Crofoot

Last Sunday was one of several first: A new venue, a new promoter and a return to a town that has been dormant on the salsa scene for three years. Noel Noche at the Crofoot was the first Salsa event by DJ Mis.Match and it was the first salsa event at the Crofoot a newly restored club and concert venue in Pontiac. There were four questions I had in my mind... One -- would enough salseros turn out? Two -- who they dress up? Three -- would they put together a quality event and Four -- and maybe most important -- would it be the start of an expanded salsa scene? The first three were pretty clearly answered. Of course the salseros showed up to the opening. The die-hard salseros will literally travel anywhere they need to go to dance. We all love openings and new venues so even though for a second straight Sunday, the weather gods conspired against us with snow and cold -- we turned out and made it happen.

Hello, salseros!

First, I would to thank everyone who has shown support for the Pura Salsa Parties at the Crofoot; specifically the 150+ people who came out on the 23rd and the 90 who came and filled our floor last Friday night. It was a fantastic affair. Jimmy Barrios rocked it until two in the morning and no one stopped dancing until the last tune. As for what comes next... it's tomorrow.

For those of you who weren't able to make it last week, I took a moment to say something in front of everybody that may have seemed unusual for a promoter- but I've decided that it's time to take a new approach.

What did I say? I asked for help.