Email Author Tricia Romano

2005 Stories by Tricia Romano

• Mixed Up

  published June 14, 2005

  During the raid on Mondo Kim's on St. Marks two weeks ago, the police arrested five employees and took a slew of hip-hop mix CDs off the shelves.... More >>

• Music

  published June 14, 2005

  It's Gay Pride week, but that doesn't mean you have to suffer through a 14-hour meth fest at some superclub with bad trance and sweaty topless men... More >>

• So Minimal

  published June 7, 2005

  We caught up with techno DJ-producer Richie Hawtin when he was in New York last week to preview DE9: Transitions, set for release in... More >>

• Music

  published June 7, 2005

  Everyone needs a little honey in their life, especially if that honey is Miss Honey Dijon, the only transgender house DJ in the world worth... More >>

• Hang Out

  published May 31, 2005

  New York's the kind of town where you run in and grab a coffee and leave the café as fast as possible—especially if it's Starbucks.... More >>

• Music

  published May 31, 2005

  Let's hope the day can live up to the event's name. It's the first month of summer, and Heat, the two-step/garage/grime brainchild of... More >>

• Makeover

  published May 24, 2005

  Every time I leave, I swear I'll never go back. But a family situation arose, so I went to my hometown, Las Vegas. After a week sequestered... More >>

• Music

  published May 24, 2005

  I love that Rothko is so equal opportunity. While the venue seems to be more associated with rock, the booking agents and the owners are just as... More >>

• Mofos Unite

  published May 17, 2005

  On Sunday, Motherfucker, the anything- goes, polysexual party with a heart of gold, takes over the Roxy, with guest DJ CARLOS D. Started by... More >>

• Music

  published May 17, 2005

  Those Motherfuckers, Michael T and Justine D, just won't go away. They are celebrating their five-year anniversary as the most sordid party... More >>

• Real Deal

  published May 10, 2005

  The first time I saw FISCHERSPOONER, I really, really hated them. All the artifice seemed, well, too artificial, and the media hype... More >>

• Music

  published May 10, 2005

  Spring is finally here, as evidenced by the arrival of the Third Annual New York Burlesque Festival, co-produced by Thirsty Girl and the... More >>

• Saved?

  published May 3, 2005

  One venue struggles to stay in business and another finds a new home (sort of). While the "new Fez" gears up for its big debut, KABI... More >>

• Music

  published May 3, 2005

  Ah memories. Well, not my memories exactly, but a good many New Yorkers who were around for the '80s and '90s dance music heyday will be very... More >>

• Bedtime Stories

  published April 26, 2005

  Sometimes I wonder, Who are these people and how did I get here? JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL's birthday party (thrown by his BFF, JAMES... More >>

• Music

  published April 26, 2005

  Anytime people write about Autechre they always call them complex, which is about as good a description as there is. The Warp and Skam recordings... More >>

• Fade Out

  published April 19, 2005

  Getting your iPod stolen sucks. Talking about getting your iPod stolen in The New York Times and then getting fired sucks more. In a March... More >>

• Music

  published April 19, 2005

  If you are like me, you spend a lot of time talking about all the cultural things New York has to offer but never actually partake of them. Now is... More >>

• Def Jams

  published April 12, 2005

  As someone who is legally deaf and occasionally DJs, I can relate to a movie about a deaf DJ better than most. It's All Gone Pete Tong... More >>

• Music

  published April 12, 2005

  Spend two nights at ROTHKO and get two very different—but equally good—musical experiences, both presented in part by DIRECT... More >>

• Goth Gals

  published April 5, 2005

  Generally speaking, the words gothic and beauty pageant do not appear in the same sentence. But the folks at Beauty Bar ignored... More >>

• Music

  published April 5, 2005

  All roads to techno minimalism lead to Basic Channel—German producers Mark Ernestus and Moritz Von Oswald. Tech house? Basic Channel. Micro... More >>

• Save Guernica?

  published March 29, 2005

  Yet another one of New York's historic nightspots is closed—at least for the moment. Guernica, located on Avenue B and 2nd Street, once the... More >>

• Music

  published March 29, 2005

  Audion is Ghostly International artist Matthew Dear's rougher, tougher alter ego. If the techno recorded under the artist's own name is meant to... More >>

• Party People

  published March 22, 2005

  No matter how hard you try, you can't escape New York. Somehow, I traveled over a thousand miles to Miami for the Winter Music Conference last... More >>