If you spend any time looking through the gallery on my site, you’ve probably noticed that several of the galleries contain 3D photos. They are anaglyphic 3D meaning you’ll need the oldschool red/cyan 3D glasses to get the effect. A few of the galleries only have the anaglyphic photos, but I’ve decided that for the sake of those who have not gotten a pair of 3D glasses or don’t have any laying around, from now on I’ll be uploading the 2D as well as 3D photos. There will also be some 3D video posted from time to time. You will be able to find the 3D videos here on my site as well as on my youtube channel.
The photos from Power Surge 3 (the rave at stratus in Phoenix) are now posted in the gallery (there are 2D and 3D versions!!!)
For now… here’s a video of Showtek and the Power Surge 3 audience in 3D
Tonight is the night… this event is being held in a FULLY OPERATIONAL haunted house. That means the spooks, the ghosts, and the booms and bangs will be in full effect!! It is locate on the northwest corner of I17 and Bell. In the same plaza as the movie theater. The event starts at 8PM. Make sure you get there EARLY. I am doing my second suspension at 8 on the dot. Come see Phil York and Kutski tear it up! Time slots are listed below the even location information.
The event is at the north west corner of I17 and bell. Go west of I17 on bell road and enter the movie theater parking lot. It’s on the west side of the complex.
Timeslots:
8-9 mando
9-10 Mindbender
10-1130 inertia
1130-1230 phil York
1230-130 kutski
130-300 starr n rize
8-9 cytheria v cap
9-10 matthew Harris
10-11 poss
11-12 kutski
12-1 matt dunn
1-2 plastic disease
2-3 robotech
Sunday morning saw us on the way to Sky Harbor airport to begin the first leg of our journey. Many thanks to Lindsey for taking us so early in the morning when I know you were a sleepy girl after Transformers. The boarding was quick and uneventful outside of security freaking out over all the LEDs and batteries in my carry-on. We zipped from Phoenix to Chicago to Philadelphia and I had a hard time staying awake for more than an hour on any of the flights. From Philly we flew into Barcelona. On the bus to customs we met up with some Seattle ravers who would become a recurring theme in our trip. Once through customs we met up with Sparrow and Jess, hopped a series of trains and a bus and were in Lloret de Mar. The rest of the story and more pictures after the jump. Read the complete Post.
Hey guys, the photos from heaven vs hell and starman have been posted in the gallery. Sorry it took me a long time to get done, I was going crazy with peep this and all the other related stuff. More updates including a review of peep this coming soon.
Ok guys tonights the night!!! If you need directions or maps you can visit the official peep this page, or call 602-325-1595 for information. It will be at the chandler cinema on warner and arizona in chandler! 60,000 watts of bonecrushing sound on the main stage alone!!!
Bubble bobble is 2 weeks behind us, and I’m just now getting around to my review. This is typical of my style, as I like to give things a while to set in and make sure I don’t miss anything. For those of you who are interested mostly in the photos, they are up in The Bubble Bobble Image Gallery (click for pix.)
The Bubble Bobble Event Page has been posted! Images of the flyer are in the gallery, and this event is quickly taking shape. There’s all kinds of interest out there for this party being as it’s Phoenix’s first foam party in several years and we have acts like Dj Venom and Mighty Mike Saga on the lineup. There will be a full-hour 8-bit music set by Widget Phreak and r3n2. Make sure you add the Bubble Bobble Myspace Page and the Bubble Bobble DSI (http://www.bubblebobbledsi.com) event page! The main flyers will be out very very soon! Make sure you check back here regularly for more updates!
I wish I could go more in depth with reviews, but I’ve forgotten a lot about a bunch of the parties… the pictures kinda tell the tale. Anyways… more and more events are being added to the upcoming raves in phoenix calendar, so if you’d like your event added, please use the contact form at the top of the page. Also, new rave animated gifs are coming soon!!!
Industrial Light and Magic went off wonderfully. The venue was lit up in a way that the 5th ave warehouse never has been. The music was all incredible, and all the djs/performers were absolutely amazing. There was a great response to WidgetPhreak’s set this time around. I’m seriously amazed that more Phoenix promoters haven’t been booking him. Mike Saga tore it up with the industrial that the Phoenix ravers have come to totally love him for! If you take a look at Sesso’s myspace videos you can catch some of WidgetPhreak and Mindbender as well as a few others.
This is just a peek at some of what ClixBagofTricks can pull of with a party. more to come!!!
The party Monster Mash in tucson was another good one thrown by Tonic. There were kids from all over the state there and it was boppin. Sadly some girls got in a fight, got kicked out, and called in a fake overdose report, getting the party shut down. The cops confirmed this and said they had better things to be doin. The images are posted in the gallery
Blackout 2008 was simply massive. The sound in the main room was totally solid. Sadly since it was so busy I didn’t get to leave the table much but I did get to take a few photos which are up in the gallery (click to view the photos). Congratulations to Mando on a party well done and many thanks to Jillian for making things run smoothly even while under the weather.
Bloodfest 4, 2008 was an AMAZING party. Matt Dunn and the rest of team rave really hit it out of the park on this one!!! The setup was amazing, the lineup was incredible and really the whole thing just rocked. Most of my help team wasn’t there so I didn’t get to wander around too much. I spent most of my time workin the table and it was NUTS sales. One of the greatest parts of the night was when Matt Dunn slayed Helen of the Icehouse. It was a very gwar-esque moment.
matt kills helen
Lenny Dee dropped an absolutely KILLER set and it was pretty cool to meet the legend himself near the end of the show. Wheelz really did a bang up job as well and kept the crowd pumped. From most estimates there were > 2,000 people there which really says something about Matt’s ability to promote a rave. Images from the event are posted in the bloodfest gallery.
So the photos have been up for a while, but I forgot to mention it. Bounce in tucson and Mindcontrol in phoenix have been posted. They were both pretty dope parties. Rave photos are usually up before I write about them so check the gallery often.
Earthdance this year was a blast. The event was originally supposed to be held at Schnepf Farms in QueenCreek AZ. The city of QC enacted what amounted to extortion demanding an additional $15,000 the day of the event in cash. With all other options exhuasted, Boo and Malcolm swooped in to the rescue providing their facility and getting the permits in order, and the day was saved. Despite not being held at its original venue, the party was AMAZING. Photos are up in the gallery. I have to thank Jillian a million times over for helping out so much with keeping things running as smoothly as they could at the table. Not all Earthdances are raves around the world, but phoenix and tucson have a history of a rave-oriented earthdance and this one turned out awesome.
If you’re looking for photos of Just the Beginning 5 by Flock Productions, they are now available in the gallery. The weekend was a good time and I actually enjoyed camping out for once. The only thing I didnt 100% agree with was the 6 hours of straight dubstep on saturday afternoon. Was that REALLY needed? I dont mind dub, don’t get me wrong, but 6 hours straight? No thanks. But the idea of a weekend-long campout rave in the woods? PERFECT!!!
There’s a new animated gif of me doing benchpresses of Sercnm. She’s pretty light and I’ve been spending time in the gym so it turned out fun and it’s a pretty seemless loop. I have an MMS version on my blackberry I’ve been sending as a picture message from time to time much to peoples’ amusement.
head over to http://www.twitter.com/clixbagoftricks and choose to follow me. This will allow you access to updates/locations for raves in the Phoenix, Arizona area as well as information about my current and upcoming events, and even better, occasional specials on products through the night at a rave. So, for example, if you’re following me on twitter and have yourself set to updates by SMS, you could get a text from twitter during the party letting you know that everybody who’s following me gets a free glow toy, or a buy one get one free deal, a free bottle of water, or some other happy goodness!!! If you’re having any trouble with twitter feel free to use the contact form above to get ahold of me for help. Also, if you’re a blackberry user, check out twitterberry for easy updating of twitter from your blackberry!!! Make sure you have device updates turned on!
Lingerieve 2 went off super amazing!!! The pictures are posted here! There’s also a few animated gifs including the one of Luscious shaking her amazing booty. There was something bordering on a kabillion people there. The music was bangin ALL NIGHT. Widget Phreak played his gameboy remix of Ass & Titties by DJ Assault and the gameboy remix of Come Running and Elysium. When the kids heard the opening notes, they charged the stage the same way they always do when come running is normally played… but nobody expected what was dropped on em! My dad’s set was super amazing and the dancefloor stayed packed the whole time.
The crowd was super huge and some people even said it was overwhelming, but really… isn’t that what makes an awesome rave? I remember raving back in the late 90s and if you werent packed into a warehouse like a can of sardines it wasnt a great party. We actually had to open a couple of the theater auditoriums to accomodate overflow as chill rooms. The fire department and police departments showed up to make sure everything was going smoothly and sure enough they were. The whole event went without a hitch.
A gallery containing the pictures from whiteout has been posted. Also added an animated gif of Queenbee Bree spinning fire poi. The party was overall fun, but seriously kids… do you NEED to start fights at raves? The rave scene has long been one of the most peaceful communities out there, and we can do without your rubbish thanks. Take it back to the hardcore scene, and take your eye-covering hairstyles with you. On a positive note, I enjoyed the music, danced around a bit, and actually got to meet Miss Jag in person for the first time. We have had our differences in the past but got it all ironed out I think and her and I are actually on the same page about a few things relating to the scene. I’ve been jamming out to some Pendulum while writing this and gotta say Im enjoying it a great deal. Lingerieve 2 is coming up quick… make sure you guys are ready!!!
