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The culmination of a lot of work and ideas came together in one fantastic night of music and dance. Along with help from several others, We put together an event to kick-off a new direction for the site, doing stories related to electronic dance music, moving forward as a publication under that format.  The event featured a lineup of all local DJs, spinning a variety of genres.  They were a select few of the very best that Kansas City offered, including Offtrack, cQuence, Shandi, and Velvin vs Malcolm.  Details on how it all turned out were published in an event review for the first edition of the zine. photos by Richard, Joe, Kandice, Mage, & JesseP view more photos from this event photos by JesseP, Kandice, Mage, Joe, RaverKitty and Richard

While he was not slated to appear, Dan X dropped in on Kabal for a great Thursday night of fun on the dance floor.     view more photos from this event

Another edition of Submission at Davey's Uptown featured the usual containment, along with pins and needles, candle wax, and whipped cream.  Frankie Abernathy from MTV's Real World even dropped by to enjoy the festivities!  Her boyfriend kept her on a short leash though. view more photos from this event ... NSFW!

Local DJ Sl8r hosted a little house party, with a random assortment of folks, music all around, and candy canes! view more photos from this event

Dropped in on XO to check out the early crowd, which turned out to be a little more diverse than most in the back room, and RJ Bass playing to a near empty main room.  The place never really comes alive before midnight though, and I am sure that it did later, but I had other places to be. there are no more photos from this event

A few  photos from a quick stop in on the Empire Room before heading to points beyond.  Johnny Scott was laying down some beats for an early crowd. there are no more photos from this event

The Point was the last stop on my little circuit for the evening, because Fridays are Back.  Steve Thorell and Bill Pile were up to their usual, laying down some great tracks, but it was a bit of slow night there too.  At least there was room to dance.   view more photos from this event

The third stop, but not quite final stop on this Friday night, landed me at XO.  It was relatively full, but not quite as much as I had seen on numerous other occasions. there are no more photos from this event

After stopping in on another event, I dropped by The Place to check on their little night.  It was a little slow, but no less fun. there are no more photos from this event