nathan from gossip opens situation, a new portland club night
©Nilina Mason-Campbell
Nilina Mason-Campbell hits up the opening night of Situation:
And he’s back! Back from tour and back into the party-starting swing of things. Yes, Wednesday marked the debut of the Gossip’s Brace Paine’s new club night Situations at Dunes. Whether it’s throwing impromptu MSTRKRFT and Spank Rock after-parties or his esteemed line of long-running dance nights in Portland, including Suicide Club at Dunes and No No Disco at Tube, Paine aka Nathan Howdeshell appears to always have some must-attend shindig up his sleeve.
Starting well after their Hot Chip support set, somewhere around 12:45, Free Blood climbed on top of Dunes’ white speakers for a high energy set; both on their part plus everyone in the club out dancing on the floor. The Brooklyn duo (featuring ex-!!! member John Pugh) sang and screeched their way through a set while taking the time to bust some dance moves, explain their disdain for the day Thursday and walk on tables before proclaiming it to be their best show of the tour - all the while receiving some tongue-in-cheek heckling. Nathan’s DJ setlist included some Rhianna and Kelis as well as some old-skool underground disco that brought out and kept up all the party kids including a Dat’r member and Nathan’s Gossip bandmate Beth Ditto (who was rocking a fierce one-sleeved dress might I add).
Free Blood’s live set marked the kick-off of Situations, set to journey on to a Kills DJ set on May 16th, Long Blondes DJ set on May 31st and then return to live set land when No Bra checks in on June 3rd. Plus Nathan takes his turn on the decks each time as DJ Nightschool. Mark your calendars!
