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Nostalgia
Old photos and fliers from Dance Music For Nerds past life can be found here: Google Drive FolderLinks
About
Dance Music For Nerds started as a weekly alt/indie dance night in Greenville, NC in 2005. It was an instant success and was booked at King’s in Raleigh and the Soapbox in Wilmington several times. It was started by Danial Rowe and featured guest DJ’s every week along with the occasional performer. The most notable guest DJ’s were several members of Art Lord and the Self Portraits, which has since evolved to become Future Islands. Performers included Moss of Aura (Gerrit from Future Islands’ solo project), Lonnie Walker when it was just Brian solo with a guitar and a kick drum, Love Language's Stuart McLamb's previous band, the Capulets, and Dan Deacon.
It was a fun night that never took itself too seriously. The DJ’s spun indie tunes that you normally could only dance to around the house, along with a whole lot of guilty pop pleasures. Danial was the only person with actual DJ experience, guest DJ’s were not chosen for their technical skills, rather it was for their ability to read a crowd and keep people in a dancing mood. DMFN ended when Danial left the PhD in BioMedical Physics program at East Carolina University to become a full time high school math teacher in Raleigh. He has since returned to graduate school at Duke University to earn a Masters of Arts in Teaching; being a college student again has given him the urge to resurrect DMFN on a very occasional basis. The Pinhook is a perfect fit as it is very similar to the venue DMFN started at (Peasant's Cafe) all of those years ago.
Announcements Archive
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The Old Gallery
Posted on June 12, 2020 | No CommentsHere is a link to all the old photos from back in the day! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1x7plFBkQWyUsEeh_7DGOxTMIS8Oo_nq3 -
DMFN @ Nice Price Books and Records!
Posted on July 30, 2014 | No CommentsAugust 15, 2014 Nice Price Books and Records Raleigh $2/BYOB More details, requests link, etc… soon! -
Zombie Prom @ Fullsteam
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsSpookstina and I will be spinning the tunes from 8-10pm at Fullsteam tomorrow night in Durham. It’s cool, it’s free, come on out! -
Friday May 27th @ The Pinhook: School’s out for summer edition
Posted on May 21, 2011 | No CommentsDMFN returns to the Pinhook on May 27th with your host’s with the mosts; Spookstina and Danial, alongside special guest DJ Tu Sors Demain (Don’t let the pretentious DJ name […] -
Back to where it all began…
Posted on April 3, 2011 | No CommentsDMFN is coming home April 30th. -
DMFN Returns April 1st
Posted on March 20, 2011 | No CommentsDMFN is back! It’s an April Fool’s Day edition with one of our favorite (and original) guest DJ’s, Spookstina. -
80’s Prom Night Friday March 4th @ The Pinhook
Posted on February 28, 2011 | No CommentsJust like the flier says: Dressing up is encouraged but not required. Back once again, the ever popular retro video games on the big screen. There will be a prom […] -
DMFN invades Chapel Hill Friday, February 18th
Posted on February 12, 2011 | No CommentsFriday night @ Local 506 Doors open @ 9:30 Cheap! $2 before midnight/$3 after -
New website launch
Posted on January 23, 2011 | No CommentsTrying out something new as we re-launch DanceMusicForNerds.com.