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Entries Tagged as 'Culture'

Faces in the Crowd – Shag Frenzy

June 23rd, 2008 No Comments

One of the only places to go get your dance on if your brand of dance music includes artist like Daft Punk, Simian Mobile disco, or The Black Kids is Hartford’s first indie dance night Shag Frenzy. Organized by DJ’s, Strangler, Garage Flower, and Photographer Low Brow; the monthly event has always brought out righteous […]

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Faces in the Crowd – Your Hartford Magazine Party

June 18th, 2008 2 Comments

Trying to  do something radically different with the status quo in Hartford is no easy task. I mentioned in a post earlier this month how downtown Hartford is often, hands down, the lamest place for a young person to try and enjoy the nightlife. The reasons for this stem from the type of people you encounter; they can range […]

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Faces in the Crowd – Vegas BLVD Hartford, CT

June 16th, 2008 1 Comment

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Faces in the Crowd – Tisane, Hartford CT

June 12th, 2008 No Comments

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The Social Hustle

May 30th, 2008 1 Comment

  I expected to have a quiet work day at the house yesterday but found myself doing the “social hustle” around Hartford. It’s been cool being home and sizing up the “scene,” or lack thereof, in Hartford. Downtown has always had an identity crisis; attracting and alientanting various demographics and individuals from really partaking in anything hip […]

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Weekends are for Amateurs

May 28th, 2008 No Comments

It’s Wednesday night, and while my Sociology final kept me from the M.I.A. concert, I know of a very very hot afterparty going on.  Wait, hot party on Wednesday?  Thanks to Rchrd Oh?!, Sleazemore, and the ever-so-lovely Parker Day, you had better fucking believe it.  The trio, who are also responsible for the hot and […]

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