Fair Trade Marketplace / September 2020

Last week, we hosted the Fair Trade Marketplace at the Steel Yard. It was our first time producing an event in 6 long months and although it looked very different from the parties of the past, the love still felt the same.

As a part of our larger Fair Trade initiative, with air Trade Marketplace we were able to safely support Black businesses in RI, eat good ass food + hear sets DJ sets from WHERE'S NASTY, DJ Slick Vick, DJ Real P, and DJ Corv. Big thank you to The Steel Yard + Red Bull for partnering with us on this project, our vendors; Glow Cafe, JA Patty, D’s Spot, Black Leaf Tea, ROAM Loud, Mujo Six, Framed by Rose, and Spocka Summa.

Until next time, stay safe + spread love.

Photos by Bilindoff

Hookah Killed The Dance Floor / February 2020

A hookah free celebration for the revival of the dance floor.

Photos by Bilindoff

Luv U Better / Valentine's Day 2020 Recap

We had to give y’all some extra TLC for Valentine’s Day this year. Even if things are still complicated between y’all, at least we got to see each other. Mad love to Paolo for doing nails and esta for coming to play a set at Crib.

Photos by Rhue

Luv U Better / January 2020 Recap

This night was perfect. Our first Luv U Better at Crib felt very familiar. We all felt comfortable. Y’all walked in like you were at family’s house, made yourselves at home, grabbed a drank and sang the night away.

Mad love to Baby Indiglo for blessing us with a guest set and a taste of Silk R&B party. We’ll see you soon.

Photos by Bilindoff

Luv U Better / December 2019 Recap

When Aurora closed in 2017, Machines With Magnets became our new home for Luv U Better. We're thankful for the last 2 years of parties that we've been able to have in that beautiful space.⁠ As we prepare for Luv U Better this Friday in our new home, Crib , here are some photos from the last one in 2019.

Lost Files: Summer 2019

Shit got busy and we didn't get to post these. Here are a few selects from Luv U Betters, Eggs Over, CHUNES and Spread Love Function during summer 2019.

Photos by Bilindoff

CRIB Boston / November 2019 Recap

The upstairs was jiggy. The basement was sweaty.

Photos by Bilindoff

Luv U Better / November 2019 Recap

We think it’s really amazing that every few weeks there’s something new to look forward to in terms of R&B music. When we first started Luv U Better, it was an ode to the R&B music that we grew up on - everything from the 90’s groups to Ashanti & Ja Rule duets. Last year when the SZA album ‘CTRL’ album dropped we really felt a turning point, and it seems since then, we’ve been blessed with endless amounts of dope music from the likes of Summer Walker, Ari Lennox, DVSN, Tory Lanez, Queen Naija and rare sightings from PND.

A moment that stuck out to us at November’s Luv U Better was when Beato dropped PartyNextDoor’s ‘Break From Toronto.’ That brought us back to a time. For that 1 minute and 39 seconds, we were all together.

Photos by Bilindoff

Luv U Better / October 2019 Recap

There was something about this night that was just a lil bit different. We usually can get y’all to sing a verse + a hook acapella, but this was the first time y’all have done the WHOLE song by yourself. Those vocal chords were strong. Mad love to DJ Mozes from our All You Can Eat family coming by to bless us with a guest set.

Photos by Bilindoff

Bounce House Halloween 2019 Recap

The Bounce House Halloween tradition continued this past weekend. Per usual the costumes were on point and the energy was fire. Mad love to Beato for coming and playing a guest set.

Photos by Yamiche

DAY TRILL August 2019 Recap

7 summers are officially under our belt and each year the energy, outcome + love multiplies tremendously. DAY TRILL started in 2013 with only 30 people and this August 24th, we had 3,500 come out to celebrate the ultimate New England summer holiday at India Point Park.

It's already the beginning of September and almost immediately it feels like a major shift and transition. We like holding on to the photographs and videos from Day Trill for a little while so that you can fully digest your experience, get your iPhone flicks off and be reminded of all of the fun you had right when you need it most. Think of these images as a little postcard we're sending you from your favorite place. With lots of love, stay silent.

Video by Primo Studios

Photos by Bilindoff

Photos by Malakhai Pearson

Lodi Dodi / July 2019 Recap

To cap off 2018, we threw our first event ever at the Botanical Gardens at Roger Williams Park. Since then, we knew we couldn’t wait until the end of the year to get that fancy in the middle of some plants again so we decided launch a new party. Lodi Dodi was born. We hope to come together more often for no other reason than to party with our people.

Photos by Bilindoff

DAY TRILL June 2019 Recap / Yamiche

The last photographer in our series of photo recaps from DAY TRILL in June is Yamiche.

Yamiche has been a staple at our events since the Aurora days and was also the first artist to ever do a show at our non-profit art space, Trade Pop-Up. Yamiche has a way of finding beautiful people in the party and making them look like they staged an entire photoshoot in the middle of the function. At our last DAY TRILL, we had Yamiche post in front of our Spread Love mural and let y’all have a photoshoot for real.

You can find Yamiche, his photography + his artwork at Instagram.com/yamiche_

DAY TRILL JUNE 2019 RECAP / MALAKHAI

The next photographer in our series of photo recaps from our DAY TRILL in June is Malakhai Pearson.

Since we met Malakhai a few years ago shooting at The Wave in Boston, he’s become a part of our family. When you see him out, the first thing you’ll notice about him is his bright smile. He’s usually dancing through the function with his camera making connections with people easily + helping capturing their energy on film.

You can find him shooting an AllYouCanEat party + on Instagram.com/MalakhaiPearson

DAY TRILL JUNE 2019 RECAP / ALLY

Continuing our series of photo recaps from DAY TRILL, we’re sharing portraits taken by Ally from Fallen Cargo. In addition to the important work + conversations she’s starting with her brand Fallen Cargo, Ally is an instrumental piece of stay silent design serving as the lead designer for DAY TRILL summer 2019 in addition to our recent Go Outside campaign + capsule.

If the party were a machine, Ally would be the oil; she will show up early by herself, be a fly on the wall and know when to gas you up to get them moves out of you. She doesn’t have to say much but whenever she’s behind the lens can make you bring out the best parts of yourself.

You can find Ally + her personal projects via Instagram.com/FallenCargo

DAY TRILL June 2019 Recap / Bilindoff

This year, more than ever, we had a massive amount of photos to choose from to recap DAY TRILL. Our team has grown to include several photographers, who each capture a different energy and element that DAY TRILL has to offer. Instead of leaving hundreds of beautiful photos hidden in our Dropbox archives, we’ve decided to release recaps across the next few days featuring the many perspectives that were captured.

To kick off this series, we are starting with photos from Bilindoff. If you see him in the function, he’s probably dancing with you, singing + rapping along, and then next thing you know, he’s captured a photo of you. Bilindoff is the party and his photos are always a reflection of that.

Next time you see him in the party, give him that energy. You can find him on Instagram.com/Bilindoff

PVDFest 2019 + In Good Company Recap

PVDFest 2019 was so fire. For the second year in a row, we took to the Main Stage in the middle of Kennedy Plaza for a pop-up party. The City-Wide Electric Slide was LEGENDARY! Nino killed it on the keys, that’s not regular! We’re still on a high and getting chills watching the videos.

Throughout the day, we were also able to have a few homies play sets on various stages, mad love to Charlie Tunes, Wattz, Beato and Corvah. Thank you to everyone who found the orange cart and copped some heat from our Go Outside capsule.

After the day time festivities, we had In Good Company, a post-PVDFest gathering at Trade Pop-Up to just get away from the madness and show our appreciation to some our closest friends, peers + supporters. Lena’s Kitchen cheffed up a really good all plant-based meal. Deadass didn’t know vegan pastelitos were a thing. Trust us, it’s not blasphemous. Appreciate our folks over at Red Bull for helping make that possible.

Eggs Over June 2019 Recap

Brunch but with like with ‘Earfquake’

Photos by Bilindoff

Bucktown Wing Launch Party Recap

We linked up with our family over at Bucktown to help them launch their Wing Program. That’s just a fancy ass way to say they’ll be adding wings to their menu, and they are sooooooooooo goooood. We were able to invite some friends + family to try a few of the flavors they’re working on; Korean, BBQ, buffalo and lemon pepper (wet!).

If you haven’t been to Bucktown yet, do you even pay attention to what we talk about (rolls eyes into infinity). The wings will be added to the menu soon but until then try everything they already have on the menu — we highly recommend the chicken biscuit and po’ boys.

Photos by Bilindoff

LuvUBetter May 2019 Recap

Supposedly this is the time of the year where things get spooky in your relationship resulting in you being single for the summer. We can pretend or we can be summer loves, it’s your call. Hopefully whoever you met at our Valentine’s Day edition is still going to link with you for sushi at some point.

Just some thoughts.

Photos by Bilindoff