There will be interview goodness forthcoming on Wednesday. Meanwhile, here's some neat contra- and EDM-related stuff I've found in my perusals of the Web that I think you might find cool, too:
Contra-related:
- Crossover Corner: (Scroll down a little.) After the Halloween Deca-dance techno contra event in Washington state in October 2011, Terra Price developed a regular "Crossover Corner" column in the Spokane Folklore Society's monthly newsletter. I think the idea is really neat and I'm also happy to see this happening out West.
- KLMabon's YouTube Channel: This is our friend Kevin Mabon's channel; he films a sampling of most of the Glen Echo, MD dances that he attends (and helps Steve and me scout for flourishes!). Thanks Kevin!
- Facebook Group: Stuff Contra Dancers Say...: A bunch of you might already know about this one since that may be how you got here (thank you to those who have linked to Contra Syncretist and spread the word!), but this is a Facebook group that is aimed at creating a "Stuff Contra Dancers Say..." video, but also has developed into something like what I had originally envisioned the Forum would become -- a bunch of contra dancers talking about the nuts and bolts and tics of the community.
EDM-related:
- Breaking away for lunch: Hundreds flock to Sweden’s popular midday dance parties: This was in the Washington Post the other week. I think this idea is awesome -- they've got a regular free outdoor contra going up in Boston; I wonder if a lunch-hour-sized contra (techno or otherwise) could spread?
- Among masked musicians, maintaining anonymity is the new fame: This was also in the Washington Post recently. This for me highlights some of the tension between the EDM scene and the contra dance scene; the latter is generally pretty attached to the identities of the musicians (moreso than other scenes, I think)...there may be more to say on this subject sometime in a future post once I wrap my thoughts around it more, but I will throw this out there so you can percolate on this as well.
See anything cool related to contra or EDM around the Web? Send it my way, or share with the class in the comments!
