desserts, so feel free to hit her up on facebook. We’ll be serving three refreshing flavors of agua frescas with Svedka and a whole lot more at the bar plus we have a newly upgraded sound system on the patio to make the cipher complete.
Last but not least, at 10pm we’ll be closing out the night with a Goodness Film Club screening of High Fidelity, so bring your girl/boyfriend and get you music nerd cupcaking up (no Denver Dessert Trolley pun intended *rimshot*). 2701 Larimer St / No Cover / 21+.
BONUS: Check out the video above for Donwill’s “Laura’s Song” from his High Fidelity-inspired album, Don Cusack In High Fidelity, and make sure you catch him & Von Pea aka Tanya Morgan on 6/26 at The Solution Showcase #15.
FRIDAY, 5/31 -> We’re excited to be partnering up with You Heard This to bring Chicago DJ/producer Maker out to The Solution for a DJ set at the Meadowlark. Maker’s probably best known for his work with partner Qwel and Greyskull crew, but also spins parties all around the country, rocking a variety of styles. Catch him joining The Solution’s own DJ Low Key & Lazy Eyez on the turntables for what should be another great Friday at “our town’s longest-running and most revered hip-hop night†(c) Westword 2013 Best Of Denver. Shouts to Mane Rok. 9pm / 21+ / No cover til 11 / $5 after / 2701 Larimer St.
MONDAY, 5/27 -> Last Sunday was crazy good and it’s safe to say that Goodness w/DJ Low Key & friends is officially underway for Summer. People have already started asking me how long the party is going to go for so they can make the most of it (the official 2013 season closer is 9/22, go ahead and put it on your calendar now) and I’m just like y’all, trying to make the most of Sumemr while it’s here. On that note, I’m super excited to announce that we’re gonna have an extra bonus edition of Goodness on Memorial Day, the perfect compliment to Sunday’s Native Tongues Goodness.
So yeah, Bonus Goodness on Memorial Day w/me and specials guests Deftron and Kid Hum on the turntables as we go extra hard to celebrate our good friend Aisha’s birthday! We’re also bringing in Moontower Tacos to flip up the menu for the day and Denver Dessert Trolley with some sweet desserts too. Moontower Tacos recently opened up here in Denver and they’ve been bringing all sorts of creative, “Austin-style” tacos to CO, including their infamous Doggfather (Chicken & Waffle Taco), which they’ll have on hand at Goodness for your stomach and tastebuds’ delight. Denver Dessert Trolley was started by former TAG dessert bar chef Jamie Seacrest, who’ll have Mexican chocolate brownies and some other goodies on hand on the Meadowlark’s incredible patio. You already know we’ll have Jessica the Solution Bartender and Tara serving three delicious flavors of agua frescas with Svedka and a whole lot more at the bar, should make for a great Memorial Day! 2701 Larimer St/ No Cover / 21+.
