Nightlife
BLOWOFF remakes the gay party scene by Padraic Maroney
EDGE ContributorWednesday Jun 10, 2009
Circuit parties have a vicious connotation to them. The words meat market, pretentious and having a focus on the young and pretty boys are all things people sometimes think of when looking at circuit parties.
But growing in popularity since its humble beginnings six years ago, BLOWOFF is a different type of party and it just might be coming to a city near you.
Humble Beginnings
BLOWOFF is a party that has been growing in popularity over the last few years. The party started six years ago in Washington D.C. and is welcoming to guys of all walks of life - regardless of body type. It all began when former Husker Du guitarist Bob Mould first moved to the nation’s capital. Along with producer Richard Morel, the two decided to have a party in order to celebrate their joint appreciation of music.
"We started working on what became the artist BLOWOFF album. During that time Bob had seen a DJ rig in my studio and suggested that we throw basically a party in D.C. I think in one way to meet people because he had just moved out here; also to get out and start DJing and experimenting with music in that capacity," Morel explained about the origins of the initial outing.
Things started out modestly, at a 100 person maximum capacity basement club. Due to the popularity they were moved upstairs into the larger, 1,200 person capacity club which also afforded the musicians the ability to play live during the set.
Now the pair travel to cities all over the country so people can take part in the parties, even if they don’t live anywhere near the capital. Even with having grown in size and popularity Morel and Mould have been sure to keep the basic principles behind BLOWOFF the same.
"The core vibe of it is still the same. It is a really fun, good party. We have very little attitude and really great music," said Morel, who is best known for having created remixes for such acts as The Killers, Depeche Mode and Seal.
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