All right — stop what you’re doin’. The rumors are flying: Digital Underground will play its last show as a band on Monday in Denver.
The hip-hop group that invented the Humpty Dance, the guys who told you to “Doo- whutchyalike,” are soon to be no more.
In an e-mail from Shock-G, the band’s longtime frontman (also known as Humpty) confirmed what’s been going around — their Monday show at Le Rouge (1448 Market St.; 303-892-5555) will be their last.
Probably.
The e-mail stressed there are no issues between the members, who have been a rather loose collective — including a former member named Tupac Shakur — during the band’s 20-year history. But, he said, it’s time for a “celebrat(ion)/victory/hiatus/rest/disbandment.”
Which isn’t necessarily, forever, right?
Indeed, he raised the possibility that there might be another final lap, albeit for a sad reason.
From Shock-G’s e-mail: “A major setback just happened. In Houston a week ago, a few minutes after the last show, somebody snuck away with (DJ) NuStylez‘s laptop from the stage. Stylez is crushed. His whole life is in there, much less all his record crates. So now, due to this, there’s talk about an ‘encore tour,’ just so he can get on his feet financially and walk away with a better foundation.”
So maybe this isn’t the end, but it’s likely the last time Humpty will do the Hump in Denver.
According to promoter Jeremy Ostermiller, it’s just a small coincidence that the show’s happening in the Mile High, though none of the current members lives here.
“They’re on tour, and the last date that they were trying to fill was the 25th,” says Ostermiller. “I’ve worked with their manager on several other acts, and I found out they were looking for one last date.”
He says he chose swanky Le Rouge as the venue because it would be a classy way to end the band’s run.
“It’s a really intimate environment,” he said. “We wanted something upper-scale. We’re going to focus on higher-end bottle service, but we wanted it to be a party mixed with a concert.”
An added incentive: The show is free. The downside to that is fans must RSVP via e-mail for admittance. Plus, the club is small, so getting on the list doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting in.
“Doors are at 9 p.m., so the earlier you get there, the better,” Ostermiller says.
So now is your chance: E-mail rsvpevent2 @gmail.com with the subject line “Top Secret.” Be sure to give your first and last name, your cellphone number and the number of guests joining you.
That summery glow.
Getting pale and pasty during the winter used to be an annual rite, a return to the start of a cycle. Now it’s positively passe: Being perma-tanned is the new standard.
Fortunately for our health, sunless tanners are a readily available way to fool yourself that it’s summer. Pick up a tube at the store — or stop by DC10 (940 Lincoln St.; 303-813- 1032) on Saturday and enter to win free goodies from Chic Bronzing (4340 E. Kentucky Ave., Suite 120; ), a new airbrush-tan salon.
DC10’s Glam Saturdays are always designed to appeal to the fashion-focused — this week it’s also a boon for bubbly fans. From 9 to 11 p.m., ladies drink free champagne as they consider their desire for darker pigmentation.
There’s no cover for the event, but get spruced up — the club has a dress code.
Tastes like burning.
It hurts just thinking about it: fire and ice. As in, the popular shot of liquor.
It’s searingly spicy cinnamon schnapps mixed with Rumple Minze or another chilling, high-proof mint liqueur. They should cancel each other out, in theory, but they don’t. It’s just pure pain — and the attendant rush.
Brave souls who would like to give it a try can do so on the cheap at Code 3 (2034 Larimer St.; 303-296-3352) on Saturday, when the bar hosts “Fire & Ice.” And it’s ladies night.
Shots of the powerful potion will run $3, and women drink free from 10 p.m. to midnight.
Kathleen St. John: 303-954-1568 or kstjohn@gmail.com
