Imagine walking into a room and instantly smelling the sweet scent of our basil lemonade cocktails while simultaneously getting enveloped...
  • October 24, 2011

    The Best Party of CMJ: Kanon Crowd Surfs with Spin and The Rapture

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    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!

    CONTINUE READING THE BEST PARTY OF CMJ: KANON CROWD SURFS WITH SPIN AND THE RAPTURE.

  • September 8, 2010

    The Rapture Performs "House of Jealous Lovers"

    Everyone agrees that cake is pretty damn tasty… but there’s nothing like icing. For us, The Rapture was the icing on our proverbial cake this past weekend. For most people, who’ve seen the band play in sweaty clubs or huge arenas, seeing them go off on our amazing pool deck whilst jumping into a crystal clear pool was an experience that will pretty much define the summer of 2010.

    But like all highs there’s a come down, so we didn’t let our friends go home empty handed. After stuffing themselves with tacos and Kanon cocktails our guests went home with gift bags courtesy of Burt’s Bees… perfect for treating those newly minted suntans. We don’t ever wanna come down.

    Video directed by Alexander Klein.

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    FÖK: Alexander Klein

    Creative mind Alexander Klein is the brains you never get to see behind the camera. You can check out his work on the Kanon blog in the videos he directed featuring Lykke Li and Bryanboy.

  • September 1, 2010

    Drinking with The Rapture

    “House of Jealous Lovers” is a classic song. One that will immediately be associated with downtown New York in the early 21st century, right along with The Strokes or LCD Soundsystem. There was no jealousy (we think) at the Kanon house this past weekend. Thus, The Rapture’s rendition of their classic was more laced with irony than a literal interpretation. 

    Not much jealousy when there’s great music, food, Kanon cocktails, and a rad diving board. That’s pretty simple. In a good way. Also simple in a good way, Stefanie Marco’s Kanon summer cocktail that you can make in less time than one good Rapture song… as she demonstrates here, and as the boys in the band attest to. Also, looks of really good looking people. 

  • August 30, 2010

    FOK Guest Blogger: Sophie Elgort

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    Sophie Elgort with David Tsu

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    We’ve been pretty lucky this summer. An amazing cast of characters from music, film, fashion, art, and photography has all made their way out to the Kanon summer house in the Hamptons. This past weekend was no exception. It’s just icing on the cake that these fine folks are also guest blogging for us. Hell, we’d be happy just hanging out with them.

    That’s certainly the case with photographer and FOK (Friend of Kanon) Sophie Elgort. She counts many fashion mags and clients in her body of work and we’re honored she brought her camera out with her to capture her time with The Rapture and with the rapture of people that made the good times roll this Saturday. Keep an eye out for a beautiful blonde snapping away this fashion week--that’s Sophie. 

  • August 30, 2010

    FOK Guest Blogger: Faran Krentcil

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    Faran Krentcil & Rayna Cummings (Photo by Grand Life)

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    This weekend, we threw the party to top all parties—a private performance by The Rapture at our Southampton house co-hosted by GrandLife. FOK (Friend of Kanon) Faran Krentcil came out to party with us, throw down some Kanon cocktails, and get to know the band. She writes about the day below:

    From Faran: There’s a quiet genius about Saved by the Bell: Hawaii.  It’s amazing because aside from the tropical color scheme, it’s the exact same thing as Saved by the Bell: Bayside High.  Kelly Kapowski walks around, oblivious to her cleavage.  Lisa Turtle poses casually, knowing she’s the only one cool enough to survive daytime TV.  Zac Morris and AC Slater have a pissing contest; Screech makes you crave Xanax – the only difference is a little more sunshine and a lot more beach. 

    The GrandLife NYC party at the Kanon House this weekend was basically the same idea.  You keep the nightlife cliques (Tommy Saleh, Steven Rojas, and their various downtown “we can’t wear those jeans because they’re not shredded” BFFs), the soundtrack (The Rapture), and the bar staple (Kanon vodka, mixed with… um… everything).  You add an in-ground pool, a wooden porch, and an acre of forest.  You mix well.  And then, to borrow another TV phrase, you watch what happens.

    Here’s what did: The Rapture played a full set because they said the crowd was so great (good idea).  A girl in a full leg cast tried to swim in the pool (bad idea).  A dance party broke out on the front lawn (good idea).  Some people who will remain nameless (cough, Sam Waldman, cough) made out under the bushes (still waiting on a verdict for that one). 

    The party was such a blast, we wish it could have lasted longer, which means Saved by the Bell had one big advantage over the Kanon and GrandLife Team:  Zac Morris could have said “Time Out,” stopped the clock, and let us dance for another few hours before the sun went down.  But we have something over the Bayside High kids, too – unlike their daytime-only antics, we get to find out what happens after 10 pm…

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