Imagine walking into a room and instantly smelling the sweet scent of our basil lemonade cocktails while simultaneously getting enveloped in a fog machine. Sign of a good night, right? That's exactly how we felt when we walked into Spin Magazine's party on Saturday. Co-hosted by Ray-Ban sunglasses and with Kanon's Basil Lemonade and Salty Dog on the menu, #spinflipout definitely had us at hello. The night started out with music sets by Canadian DJ A-Trak, whose mix of hits had the entire (sweaty) dancefloor moving and shaking to the grooves of the 90s and now. What do you get when you mix a rock band with a saxophone and one (majorly underrated) cowbell? The Rapture (and not the kind where the world ends) – whose "House of Jealous Lovers" took us back to last summer when they played for us at our beach house (sigh).
Finally, Crystal Castles' electronic beats had the crowd surging towards the stage as soon as they started playing. Front-woman Alice Glass (our new crush) even stage-dove. Talk about showmanship. We even spotted FOK Scott Lipps on the side of the stage taking in the tunes. Between the drinks and the smog machine, let's just say things got a little...fuzzy. Luckily for us, we had nightlife photographer Kirill there to capture the night the best way he knows how.
And even luckier for us? We got to talk to The Rapture before their set about playing in their hometown, false alarm raptures, and the success of their signature cocktail. Check out Kirill's photos above and fall more in love with The Rapture below. And as always, thanks to Spin for having us – looking forward to the next one!
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