Red Bull THRE3STYLE Denver At The Church

Photos by Matt Alberts.

The Red Bull Thre3Style international event series came through Denver last Thursday for one of its 14 stops on the way to the U.S. National Finals in October, which also happens to be back in Denver. The Red Bull Thre3Style brings local DJs out for one night of party rocking to see who can most successfully blend at least three genres of music and get the place jumpin’. A discerning panel of judges including the Denver Diggers’ DJ Lowkey took notes on creativeness, technicality and overall energy that the elite crew of Denver’s finest brought to the stage. DJs Amen, Sounds Supreme, Soup, Psycho, Shares, Skip Rip, Mada and Magmanimous went head to head to see for the title of Denver’s best DJ, with a special closing performance by Jay-Z’s tour DJ Neil Armstrong.

The Church was the setting for this event, Denver’s longtime staple of dance-oriented nightlife in the SoCo (South of Colfax) club district. Red Bull had a great presence as always, complete with the all-terrain mobile party unit parked outside, a well-designed lit logo over the stage and screens throughout the venue displaying each competitors’ name and time allotted.

Swollen Members Hip Hop Halloween

Swollen Members is on the road right now promoting their new album Armed To The Teeth. Along with Big B, (with the Denver Diggers’ DJ Klaw), Common Market, and Bliss N Esso, Swollen Members are slaughtering stages from Oregon to Ontario. In what seemed like a perfect holiday for hip hop’s most Dungeons and Dragons-derived rap group, the tour showed up in Denver just in time for Halloween.

Once again, Denver’s intimate Marquis Theater played host to an underground hip hop show. The all-ages venue is a good mix of everything—with a solid sound system, a multi-leveled viewing area, easy access full bar, and NY style pizza slices right on site. For Halloween the place was packed with creepy characters and party people ready to ring in All Hallows’ Eve with the Battle Axe Warriors.

Frank151 De La Soul Chapter Release Party

One of many release parties going on around the country last weekend for Frank151 Chapter 37 was held at Shag Lounge in Denver, Colorado. Denver Diggers Captain DJ Low Key hosts “So Damn Down” every Saturday night, but this one was an extra special celebration of Frank151’s new issue, featuring none other than hip hop legends De La Soul as the Guest Curators.

Filled with classic memorabilia spanning De La’s extensive 20-year career, Chapter 37 is a must have for any fan of the Native Tongues era. Be on the look out for an FDL Captain in your town throwing a similar event, or visit one of our many retail location partners. Check out the party pics…