DMNW on the Road: Ruby Skye Opens Its Doors to the Northwest

[divider]The Experience[/divider]

There’s something to be said for experiencing a venue run like a well-oiled machine. From top to bottom, we couldn’t help but notice how smoothly everything seemed to run. Patrons entering the venue were patient and courteous, the bartenders were speedy and polite, and as we stood watching the audience get down to Myon and Shane’s iconic collab with Seven Lions Strangers, we saw an overjoyed crowd still energized the night after a raucous New Year’s Eve.

All this comes without even mentioning the production values. Laser towers were perched on either side of the DJ booth, pointed diagonally across the dance floor. A row of spotlights ran the length of the stage above, and a gigantic LED screen was attached to the front of the booth. For both Strangers and Summer of Love, Shane came sprinting out from behind, microphone in hand, at times holding it up to lucky individuals in the crowd so that they too could serenade us.

From our vantage point, we saw both Myon and Shane having a blast playing to San Francisco for the second night in a row. Periodically, Myon would turn around to look at the group gathered around behind him, grinning from ear-to-ear. Shane was a hurricane of energy, holding off greetings with the backstage crew directly after, as he smiled and politely let us know, “I need a second, I can’t breathe!” As the night wound down and 2am approached, Shane turned to one of the Ruby Skye staff members pleading for extra time. The response was a shrug of the shoulders, indicating that they could have as many songs as they saw fit, a stark contrast to the hard 1:45am cutoff we see at Foundation here in Seattle.