audiocandyparty, re-visited through a camera lens

The audiocandy party was a smashing success. Thanks for everyone who came out. I know it was a hard weekend for some to make it, with Passover and Easter, so here's a little photographic re-cap of the night.

I. "I'm here to hype this shit up."

Fantastic set by Mouth's Cradle (Kevin). Great sound. He would go great with a Camera Obscura set, and/or a bottle of blush wine. His set was so good, he played "Meniscus." TWICE.


p.s. please note his audiocandy hand tattoo
Kevin would do an encore only if the crowd submerged him in a dance party.

Done.

II. The lovely Ms. Sarah Aument

It would only be fitting to have Sarah Aument, audiocandy's first musical guest, play live at the party. She brought a band with her this time, a much different sound than her acoustic set she performed for us a month or so ago on-air.
Sarah & Sam
Mike aka Ms
She had a great mix of originals-- upbeat & slow-- as well as a few covers including a medley of Feist songs.

Could she be any more adorable?

III. "You get a XL Labatt, beads, shot glass and VIP access-- a ride home. You want that. Do you know where you are? You're at Redfield. You want that."

Keeping in the audiocandy spirit, audiocandy gave away prizes between sets to guests that could correctly answer trivia questions.

We had two questions and two winners.
Q: Name one person in Broken Social Scene.
A: Feist.
Winner #1
Q: Name one artist signed to Saddle Creek Records.
A: Cursive.
[no picture of Winner #2]

Other audiocandy listeners won VIP status by answering trivia question correct during our live show earlier that morning.
VIP Josh (far right)
VIP Scott w/ yofred

IV. audiocandy tats & DJ Mike Perkins

I was not upstairs for all of DJ Mike Perkins set but he pumped some serious house jams. Near the end of his house he started droppin some really cool mash-ups he had personally made. Apparently yofred was not upstairs either, because we do not have any photos of Mike djing. If anyone does and would like to share, comment a link to your photos!

While the dance party was continuing in the attic, I was on a mission to satisfy everyone's wishes for audiocandy tattoos.


One lucky guest won an original audiocandy t-shirt because of her enthusiasm for audiocandy and audiocandy tattoos (the blond on the left)!

V. "LET'S GOOOO"

DJ Tony Starks (Sterling) brought the crucial dance party.



I think the photos speak for themselves:





(SLANGBANG in the purple)

Thank you to EVERYONE who came out including our wonderful & talented performers who were willing to play for free! The whole event was free and solely a celebration of local music and audiocandy.

Share your photos of the party by commenting links to your photo albums! I'd love to see them. Comment your favorite moments, messages you'd like to tell the performers or suggestions for future parties. Maybe we'll have one more before the end of the semester? Let us know if you'd be down & who/what you'd like to see for round two!

ramp up for audiocandy party

[key: request playing tonight @ audiocandy party]
1. well known pleasures, VEGA
2. should have taken acid with you, neon indian
3. saeglopur, sigur ros
4. dying is fine, ra ra riot
5. lips like sugar, echo & the bunnymen
6. powerful lovin, fergus & geronimo
7. everybody laughs more when i'm not there, mouth's cradle
8. it's my life, talk talk
9. i want you, kings of leon
10. make me, the lights out
11. waking up singing (live on audiocandy), sarah aument
12. weeping willow, sebastien schuller,
13. pretty girl from chile, the avett brothers
14. the champ is here, dj moondance
15. untitled 4, sigur ros
16. portions for foxes, rilo kiley
17. shine, collective soul
18. scissor paper rock, architecture in helsinki
19. radio king, golden smog
20. skeleton key, margot & the nuclear so & so's
21. lost in the supermarket, the clash
22. wake up little sparrow, devendra banhart
23. my music is hot hot sex, CSS
24. that's not my name, the ting tings
25. shake shake shake, white denim
26. no one does it like you, department of eagles