Ace in the Hole

You may as well own up to it. We know you’ve got a few Ace of Base tracks on your iPod, which is why you avoid using “party shuffle” around others. It’s not so bad, really, because in some parts of Europe (and some clubs in AZ, evidently), that sound...

By Adriane Goetz

February 5, 2009

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You may as well own up to it. We know you’ve got a few Ace of Base tracks on your iPod, which is why you avoid using “party shuffle” around others. It’s not so bad, really, because in some parts of Europe (and some clubs in AZ, evidently), that sound is actually still topping the charts.

Embrace your love for ’90s dance beats by checking out Starkillers -- a.k.a. Nick Terranova -- at the Blackout! Glow Party. An L.A. resident by way of NYC, Terranova has been lighting up dance floors for two decades with his euphoric electro-house sound. While his original hits and remixes are brand-spanking new, there’s a strong aural correlation with house beats from the last decade, à la London’s famous Ministry of Sound nightclub.

Fri., Feb. 6, 9 p.m., 2009

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