LIPGLOSS: an indie dance party

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DJ Boyhollow

LIPGLOSS: INDIE AS FUCK SINCE 2001

Lipgloss (est. 2001) is the USA's longest continuously running indie dance party. At almost 23 years filling the dance floor, founder DJ Boyhollow has thrown the Lipgloss party well over 1100 times, blending a unique mix of indie and other underground sounds. On any given night, one can expect indie rock & dance, New Wave, brit-pop, soul, French house, and the occasional guilty pleasure.

Village Voice’s Westword newspaper has awarded Lipgloss 25 “Best of Denver” awards over the years, including best Club-Night in Denver a record 14 times, including the last time that award was given in 2022. Other awards have included multiple 5280 Magazine’s Best Club Night in Denver & ABC-Channel 7's A-List Award. Lipgloss has received mentions in magazines such as Spin, NME, Under the Radar and Magnet, and has a loyal following that rivals those of indie club-nights in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and San Francisco.

Lipgloss was “indie sleaze” before that was a term bandied about by a new generation discovering the best music of the century. Bands like Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, The Editors, Interpol, Cut Copy, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Faint, The Bravery and others have dropped into the party more than once after a show in Denver.

Lipgloss has hosted a veritable “Who’s Who” of notable and legendary guest DJs: MGMT, Win Butler (Arcade Fire), Cut Copy, The Faint, Neon Indian, Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins), Carlos D. and Sam Fogarino (Interpol), Marky Ramone, Luke Jenner (The Rapture), Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce (the Smiths), Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets/Tones On Tail), Casey Spooner of Fischerspooner, Nancy Whang (LCD Soundystem), Mani (The Stone Roses/Primal Scream), Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Gina Schock and Jane Wiedlin (Go-Go’s), Andrew W.K., The Presets, Junior Boys, BAIO (Vampire Weekend), The Bravery, The Juan Maclean, Tommy Sunshine, The Faint, Treasure Fingers and numerous others.

Lipgloss founder DJ Boyhollow has opened & DJ’d with numerous acts over the years, including:

80’s/90’s/New Wave: New Order, Blondie, DEVO, The Breeders, The Cars, The Cult, The Church, Thomas Dolby, Peter Hook & The Light (Joy Division/New Order), Marky Ramone (The Ramones) James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins), Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce (The Smiths), Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Daniel Ash, David J. & Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), Gina Schock & Jane Wiedlin (Go-Go’s), Clan of Xymox, Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson Tribute)

Indie: LCD Soundsystem, Air, Phoenix, Hot Chip, Chromeo, The Rapture, Boys Noize, The Sounds, Ladytron, Passion Pit, The XX, Girl Talk, Miami Horror, The Juan Maclean, Miike Snow, Yeasayer, !!!, MSTRKRFT, Mars Volta, Simian Mobile Disco, Steve Aoki, Bloody Beetroots, Le Castle Vania, Treasure Fingers, VHS or Beta, Le Tigre, Felix Cartal, Fake Blood, Interpol, Phoenix, Crookers, Junkie XL, LA Riots, The Faint, K.I.M. (The Presets), Cool Kids, Tommie Sunshine, The Klaxons, Toxic Avenger, Daedelus, Snowden, RAC DJ's, The Motherfucking Gaslamp Killer, Airborne Toxic Event, Ghostland Observatory, The Bravery, She Wants Revenge, Mickey Avalon, Electric Six, Paul Anthony, Bird Peterson, Hot Pink Delorean, Blaqk Audio, Spencer Moody (Murder City Devils), Stellastar*, Nadastrom, Anna Lunoe, Keane