Teetering on The Fringe of “Cool”
by Sonya Collins
http://glasshousedc.blogspot.com/

“Cool” in the colloquial sense, has and always will be a subjective term because much like “beauty”, the definition is held within the eye of the beholder. Hipster, a term that has been around since the ’40s (think Jack Kerouac and “The Beat Generation”), originally consisted of young people who defied the conformist normalcy imposed upon them by the elders of their time. The expression still maintains much of that same meaning but has now taken on a very regional identity. DC to NYC to LA, all bring their own element of “hipster” to the table. Since we’re in DC it would be very fitting if to mention the authority on all things hipster – HipsterOverkill. Their monthly shindig, The Fringe brings out many of the often hated but still imitated bunch along with many others who wouldn’t be considered hipsters at all.

Hosted by MCSL and DJs Dimitris George and Tru, The Fringe takes place the first Monday of every month at Dupont Circle’s Steve’s Bar Room, a dive bar inside of an office building – irony at its best! As with most parties, the night starts off light but gradually builds into a make-shift sweat box by the end of the evening. Along with the growing crowd, the intensity in the music builds right along with it creating a heightened magnetism to the dance floor. DJs Dimitris George and Tru go back and forth, almost head to head with the dopest in Electro breaks, some old and new school House, the most nostalgic of 80s Pop and some Baltimore Club sounds from 30 minutes up the road (yes current Baltimore Club is willingly being enjoyed in Washington, DC).

One can never neglect to mention the always fun and undying energy known of the resident photographer, Garai Rice. He manages to capture practically the entire evening with his picture box, maneuvering through the room and dancing as hard as all the party-goers. You’re almost convinced that he uses an adhesive on his hands because he never drops the camera once. The guy is too real for TV!

By 12:30 AM, much of the crowd has lost their inhibitions to shots of Jagermeister and Vodka, both washed down with Heineken to name a few potables. However, ambitions of achieving an eventful evening are still high.

Hipster Overkill Presents The Fringe

Every 1st Monday of the month

9PM-2AM

21+

$5 entry

Steve’s Bar Room

1337 Connecticut Ave. NW

Washington, DC

http://www.examiner.com/x-6713-DC-Events-Examiner~y2009m4d7-Teetering-on-The-Fringe-of-Cool

Last Monday, the snowiest day in 2009, we threw down at SBR in Washington, DC. It was the best party to date with a great turnout and vibe. I would like to thank DJ Bis for coming and spinning a great set! The next party is going to even doper with a special guest and other surprises that we are going to unveil next week! In the meantime you can check out all the new content and the DJ Ayres interview at www.HipsterOverkill.com

HipsterOverkill.com presents The Fringe on Feb 9th! Its DJ Tru and myself spinning the best of Electro, Electro House, B-More, and House. Also be on the lookout for exclusive interviews with some of the biggest artists in Dance music!!

Check out HipsterOverkill Volume 2

http://www.divshare.com/download/5579849-214

For more info go to www.HipsterOverkill.com

I’d like to first wish everybody a Happy New Year!
I brought the New Year in by deejaying the Adour Restaurant’s NYE Party @ The St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC. It was a great time and the crowd really had alot of energy!
So check out the pics!!!

I finally got the second set of pics from The Fringe taken by Gurai…Enjoy!

Here are the first set of pics taken by Fitsum Belay @ The Fringe! The monthly was a huge success and I want to thank everybody for coming out on a rainy Monday!