​If you've ever packed it into the Make-Out Room on a Saturday night, you have El Kool Kyle to thank for making you sweat. The El Superrritmo DJ goes crate digging across continents to bring back the best the barrios have to offer (and over Halloween weekend, you can take advantage of his sonic travels by grabbing a free El Kool Kyle mix at his club night). Kyle tells his story better than we can sum it up, though--especially if you flip to page two of this interview, where the dude tells his
Joseph Schell​Gossip
October 25, 2009
Regency BallroomBy Rossiter Drake
Better Than: Staying home to watch Dexter and Mad Men. But be sure to DVR them.
"We started a band 'cause we were bored. Our mission is to make you dance, and if you're not gonna dance, just stay at home and listen to the oldies station."
So reads Gossip's unofficial manifesto, the one the Portland-based soul-punk trio cheekily settled on soon after forming in the cramped basement of their Olympia, Washington, home in 1