Snap Yo' Fingers

I heard that song at least three times last night as I completed, what to me was, the ultimate Philadelphia club crawl. We started at the Five Spot, across the street from the hostel. It was ridiculously crowded and humid, and the clinetele was a hundred percent black. They played rap and dancehall. The energy was low, alot of playas just hanging out by the bar sipping Hennesy-and-coke through straws. Alot of bumping and grinding as the night went on.

We moved to the Metro lounge where Low-Budget of Hollertronix fame plus a few more likeminded mashup, indie dance rap DJs were throwing their Saturday night party. Fucking incredible. It was everything I'd expected of that scene except way more intense. The crowd was perfectly mixed, black/white, boys/girls and they were all losing their shit. I haven't danced that hard maybe ever. Unlike their Toronto equivalents, these guys can mix. Plus the full time guy on the mic is actually exciting instead of embarassing.

After that ended we moved to Transit, a massive afterhours place with three floors. I expected to be let down but again it was amazing. The top floor was Lil' John, the second floor Bjork and the bottom was rock and electro. We danced until early. It was way past the hostel curfew but it didn't matter because the manager was with us. I passed out on my top bunk in my clothes feeling completely validated.

Maybe some other day I'll write about my New York experience but tonight I'm going to some folk show in a church.