If you can find the entrance to Havana, which took me about 20 minutes, then you are obviously cool enough to step into this hipster club. With a name like "Make it Rain" night, I knew that there was going to be hot beats and booty shakin'. To my surprise holding it down on the one's and two's was my new pale-skinned brotha William from D.C. (sorry didn't get his official DJ name). Both William and DJ Carly, who was just lovely, were making booties shake with unconventional hits like N.E.R.D "Spaz" all the way to new Missy Elliott "On and On". Being that it was a Thursday there weren't too many people on the dance floor but that works out just fine for people who are over the newly spastic 21 year olds and overcrowded venues. The drinks are reasonable, the mood was low-key, the jams were bangin, and the bouncer Biggie was a sweetheart... it was a good start to my first night out on Capitol Hill.
Not to be overshadowed, Havana did offer Surrealized which I could only guess to be electronic/indie/folk/funk with amazing vocals. I have to admit that I was a little out of my element on this one but the crowd response was amazing. The vocalist Kimo Mauraki had the voice of a god and his beats man Rob Anonymous kept people out of their seats. A quick word to the wise: try not to stand too close to the stage because they get a little crazy with the smoke machine and my curls went from Diana Ross to a jerry curl after two songs so maybe enjoy best from the back of the room.Here's a sample from their sonicbids website:
Fall Apart
Unexpectedness of Naked Life
For more information about Havana Social Club Events:
havanasocial.com/events
For more information about Surrealized:
surrealized.net
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