You can hear the beat before you open the door, pulling at you from down the block. You’re already dancing in place as you pay the cover. You show your ID, or get frisked if it’s an all-night party, hop from foot to foot as you wait impatiently to get where the action is. Your heartbeat begins to match the rhythm of the bass, and then you are in. It’s hot, dark and smoky, and the air is damp from sweating bodies. None of that matters. All you care about is the relentless pounding of the music and the energy flowing like a river.... Read more