After a year of brushing off cease and desist orders, the record-obsessed gentlemen behind one of the funkiest dance parties in Austin are being forced to drop the name Waxploitation! As the fellas said in an email, “All we have ever wanted to do is share our record collections with friends over a few Lone Stars, remember legends like James Brown, and shine light on those who should of been, like local James Polk.”
The Los Angeles-based label/artist management company of the same name didn’t see it that way and has been harassing the soul spinners with threatening letters, emails, and phone calls for the past year. Looking to avoid a lawsuit, DJs Little Danny, Greg Most, Dr. Rhythm, Pointman, Second Line Social, and company are begrudgingly undergoing a name change. The DJs formerly known as Waxploitation! throw down hot wax and reveal their new moniker Friday at Club de Ville.
This article appears in May 22 • 2009.
