"KONVOS" premieres Monday Oct. 31st
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12 PM PACIFIC TIME
THIS IS THE GROOVE ZONE (Olympia WA)
ESTABLISHED IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON IN 1989, THE GROOVE ZONE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN THE BACKDROP OF THE OLYMPIA MUSIC SCENE EVER SINCE.
THE IDEA OF A LO-FI PRODUCTION CREW, THAT WOULD FEATURE DJs, ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, AND MORE, WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE ONE NIGHT IN THE DARK CORNERS OF THE NOW LEGENDARY NORTH SHORE SURF CLUB.
THE CLUB WAS THE FIRST VENUE THAT DAVE GROHL PLAYED WITH KURT COBAIN AND KRIST NOVOSELIC (NIRVANA), IN FRONT OF AN SRO SOLD-OUT CROWD.
THIRTY PLUS YEARS LATER, THE GROOVE ZONE HAS MORPHED INTO VARIOUS ATTRACTIONS, BUT MOST RECENTLY WITH THE VENTURE INTO BOTH LOCAL UNDERGROUND (FREE RADIO OLYMPIA) AND ONLINE RADIO PROGRAMMING (NEO RETROfm).
THE TWO PROGRAMS THAT ARE SHOWCASED IN THIS WEBSITE ARE "THE SESSIONS w/ DJ D-PHOENIX", A MUSIC CELEBRITY INTERVIEW SHOW, AND "HOOK, LINE & THINKER: A PODCAST", THE PODCAST THAT DUB FX HELPED BUILD (AND ORIGINALLY CO-HOSTED).
ENJOY THIS TRIP...AND IT IS A TRIP.
THE TWO ANCHOR SHOWS' GRAND FINALES!
THE GROOVE ZONE's TWO ANCHOR SHOWS BOTH COME TO A SUCCESSFUL CLOSE.
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THE SESSIONS END WITH RETURNING GUESTS ANTHONY KACZYNSKI (FIGURES ON A BEACH, FIREKING, THE MAGNETIC FIELDS), SOLDIERS OF MONOCHROME's LO-RYDER & WIRED (WALES, U.K.), PLUS MOUNTAIN HEAD's BEN & KYLE HANNAH (ONTARIO, CANADA)!
THE HLT PODCAST CELEBRATES ITS 2-YEAR RUN WITH A 7-HOUR "LIVE" MARATHON ON THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER, STREAMED LIVE THROUGH ITS FACEBOOK PAGE. www.facebook.com/groovezoneoly
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WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU ON A STRANGE JOURNEY.
AT THE CROSSSOVER POINT BETWEEN THE NEW WAVE EIGHTIES AND THE DAZE OF NINETIES GRUNGE CAME THE PRODUCTION FORCE KNOWN AS THE GROOVE ZONE FROM OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON.
ABOVE: THE GROOVE ZONE'S "DANCETERIA" WAS THE WEEK-LONG DANCE MARATHON EVENT THAT LED UP TO THE FINAL HOURS OF THE ONLINE RADIO PROJECT, WHICH CAME TO A CLOSE IN EARLY APRIL OF 2022.
WHO IS THE GROOVE ZONE's RESIDENT DJ?
THE GROOVE ZONE'S RESIDENT DJ IS A HUMBLE PERSON, WHOSE MISSION IN LIFE HAS BEEN TO ENTERTAIN OTHERS.
DARREN GREW UP IN THE SUBURBS OF SEATTLE. AFTER HIS PARENTS' DIVORCE, HE WITHDREW INTO A FANTASY WORLD. HE WAS ALWAYS DRAWN TO MUSIC.
FROM THE TIME HE BOUGHT HIS FIRST RECORD ALBUM IN 1972 (THE OSMONDS' "CRAZY HORSES") TO THIS VERY DAY, HIS LOVE IN LIFE HAS BEEN INTRODUCING NEW MUSIC TO PEOPLE.
HE DREAMED OF GOING INTO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IN SOME ASPECT. HE WAS CAPTIVATED BY THE SOUNDS OF THE PSYCHEDELIC 60S, FUNK, SOUL & DISCO OF THE 70s, THE PUNK/NEW WAVE OF THE 80s, AND MOST EVERY FORM OF ALTERNATIVE/INDIE BEYOND THAT. THE SUMMER AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, HE WAS GIVEN HIS START BY DJ DAVE SEDERBERG, PART OWNER OF THE LEGENDARY PACIFIC SURF CLUB.
FOR 23 YEARS, HE PLAYED JUST OVER A DOZEN DIFFERENT NIGHTCLUBS IN THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND REGION OF THE STATE; SOMETIMES AS A FILL-IN DJ, OR MANAGING DJ, AND EVENTUALLY THE RESIDENCY OF A CLUB.
BELOW IS A REVIEW OF THE DJ BY FORMER CLASSMATE BRIAN PERMANN OF IMMORTAL RECORDS.
THE GROOVE ZONE: THE STORY SO FAR
THIS IS THE FULL 31-MINUTE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE MUSIC COLLECTIVE.
ABOVE THUMBNAIL: MC HEAL
THE "MEANWHILE..." MOVIE PROJECT
A COMEDIC HOMAGE TO THE SCI-FI MOVIES OF THE 1950s & 60s WOULD NEVER MAKE IT OFF THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR.
WHAT BEGAN IN 2018 AS A "PROJECT" OR HOBBY, THE "MEANWHILE..." MOVIE HAD ITS OUTLINE AND BASE STORYLINE COMPLETED AT LEAST 3 YEARS PRIOR TO ITS RELEASE DATE.
ORIGINALLY TITLED "MEANWHILE... 2018", THE PROJECT HAD TO REWORK ITS TITLE AS EACH YEAR PASSED.
WITH THE COLLECTIVE PROJECT COMING TO AN END, THE HOPE WAS THAT THE FILM WOULD FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.
ONLY TIME WOULD TELL.
FUTURE SESSIONS AND SHOWS
WE WOULDN'T WANT TO SPOIL ANY SURPRISES... SO YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS OF ANY AND ALL UPCOMING EVENTS.
DANCEHALL DAZE
The Groove Zone idea was birthed in the dark recesses of a nightclub at the end of the 1980s, so it almost makes sense that dance music would more or less be the cornerstone genre behind the music project.
The fact that one of the driving forces behind the Groove Zone is also a former nightclub DJ of 23 years reinforces the dance themes.
Dance music has developed into such a vast field of artists and styles over the past half century that it's almost impossible to include every subgenre and the musicians that specialize in them.
Whether your choice of dance music dates back to the cocaine-infused glamour days of disco, or the decadent 80s club scene that morphed out of the 70s disco era. or even the hit-and-miss decade that saw the genre experience a resurgence in popularity, dance music is for dancing. Dance music is for everyone, no matter how young or old.
BY CLICKING ON THE "DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY" LINK BELOW, YOU WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME.
A MYRIAD OF DANCE MUSIC AWAITS FOR YOU THERE.
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IN A MELLOW MOOD?
EVEN GENERATION X WILL EVENTUALLY PUT ON THE BRAKES OF THEIR WILD DAZE OF THE PAST... ALTERNATIVE MUSIC OFFERS UP SO MUCH VARIETY THAT THERE'S ALSO THE SOFTER, MORE LAID-BACK SOUNDS TO ENJOY.
PICTURED: RAP ARTIST DOMINIC TRAVERS (AKA QUASAR STARR) w/ DJ D-PHOENIX, TAKEN JUST DAYS BEFORE TRAVERS' DEATH IN 2021