A hookah free celebration for the revival of the dance floor.
Photos by Bilindoff
Hookah Killed The Dance Floor / February 2020
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Free Base / March 2020
The March 2020 edition of Free Base newsletter and playlist by WHERE’S NASTY.
Casubody Playlist / February 2020 Updates
There was a time in the Cape Verdean community where a Homen Escercu mix was our key to finding the latest jams you'd hear at every function.⠀
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We want our monthly playlist, Casubody Sound, to be a reference point for anyone who wants to hear classic Cape Verdean music mixed in with new kizomba, afrobeat + world jams from across the diaspora.
Listen + add the Casubody Sound playlist to your library wherever you stream music — CLICK HERE TO LISTEN⠀
Luv U Better Playlist / February 2020 Updates
Valentine's Day is this Friday, so you know we had to dedicate some love songs to you. ⠀
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Start setting the mood for Friday's Luv U Better with our latest playlist update. Listen + add the Luv U Better playlist to your library wherever you stream music — CLICK HERE TO LISTEN
Free Base March 2020
If you’re subscribed to stay silent’s e-mail list you may already know that Free Base is a monthly newsletter from WHERE’S NASTY covering music that he thinks you should be paying attention to. Going forward, Nasty has extended the newsletter to highlight books, podcasts, TV shows or anything else that has caught his interest. Along with the monthly newsletter, there will be a playlist that will be available on all streaming services.
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.
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
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
WHERE'S NASTY Guest Lecture at Brown University
WHERE'S NASTY, co-founder of stay silent, does a 'U Remind Me of Summer' guest lecture at Brown University in Providence, RI talking through his process of making a DJ mix. Produced by stay silent PVD, LLC Shot by Primo Studios
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
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
Casubody Sound: Cape Verdean House Party Classics
To celebrate Cape Verdean Independence Day 2019, we sat with DJ Lefty to turn him + DJ Larry Love's now classic, 'CV House Party Volume 1' mix, into a playlist. These songs to many throughout the Cape Verdean diaspora served as soundtracks to family parties and just songs that continue to keep us connected to our roots while away from the motherland.
This is a very small taste of the many songs and artists that continue to define Cape Verdean culture, generation after generation. Due to lack of availability of particular records on major streaming platforms, we dug deep into YouTube to put this together. The Casubody Sound: Cape Verdean House Party Classics playlist is now available on YouTube.
Listen + subscribe to our Casubody Sound: Kizomba + Afrobeat playlist, which we update monthly: http://staysilent.co/casubody
stay silent FM, Episode 5
Archive of stay silent FM, Episode 5
We air weekly on Tuesdays from 2-4PM EST on 101.1 FM WBRU in Providence, RI (WBRU.com)
On this episode, Sabrina and WHERE's NASTY play a variety of new music + feel good jams, talk the growth of Tyler, The Creator, debate if Frank Ocean is overrated, why they haven't had any performances at DAY TRILL, is student loan debt worth it + more
This week's New England music spotlight featured Lily Rayne, Big Leano, Vintage Lee, WHYTRI + Yami.
DJ set by WHERE'S NASTY
Stream all of the songs played on this episode via our stay silent FM playlist on Apple Music + Spotify.
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
stay silent FM, Episode 4
On this episode, Sabrina and WHERE's NASTY play some new music you should be listening to, talk "what the hell is the Met Gala?," Rihanna's new fashion house, the Kanye/Roc-A-Fella tree, 2019 festival season, that dumb thing someone asked the DJ at a party + more.
This week's New England music spotlight featured Nino Francis, Jefe Replay, Deon Chase, Jon Hope + Michael Christmas.
DJ set by WHERE'S NASTY
Stream all of the songs played on this episode via our stay silent FM playlist on Apple Music + Spotify.
Eggs Over May 2019 Recap
May weather has been playing with us but the Saturday of Eggs Over was an indication of how y’all start to act when the sun comes out. The real winners are the people who come for the first seating, eat brunch and party for the rest of it.
Another observation. ‘Act Up’ by City Girls + champagne consumption = 2019 summer brunch energy.
Photos by Malakhai Pearson
stay silent FM, Episode 3
On this episode, Sabrina and WHERE's NASTY play music they're currently listening to, talk the deaths + parallels of Nipsey Hussle/John Singleton, the pain of missing Jay-Z's b-sides concert, recap last weekend's Eggs Over brunch at Troop, the upcoming LuvUBetter, the patience you need for thrifting + more.
This week's New England music spotlight featured Israel Wusu, Cam Bells, Cousin Stizz, Dee Gomes/Lily Rayne, Khary + Latrell James.
DJ set by WHERE'S NASTY
Stream all of the songs played on this episode via our stay silent FM playlist on Apple Music + Spotify.
Extra April 2019 Recap
We took over the lobby of the Columbus Theatre. Some of y’all came three piece suited, some of y’all came tracksuit cozy. Still mindblown at the ‘Drive Slow’ edit that Wattz played.
Portraits by part-time lover, Rico K