Follow-Up: Part 1 A couple of issues ago I gave an overview of the dance music categories at the 49th Grammy Awards and correctly predicted wins for Madonna's CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR for Best Dance Album and Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back" for Best Dance Recording. I missed a perfect record when Jacques Lu Cont won the Best Remixed Recording award for his Thin White Duke Mix of Coldplay's "Talk," beating out the front-running Moto Blanco remix of Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You." While Mary J. did indeed have a very good night with several other Grammy wins, the global juggernaut that is Coldplay helped land the talented Lu Cont another dance Grammy victory. Black Party: The Movie? Interestingly, the guys in NYC at The Saint-At-Large who annually present the infamous Black Party have produced a new DVD called SCHWARZWALD: Rites XXVII. The 55-minute film presents the fetish extravaganza as an allegorical fairy tale and stars trangendered porn star Buck Angel along with a cast of thousands. The DVD is being billed as "a movie you can dance to" and features the music for which that the Black Party is famous: a blend of current day tribal and club fare and the timeless disco and dance music classics from years gone by. While this condensed Black Party experience is sure to show up on nightclub video monitors near you, it can also be bought for home viewing at www.saintatlarge.com . Follow-Up: Part 2 In the last issue I charted the history of Sunday night partying in Chicago and how it had landed most recently at Wet Nightclub with the L.A.M.B. party. Well scratch Wet off the list as L.A.M.B., with resident DJs Chris Eterno and Luis M, has moved to Sound-Bar, the high-style downtown nightclub. L.A.M.B. had been gaining quite a bit of momentum over the past few months ­ making Wet's decision to pull the plug all the more perplexing - and hopefully the venue change won't stall that. For more info: www.myspace.com/loveassmusicbitches Evolution In my eyes NYC's Victor Calderone is a DJ god. Some of the best live DJ sets I've ever experienced are courtesy of him ­ the 2005 Black & Blue Recovery Party at Club Stereo was a tour de force - and his 1999 mixed compilation, E=VC2 is among my all-time favorites. As is typical of most DJs, Calderone's sound and style has changed and evolved over the years and this evolution hasn't necessarily been subtle with him. Where he once spun before peak-hours crowds thirsting for his remixes of Madonna, Sting, and Destiny's Child, Calderone is now the master of the after-hours DJ booth, delighting legions of fans with a tribal-infused progressive house music sound that's blended with futuristic techy beats. The epicenter for this sound is Calderone's monthly Evolve parties in NYC at Studio Mezmor (formerly known as Crobar). He periodically takes the show on the road to clubs around the world, but now aims to bring it to stereos and iPods everywhere with a new mixed compilation CD which not surprisingly is called EVOLVE (Ultra Records). The sophisticated 13-track mix is devoid of any soaring diva anthems as it basically simmers from beginning to end with lots of interesting aural elements set against pulsating rhythms and beats. Highlight tracks include, "Da Music" by Calderone & DJ Vibe, "Mind Control" by Peter Bailey & Richie Santana, and "Lucky Heather" by Nic Fanciulli. This is a supremely good CD that in my opinion ably shows why Calderone is worthy of the praise heaped on him by me and by so many others. Get more info at www.victorcalderone.com