Down & Derby's SOUL TRAIN Tribute Comes to Denver Tonight

Denver's one and only monthly roller disco party is bringin' the soul back with a 4/20 tribute to the legendary Soul Train host, Don Cornelius. MTV's Made is filming live at the party, and the suggested dress is soul and flower power, with Don-inspired snazzy suits, ascot knots, and afros with paisley bows.

Winners of the Soul Train Line Couple Skate competition will receive Doc Martins from Fashionation customized into roller skates courtesy of Derbyville South Broadway. Las Vegas soul DJs The Get Back are spinning funky soul grooves like they've been doing for ten years at their downtown Las Vegas show.

Down & Derby may have been inspired by the storied Roxy roller skating party in New York City, but its concept truly pays homage to the classic 1970's roller disco by tapping into memories of childhood skating parties. Happening every third Friday of the month, D&D has been filmed for Real World MTV and the E! Network series Girls Next Door, as well as being featured in NY Times, LA Times, 303 Magazine, Westword, and Denver Post. D&D has been produced across the country in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Pittsburg, Boston, Denver, Las Vegas, St Louis, and Austin, and for festivals like SXSW and Coachella.

For more info, visit http://downandderby.org.

BEAUTY BAR DENVER, co-owned by Colorado natives Noah Ray McMahan, Justin Martinez and Mike Barnhart, opened in June of 2010. Beauty Bar Denver is located in the densely populated neighborhood of Capitol Hill. The space has an intimate bar area with an adjacent "big" room for dancing and live performances featuring a German engineered KS Audio sound system.

DERBYVILLE is Denver's first Roller Derby Skate Shop located in one of the hippest neighborhoods in Denver at 1407 South Broadway. They provide all things derby, skates, pads, clothing, skate maintenance workshop and tons of other cool stuff for Derby girls and Derby fans!

EXDO Events Center is located at 1399 35th Street in the in the heart of the RINO Art District in Denver. The EXDO Event Center is located just a few miles north of Downtown Denver in what is known as the Extended Downtown area, hence the name. What makes EXDO unique is its New York loft style atmosphere, coupled with superb customer service and attention to detail, sets them miles above the rest. A 22,000 sq. ft facility including a 14,000 sq. ft. warehouse ballroom/concert hall, and an 8,000 sq.ft. Nightclub + lounge. With scalable areas it is a perfect venue for the monthly Down & Derby Denver.

 

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