We'll make no bones about it: we celebrated pretty hard last night (so did some of our friends.) But, of course, that feeling didn't subside come morning, and I figured why not corral together some jams to keep the good vibes going strong. So, below you'll find my "Post-Election Revolution Rock Mix", a selection of tracks from our virtual stacks that I think fit the mood of today. I chose these songs for reasons both obvious and arbitrary, but all are assuredly jams that will have you feeling pretty powerful and happy and I think that's what counts. Without further aplomb, the music.
Look, we're music nerds. That's what we do here. We don't really want to get political on our readers, but today is probably the most significant day in the United States since September 11th, so if you're over the age of 18 and able, go vote today. If you don't know where your polling station is, Google has your back. We're all really excited and nervous and will surely be glued to our televisions while the news rolls in tonight, but until then we'll leave you with some great footy of The Clash, who could motivate even the most ambivalent among us to care. We're guessing Joe would probably be pretty stoked about today.
If you’ve been waiting to Dance For Obama (we have), the time has come. On Monday a heap of DJ’s—curated and joined by the legendary Arthur Baker and including RCRD LBL bros Treasure Fingers, Nick Catchdubs, and Drop The Lime—will take over Santo’s Party House in New York for Spin The Vote, a fundraiser in support of Barack Obama. The full line-up is looking rather stacked, so if you’re around and into dance music at all, make sure to come out and put your money where you feet are. For those in Miami, there's another event scheduled for October 18th, info below.
SPIN THE VOTE NEW YORK:
Arthur Baker
John Robie (live keyboards)
AC Slater
Alexander Technique
DJ Mehdi
Drop The Lime
Nick Catchdubs
Tommie Sunshine
Treasure Fingers
Monday, October 13th
Santo’s Party House
100 Lafayette St. (between Walker & White)
New York, NY 10013
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Miami Pop Life Presents SPIN THE VOTE MIAMI:
Arthur Baker
John Robie (live keyboards
DJ Induce
DJ Aramis
Shawn Rudnick
Sandman & 360
Saturday, October 18th
White Room
1306 North Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33136
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