JOYRYDE Shuts Down The Hoxton With KRFW & Maddmon

by FUXWITHIT January 23, 2017

If you don’t know already, The Hoxton is closing. One of the closing parties this weekend was headlined by bass house DJ, JOYRYDE, with local support from deep and dark house duo KRFW and G-house DJ Maddmon. Arriving on site around 11:00pm the line was already backed up with eager party goers. I wasn’t anticipating there being a large crowd, but I got a feeling that I might be wrong when I arrived. It was ironic seeing the THE HOXTON logo not illuminated and made me realize the situation, they’re closing down, it’s happening.

Maddmon was on the decks first with his G House style, shrouded in the shadows of the lights he provided a groovy and soft bouncy atmosphere to get the party started. Attendees took little time to start dancing and getting comfortable for what was to come.

Up next, the dapper Toronto duo KRFW (wild guess that stands for curfew) brought that dark and deep house to the party. To set the atmosphere they came out in the darkness of the room illuminated by the blood red LED’s in their masks. The crowd surely enjoyed the aesthetics and atmosphere as they cheered loudly, ready to take the party to the next level.

Look, it’s a Pixelwhip! This was my first time seeing something like this in all my years, I didn’t even know these thing existed. It was pretty dope and different from your typical glow stick or LED glove. Here is a website I quickly Googled that sells them.

The man of the night JOYRYDE was up next. The crowd grew louder in excitement because we all knew what was coming, the party was about to go to 100 and that was exactly what happened. JOYRYDE dropped his bass heavy sound on the house and the crowd reacted in kind, with attendees cheering, jumping, moshing and head banging like no one was watching, it was a blast to say the least. He played not only his own tracks, but threw in some bangers such as Desiigner’s ‘Panda’ and Drake’s ‘Back to Back’ which the crowd responded to with some karaoke. JOYRYDE’s high energy on stage was infectious as it carried the crowd through the night without skipping a beat. Time seemed to cease to exist and when least expected, it was over. It was one heck of a party and I am proud to say that I was able to attend one of The Hoxton’s final parties. It pains me to know the end is near, but there will always be the great memories at 69 Bathurst St. On to newer and better things!