Photo by Dylan Mire
I didn’t know what to expect walking into Mt Swag at 2:30 in the morning. I had been there for multiple shows but those shows were different. Those shows were driven on guitar feedback, live drums and a few of the odd bunch trying to start a mosh pit in a house that was not made for more than 50 people. Still, tonight was a different kind of crazy. Mt Swag was hosting its first electronic show, the after party for local electronic act Two Fresh with DJ Kidsmeal playing a set as well.
I didn’t know what to expect outside the stereotypical electronic scene. It would probably be a bunch of ecstasy-ridden kids who were looking to keep doing drugs and/or get laid. I expected a number of weirdos wearing body paint or glow sticks or what-have-you. Thankfully, I was wrong. The crowd did fill out the house, but you actually had breathing room. Compared to the past shows, this one was almost like a VIP party. I didn’t have to pay the $5 to enter, yet I was still entitled to the Fat Tire keg that was brought in for the party. Free GOOD beer is a rare thing to come by nowadays which added to the whole VIP vibe that was going on.
As Kidsmeal spun tracks with an up-and-coming DJ named Gates (who is apparently still in high school, but knows more than a thing or two about making great lo-fi electro hip hop beats), the Two Fresh twins walked around and mingled with their peeps in Bad Cop and clothing company crew Love Is Earth. Apparently, the party was also a celebration for the twins’ upcoming 23rd birthday, and to me, it looked like the proper send off.
All in all, the after party was chill and surprisingly comfortable, without the air of pretentiousness that usually follows these kinds of things. Not bad, Mt. Swag. Not bad at all. – Jordan Canio