PLO Man & Arthur live at the Aztlan Theater
Event's siteCaracol Productions x Spin Zone present PLO Man (Acting Press) and Arthur (Hard Wax).
Join us for an extraordinary night of transcendental dance music from these esteemed DJs pushing through the boundaries of techno, dub, and ambient to create an alchemical blend that is sure to delight dancers and heads alike.
The Aztlan Theater is an iconic venue in Denver, a century old, and under the ownership of Timeo Correa, a lifelong Chicano community activist, for more than fifty years. The Aztlan started its story as one of the few theaters in Denver serving the Chicano/Latino community, playing Spanish-language films at an affordable price. When the VCR was introduced into the market, the theater was forced out of the film business and started hosting concerts, serving as a hotspot of the underground scene and later a regular host of major international rock, hip hop, metal, punk, and Latin music acts, before becoming a staple of the local rave scene in the early 2000s. Pretty much anyone who has been going to shows in Denver for longer than 20 years has meaningful memories at the Aztlan, but the theater has been slowly deteriorating and largely out of commission for the past decade and its future is up in the air as its owners age, its neighborhood gentrifies and property taxes skyrocket.
We have received Timeo’s blessing to book a series of ticketed shows to raise awareness of the theater’s existence and struggles, invite new generations of patrons to the Aztlan, and sow seeds of a community-oriented future for the theater. We hope that the sonic activation of the space will help breathe new life into it and mobilize community members to take action to preserve this essential community space, rather than waiting until it is lost to try to recover it. We also plan to use these shows to raise funds to help cover the property tax bill on this underutilized space.
With gratitude,
Caracol Productions Team 🌀
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