Photo by: Bassnectar.net
Another Halloween, another night of bumping techno and crazy costumes. Bassnectar, brainchild of DJ Lorin Ashton, played a sold-out show at the Fillmore to the legions of loyal bass-heads and rave children that flooded the streets last Saturday.
Bassnectar, Ashton’s open-sour music project, has gained a large following across the country in the past few years. More and more music fans are lining up to buy tickets to hear the thumping bass lines and intense mash-ups of genres that Ashton has become known for. Ashton is constantly touring night after night, as well as churning out new beats and networking with big names in the industry.
Tickets for the Halloween show sold-out two weeks after being released and it was clear Ashton felt the pressure to deliver a show-stopping performance. Boy did he deliver. Armed with his turntables, a few laptops and his signature waist-length hair, Ashton gave the crowd exactly what it was looking for; floor-shaking bass beats mixed with genre-blending dance tracks.
Playing a mix of both old material and beats off his newest album, Cozza Frenzy, Ashton kept the crowd moving until the very end.
For those who couldn’t get tickets, Casselman’s bar and venue located in downtown Denver played host to the after party where a group of lesser-known DJs as well as supporting act RJD2 played sets. Ashton arrived around 1 a.m. and continued the party well into the night.
Dressed in costumes that ranged from the scary to the blindingly neon, fans waited in lines that stretched down the block to get into the show.
Filling the packed dance floor, fans crowd-surfed, threw glow sticks and screamed for more.
In between songs, Ashton interacted with the crowd, took pictures with fans and even voiced how nervous he was. He closed the show saying, “You guys are the best crowd. Thank you so much. I’ll definitely be coming back soon, this was one of the best sets!”
Despite being released into the cold, concert-goers ran through the packed streets causing general Halloween madness. Although the concert ended around midnight, it is a safe bet the crowd took advantage of daylight savings time and made the most of the extended Halloween evening.
Visit his Web site at www.bassnectar.net.
