Dj_Shh!

A review of one night I spun with a special thanks from my man Dave Segal of the OC Weekly



Saturday, Sept. 15

at Detroit Bar brought Payback, a summer’s-end soiree helmed by Busywork boss Dan Sena. Hundreds of beautiful people roamed from main room to back room to outdoor Camel-infested patio to a soundtrack of middling-to-great party tuneage (props to DJ Shh for spinning vinyl on a Serato-dominated bill; his punchy techno selections hit my sweet spot). Damager, GMO, Mashed Potatos and Them Jeans mostly manned decks with panache, as well. Unfortunately, I heard House of Pain’s mook-rap chestnut “Jump Around” twice, spun by two different jocks. WTF? Isn’t that a mortifying faux pas on the order of two women showing up at a party in the same outfit? Less mortifying were Sparrow Love Crew, five schlubby MCs who authoritatively command a stage like a troupe of Joe Six-Pack Beastie Boys. When they told people to jump, people asked, “How high?”