Club Reports: Lil Indies, Barbarella 3.0, YAZ, Oliv Bar

Saturday night in the city and we began our evening at Lil Indies located in the Mills/50 Distric.

We opened that door and walked into this.

And in the booth we found DJ Smilin' Dan (USA).

It was "Soulshake" night with Smilin' Dan playing nothing but 60's & 70's Soul hits.

And every song played off 45rpm vinyl. (For our younger readers, vinyl refers to those round, black disks that some people call "records". 45rpm refers to these smaller records spinning at 45 revolutions per minute versus the larger records which spin at 331⁄3 revolutions per minute.)

Lil Indies has a large well-stocked bar. Usually around 11PM those tables and chairs are removed to create a large dance floor.

They have a shiny disco ball (part of one, anyway) so you know the place is legit.

We heard some great classic tunes such as "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?", "(You're Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher", "It's Not Unusual" and "Build Me Up Buttercup". 

Music so good even the DJ was getting into it!

It would get more crowded later. A good time was had by all.

An Orlando institution for decades now, Barbarella is now located on Saturday nights at The Axe Trap on Lee Road in Winter Park.

We opened the door and walked into this.

Just as it should be on a Saturday night, DJ Indie John (USA) with Lighting/Sound Tech Ernie.

The Saturday night format is 80's New Wave and Alternative.

We heard songs by The Smiths (GB), The Cure (GB), The Cult (GB), Siouxsie and the Banshees (GB), all with accompanying original music videos. 

Spotted in VIP: Jeff & Karen

Spotted on the dance floor: Emily & DJ Gregory B (USA).

Barbarella has a shiny disco ball so you know the place is legit.

A good time was had by all.

Next stop was downtown and new club YAZ.

We found out that only their front room was open with the DJ booth all the way aft.

DJ Flashdrive (USA) was in the booth during our visit.

We were going to describe the music as Light House or Chill but he told us it was Easy Listening.

Just a handful of patrons in the room. They share a kitchen (and ownership) with super-popular Elixir Bar next door but have yet to differentiate themselves from their sister club.

Next on to Oliv Bar, located along Magnolia Avenue in Orlando's Uptown.

We've called it the little club with the big vibe inside and that was true again last night. We opened the door and walked into this.

We arrived just in time for the tail-end of a set from DJ 7th Circle (USA).

Mostly Breakbeats were the order of the evening.

Place was jammed!

At midnight, the headliner came on: DJ Tooltime (USA).

Lots of turn of the century Classic Dance in his set. Many of the hits from the early 00's were Breaks.

Bar stayed busy.

Dance floor stayed busy.

We ran into so many peeps we know from the Breaks scene.

Jody Marie shooting the shooter.

Close to 1AM, a surprise set from DJ Losman (USA).

He was not listed on the scorecard as playing last night!

Spotted in the booth: Promoter Pete Manos of P.M. Entertainment, flanked by Losman and Tooltime. You don't want to miss his big event in conjunction with Fully Loaded Productions this coming Friday, July 11th at Capital Room in Sanford. It features Breaks legends DJ Security (USA) and DJ Matrix (USA).

Last night, a good time was had.....

.....by ALL!