A DJ at his Apex
It’s not every weekend DC gets graced by the “It” DJ on the gay circuit. New York-based Joe ”Easy for You to Say” Gauthreaux is, after all, only here every few months — and again tonight at Apex. Gauthreaux is the circuit’s most in-demand DJ in large measure because he generally prefers music that’s happy and joyous, a return of sorts to the music of a decade ago and beyond. He just shined at Miami’s Winter Party on the beach, and next up, he’ll lighten New York’s Black Party, closing it on a Sunday afternoon. He’ll also headline and hallelujah at New York Pride and gay Disney’s One Mighty Party, among others. He’s like Visa — he’s almost everywhere you wanna be.
Tomorrow night at Apex, expect him to play many of the up-up-up tracks from his new Winter Party 2008 compilation, which features many of the songs that were everywhere in Miami during Winter Party, from ”The Boss” to ”I’m Not Featuring You” to ”The Flame” to ”Don’t Stop The Music.” Actually, Rihanna’s not on here, but clearly her fantastic sampling of Michael Jackson is what compelled The Caramel Club to do the same on ”Mama Say Mama Sa,” which also gets some (uncredited) life from the nearly decade-old house classic ”Get Get Down” by Paul Johnson. Expect him to play those, and hopefully others, chief among them the latest from Peyton, from the British Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. The American-born preacher’s kid never fails to deliver sweet gay-positive, gospel-informed club hits, this time. Please, please: ”Never Give Up”….
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