Photo By Mary Moore/ Tell us Detroit
The second part of Movement is the after parties. The line-ups are scattered with some names that donned the stages at the festival, and some are DJs that weren’t on the docket.
Most of the clubs in Detroit, and some warehouses fill up with the same beautiful people that raged through the day, are welcomed in the glory and grit of the Detroit nightlife.
The venues range so greatly from their normal activities, from the warehouse to bars and venues that are home to Detroit techno. Detroit Masonic Temple threw there iconic Detroit Love party with heavy hitters Carl Craig, Seth Troxler, and Dubfire, which promptly picked up and played in Barcelona for the Ibiza opening weekend festivities.
The line-ups for the after parties donned so many of the local names along side some of the huge names from the festival.
Leland City Club threw down all weekend. Leland City Club is about as Detroit as you can ask for. The Leland is an old hotel, that was opened in the 1920s and was not scared of great party even then. The usual party at City Club has goth and industrial tone, and has a vampire-esque quality.
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There are marble floors and stair cases that lead down into the dark and dank lower level. There is a hole in the wall, that left dust on the stairs, walking to the next set where the wall sweated with condensation.
“I’m from Miami, and you’d never see anything like this. It’s so gritty, I love it,” said Jorge, a fellow Movement party goer. The atmosphere is full of grime, the beats thrown down by Art Department on Sunday night into Monday morning, it is so fully Detroit.
There is no hiding, there is no escaping, there is no pretending. THIS IS DETROIT. We’re proud of it this city and have hope for the future. This is a specific example, not that all clubs in Detroit share this same sentiment, but it is a willing piece of the puzzle that explain what is going on.
Art Department set at City Club.
The doors lead to a sunrise and a beautiful transit center, surrounded by tall building, and it’s unclear whether or not there is anything going on inside of them these days.
Country Club Disco had a run of tough luck with the fire marshal shutting down the part they had planned to keep going until 8 a.m. at about 2 a.m. Their warehouse venue on Kercheval drew in crowds and the party was popping until they were shut down, the line up included a Detroit local and common player Golf Clap and big head, Shiba San. With a flurry of unhappiness, there was an after Movement doldrum dessert at the Grasshopper Underground on Tuesday after Movement had come to a close.
The place was packed asses to elbows and the crowd was stoked to have a make-up for the Fire marshal shutting down the party. Thankful and tired, the party is over.
Until next year, Techno on.
