03-30-2024, 09:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-30-2024, 09:48 PM by Drunk Monk.)
I was going to start a thread on dancehalls but decided I should just use this one because all the dancehalls I hit up here in a Cruz are with DJ Spleece spinning. He’s no longer on UCSC’s KZSC, but now his on KSQD and Nice Up Radio (a web platform). And he just started Reggae Social at Seabright Social (formerly Seabright Brewery. This was my local when I drank beer. Jingles and I used to come for happy hour - I’d have a beer and share a salmon bite or calamari with him (the brewery did excellent appetizers).
I don’t know how many times I went to Bocci’s & the Sandbar. The Catalyst only lasted for a few dancehalls so I only went to a few. He trekked to get it fired up at Cafe Cruz (formerly Saturn Cafe) and I went to one of those but it failed. He srill does the Sandbar but I haven’t gone back since the pandemic and the storms crushed it (it’s been rebuilt).
This is the second Reggae Social. The first drew about a dozen from the local reggae scene. This one has me and Aye Que Linda’s posse (over a half dozen divas). It’s struggling to find its feet. I reached out to my local reggae friends but the rain scared them off. Stacy isn’t down with loud music anymore (I still love it) but she got fitted with custom earplugs recently so hopefully that’ll allow her to come back out to rock concerts (we have tix to Dead & Co at the Sphere this summer).
I really hope the Reggae Socials take hold. It’s just a short stumble from our bungalow. One of the boss men here at the brewery is deep into it, dancing around when the riddem hits. But it’ll need a bigger crowd. What makes dancehalls tough at bars is that reggae fans aren’t always drjnkers. They take spliff breaks but don’t amount to that much at the bar.
This dancehall is irresistible to me. So close to home. I’m bummed that none of my posse showed. Next time maybe. If there is a next time.
I listen to a lot of reggae on the radio - 3 shows a week at least. But nothing compares to a big soundsystem. Being a a card holding member of the church of bass, I need my big bass fix or I get itchy…
I don’t know how many times I went to Bocci’s & the Sandbar. The Catalyst only lasted for a few dancehalls so I only went to a few. He trekked to get it fired up at Cafe Cruz (formerly Saturn Cafe) and I went to one of those but it failed. He srill does the Sandbar but I haven’t gone back since the pandemic and the storms crushed it (it’s been rebuilt).
This is the second Reggae Social. The first drew about a dozen from the local reggae scene. This one has me and Aye Que Linda’s posse (over a half dozen divas). It’s struggling to find its feet. I reached out to my local reggae friends but the rain scared them off. Stacy isn’t down with loud music anymore (I still love it) but she got fitted with custom earplugs recently so hopefully that’ll allow her to come back out to rock concerts (we have tix to Dead & Co at the Sphere this summer).
I really hope the Reggae Socials take hold. It’s just a short stumble from our bungalow. One of the boss men here at the brewery is deep into it, dancing around when the riddem hits. But it’ll need a bigger crowd. What makes dancehalls tough at bars is that reggae fans aren’t always drjnkers. They take spliff breaks but don’t amount to that much at the bar.
This dancehall is irresistible to me. So close to home. I’m bummed that none of my posse showed. Next time maybe. If there is a next time.
I listen to a lot of reggae on the radio - 3 shows a week at least. But nothing compares to a big soundsystem. Being a a card holding member of the church of bass, I need my big bass fix or I get itchy…
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