Green Velvet at The Vogue, Dec. 17

Around midnight, when the man of the hour appeared on the main stage, attendees rushed the dance floor and rapidly swarmed to the front of the club. Green Velvet’s DJ station was a special elevated booth that overlooked the audience from high in the air. The two-and-a-half-hour show was chock full of classic work by a world-famous DJ. An early run of “Shake and Pop” ignited the audience into a dancing frenzy while “La La Land” showcased the DJ’s emcee skills on a live microphone. Just 45 minutes in, he played “The Percolator,” a track that even a Green Velvet novice would recognize.

There was a noticeable clearing of people a little after 1 a.m.; perhaps after hearing the DJ’s most popular and well-known work, the casual fans were ready to call it a night. Nonetheless, the dance floor remained a bustling party and those who stuck around found a second wind. With agile, mile-a-minute beats characteristic of house music, endurance becomes the name of the game. And as was clearly demonstrated Friday night, Indianapolis has some well-conditioned house fans.

As the night approached 2 a.m. Green Velvet showed no indication of being anywhere near the close of his set. Outfitted with dark, round sunglasses that remained in place for the entire show, Green Velvet’s presence felt almost foreign… like a techno-fueled alien brainwashing his victims to dance like their lives depended on it. Near the end, he murmured some words into the microphone and proceeded to bust out choppy, erratic robot moves from his vantage point in the DJ booth.

Around 2:30 in the morning, the set was brought to an abrupt end that left dancers gazing around the club with confused looks on their faces. As the lights came on and concert goers attempted to digest the last 150 minutes of madness, Psynapse eased the transition back to a normal pace of life with groovy, liquid dubstep. Again affirming Indy’s strong and diehard techno fan base, there was even word of a house after-party at which Indy’s own Adam Jay would be performing.

If you missed Green Velvet at The Vogue, you can still get a taste of the world class entertainment that Keepin’ It Deep has worked hard to be known for by liking their facebook page and checking them out every Thursday for Body Work at Blu.