This Weekend In Techno Town

THURSDAY APR 18
DJ Elephante (USA) tomorrow night at Celine.  House.

FRIDAY APR 19
"Beats" is back at Peek Downtown this Friday night with an expanded line-up including DJ Agni (USA). Progressive House  / Deep House / Techno.

SATURDAY APR 20
Planet of the Drums rolls into Orlando on Saturday night and it's taking place at the iconic Ace Cafe, formerly The Edge. You're going to start to see more DJ events at Ace. The lineup for POTD includes the legendary AK1200 (USA). Drum'N'Bass.

SATURDAY APR 20
Never mind that masked man, it's just DJ Malaa (USA), based out of Los Angeles. Broke into some degree of fame with his hit "Notorious" which will no doubt pack-out Gilt Nightclub.  Future House.

SATURDAY APR 20
Considerably milder will be DJ Matthew Dear (USA) out on the patio at Elixir. Advance weather forecast is looking good! Techno / Minimal.

SATURDAY APR 20
Oh, this should be good! DJ Anthony Attalla (MEX) playing on the rooftop at Celine and advance tickets on Eventbrite are free!  House.

Downtown Update

Bullitt Bar has been around for as long as the Blog has been covering Orlando's downtown club scene.

Themed surrounding the 1968 action film of the same name, they have this amazing beer cooler inside the club made from the rear of an actual van.

The film starred actor Steve McQueen (USA) and now next door to Bullitt Bar will be this new venue called McQueens. These are the entry doors which will lead upstairs to the new club above Bullitt Bar. And while Bullitt Bar is nearly all Hip Hop, sources say McQueens will feature House music! It's expected to open later this month.

PI Update: Pleasure Island Reunion Coming

Celebrate 30 Years of party and adventure with WDW News Today at this radical beach party! Event includes classic Pleasure Island cocktails, special appearances by many famous Adventurers from the past, a live DJ spinning tunes from all of the PI clubs, a commemorative gift, and a few surprises! Admission includes 3 drink coupons per guest. This event is taking place on Shipwreck Beach at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort from 7-10pm on Monday, April 29. Tickets are on sale now at this link!

Note that you must be registered for the Stage 89 event in order to purchase tickets for this event. You will be asked to input your Stage 89 event registration ticket code during the checkout process.

Sadly, I will be out-of-town during this event and will miss it.

Big thanks to Canadian Blog-reader Belle for bringing this to our attention!

Club Reports: iBar & iCow

iBar is of course Independent Bar and after too many weekends traveling, it was great to be back for Saturday night at one of my favorite clubs!

Just as it should be, DJ Indie John (USA) running the show on a Saturday night!

Dance floor was jammed!

The Saturday night format is 80's New Wave, just as it has been since I first discovered I-Bar after Pleasure Island closed.

Spotted in VIP: Mannequins original DJ Pete Werner (USA) & Renee.

Spotted overlooking the action: Blog-favorite CJ.

It was John's birthday yesterday and everyone wanted to get a picture with him!

Always fun times at Independent Bar!

iCow of course is Iron Cow and it's located over in Orlando's Milk District which is across from the T.G. Lee Dairy on Robinson Street near Bumby Avenue.

Veteran DJ Robby Clark (USA) was on the decks over here!

Originally from Orlando but now based in Seattle, this was my first time actually seeing him play!

Dance floor was jammed here too!

Spotted: Robby's mom was on the dance floor bouncing to the beats!

Spotted on the dance floor: DJ Lola B (USA) who had played earlier.

House music all night long!

Long before I ever moved to Orlando, I'm told Robby owned a record store on Orange Avenue near downtown and DJ's such as Icey and Kimball Collins would buy their music there!

Several of his songs had that Progressive/Kimball/AAHZ sound to them!

A good time was had by all.

Club Reports: Room 22, Bar B, Aero Bar, The Patio

Friday night began at Room 22, a new club concept from V Group that replaces Vintage Lounge.

I didn't recognize the DJ who was playing 100% Hip Hop.

Advertised as a "high energy show bar", it was definitely crazy in there. The bordello reds from Vintage have been removed and the DJ booth has been moved to the rear.

There was plenty of ass-grinding going on!

Those metal bars hanging from the ceiling are used by dancers who dance on the bar Coyote-Ugly style which sadly did not take place during my visit.

Much quieter was Bar B.

DJ Jimmy Joslin (USA) was pumping out the House.

The music was great but just a few people in the club last night. Look out for Magic Mike's birthday party here at Bar B next month when Jimmy Joslin, Magic Mike and Sandy put together a show that will take you back to their old SIN nights at House of Blues!

Now over to one of my favorites, Aero Bar!

DJ Cliff T (USA) on the decks!

The dance floor starting to fill up!

The music EDM!

One hit after another!

Huge new speakers installed adjacent the booth to pump up the bass!

And since you're on the rooftop, you're literally dancing with the stars!

Down the stairs from Aero is The Patio.

DJ duo Parry & Crane (USA) were delivering the hits down here too.

Dance floor was jammed here too!

Spotted by the booth: Mo, DJ Parry and Blog-favorite Renee.

Spotted on the dance floor: Club Photographer Michael Khan.

Music was all Top 40 during my visit. Thank you Dan-e Crane for sparing me, lol.

DJ Parry taking over late.

It was crazy and a good time was had by all.