Posts Tagged ‘footwork’

Beast It With DJ Diehard Every Last Thursday of the Month at The Chesterfield.

February 6, 2019

I have launched a monthly DJ residency, Beast It, every final Thursday of the month at The Chesterfield. I’m spinning tunes from 7-9 PM. Hang out with DJ Diehard the last Thursday of every month for fusion of Afrobeats, footwork, bounce, house, reggae-dancehall and incomparable beasting, 

Craft cocktails, beats, and fun!

NO COVER!

The Chesterfield is located inside Alamo Drafthouse Kansas City.

About DJ Diehard:

DJ Diehard is a Kansas City, Missouri-based DJ. He is passionate about bringing the energy and quality vibes. DJ Diehard began DJing in 2008, while attending college in New Orleans. His sets often blend Afrobeats, bounce, footwork, house and reggae-dancehall. DJ Diehard has played many venues, including the Riot Room, Niche, The Chesterfield, Handsome Willy’s, RecordBar and CrossroadsKC at Grinders. The DJ has a monthly residency, every last Thursday of the month, at The Chesterfield. He hosts DJ Diehard’s Selections, every Friday at 4 PM GMT/10 AM CST, on Ugandan Internet radio station Afrobeatsfm.com. DJ Diehard also hosts the DJ Diehard Mix Show, every Tuesday at 8 PM EST/7 PM CST, on XLTrax.com. He has opened for a wide range of artists, including Big Freedia, Mickey Avalon and Simon Rex (Dirt Nasty) and DJ Taye. When you see DJ Diehard’s sets, the beasting is unparalleled.

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DJ Spinn and the Teklife Crew Crush SmartBar With Their Footwork Vibes

July 24, 2017
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Teklife Vibes at SmartBar, 7/15/17

I recently hit Chicago to catch some quality music. Late on a Saturday night. I hit SmartBar for some footwork insanity from DJ Spinn, RP Boo and DJ Taye. They are members of the Teklife Records crew. Teklife is the seminal Chicago-based footwork record label.

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Jimmy Buffett at Wrigley Field, 7/15/17

I had forgotten Jimmy Buffett was in town at Wrigley Field. As I was heading into Wrigleyville, thousands of Parrotheads were leaving. I exited the Red Line subway at Addison and the crush of Hawaiian shirt-wearing whack jobs going the other direction nearly flattened me. I was stepping over vomit and through the drunken masses. I waded against the current of humanity, but finally made it to SmartBar.

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SmartBar, 7/15/17

I walk downstairs, the bartender says, “It’s only 11pm, we’re open till five. It goes late here.” I knew I was in for an epic evening. The beats were high-energy, the mixing was exceptional and the crowd was grooving. The skills of the DJs and the dancers were inspiring. I still can’t dance to footwork, but it was still one heck of a great night. I need to step my game up!

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The crowd at SmartBar, 7/15/17

Here’s a bit of dancers getting down to DJ Spinn:

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The Sonic Vibes of YJs.

March 5, 2016

I stopped by YJs on a Friday night. I slammed a dirty chai tea in my face. The music they play in the snack bar is always all over the map. Everything from cowboy ballads to Latin jams are featured. The other night, they were bumping some quality footwork jams from Australian DJ/producer  Little Scale:

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