Jean Michel Basquiat - "Danceteria REWIND" (***weekly livestream re-creation of the sounds of Danceteria, legendary NYC 80s nightclub***)

Meet the DJ/host of a new Twitch channel called Danceteria REWIND, Rafe Gomez. It’s a weekly replication of the sounds of Danceteria, which was a groundbreaking club in NYC that ruled nightlife from ’79 to ’86. The show streams on Thursdays from 8 to 10PM EST.

Danceteria was an iconic spot that was famous for introducing groundbreaking art (it was a major hang for spot JMB, who was dating Madonna at the time), video, style/fashion, and most importantly, music. It’s also where Sade, LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, and Madonna got their starts (she worked at the club as a coat room checker).

Here are links about Danceteria:

http://art-nerd.com/newyork/danceteria/
https://www.insomniac.com/magazine/new-york-nightlife-gone-danceteria-82-86
https://vmagazine.com/article/vip-danceteria/ (oral history with Nick Rhodes and Kim Gordon)

Danceteria REWIND serves up diverse rhythmic genres in a beatmatched flow that replicates the Danceteria’s singular vibe, including reggae, mutant disco, early electro/rap/hip hop, pre-industrial/EDM, underground no wave, nu salsa/boogaloo, and more. All of these genres exploded across the city in the early 80s, merged at Danceteria, and provided a soundtrack for JMB’s world of the downtown art/style/culture scene.

Given the abrupt interruption of “Heroes & Monsters”, Danceteria REWIND offers JMB’s fans a new way to experience the sonic inspirations that guided his art.

NOTE: Al will have DJ Rae Gomez on a CC Podcast to talk even more about this awesome channel, music and era! https://youtu.be/-tPc5rsiLWY

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Al Mega

I'm Al Mega the CEO of Comic Crusaders, CEO of the Undercover Capes Podcast Network, CEO of Geekery Magazine & Owner of Splintered Press (coming soon). I'm a fan of comics, cartoons and old school video games. Make sure to check out our podcasts/vidcasts and more!