Electrohouse Party

If you are ever in Los Angeles, you need to hit up a Droog event. The DJ/promotion team's parties aren't like anything you would imagine if your only exposure to Hollywood nightlife comes from The Hills and TMZ. In plainer English, their parties are fun, no pseudo-celebrity bullshit and no poorly mixed banal radio hits. Last night's party at The Room on Cahuenga Blvd. was an amazing alternative to the local Oscar night madness.

The night's secret guests were Tiefschwarz (photo above), who are amongst my favorite remixers (seek their mix of Depeche Mode's "John the Revelator"). The duo played early, from 11 p.m. until about 12:45 a.m. and it was beautiful, tons of slick electro house that made dancing more of an involuntary response than an action. We made it up to the front of the packed crowd (an amazing feat in itself given that Sunday is typically horrible for 21+ clubs and the bulk of the Hollywood clubs I've seen have been slow for the past few months) and kept up with the groove until it got too hot to continue.



Following Tiefschwarz was Matias Aguayo, who popped into Los Angeles after playing a slew of dates in Mexico. Aguayo is a member of Bumbumbox, a Buenos Aires-based collective that performs live alongside pre-recorded DJ sets playing through a boom box. We got to hang out with Aguayo, who is based both in Buenos Aires and Paris, for a bit before the set and chat about things like City of Quartz. He played live with compelling Euro-electro vocals and tons of pop hooks. We hope to see him playing in LA again.