Triumphantly re-united with G-Unit et al to see David Guetta at Giant on Saturday. Started off the evening at The Well for some dancing fuel, which was great because I hadn’t been back there in ages. Love that spot–always reminds me of the glory days of the DLP. (R.I.P., DLP).

The current Giant venue is The Vanguard, which I had been to years ago to see Gilles Peterson and really liked. Great sound system and huge outdoor patio area in the back. Georgie hooked up the VIP shit, so we didn’t have to wait in the main line and paid half price. We’ve been seeing people at the Echoplex lately, and The Vanguard is much bigger. But if felt much bigger, too–shouldering through people everywhere you go, high priced drinks and even higher credit card minimums. Wasn’t able to meet up with another friend because it was too crowded and I just couldn’t find her. Standard sunk costs for a crazy clubbing night, I guess.

The opening DJs were laying down some funky house. I’ve been so focused on trolling the blogs for electro tracks and the latest/greatest producers, that I really just wanted to “nod my head to some good music”, per the classic Peace Division track. That said, the patio DJ’s beats were more akin to mine, and it was awesome to see some of the tracks that I like rocking a crowd.

I was disappointed to see a Perfecto logo in the corner of one of Guetta’s posters on the wall, as it has kind of represented the death nell for some DJs that I’ve liked in the past. A little too mainstream, in my music snob opinion. Mr. Guetta was definitely the “Superstar DJ” though. Really got the crowd going and threw in plenty of classic crowd pleasers. It was fun to see an entire club singing along to songs.

So probably not my ideal music for the night, but lots of fun. Always have a good time with George and Shaner and crew.