Red Tail Sound
Join me at this year’s Rocky Mountain Record Show at the Denver Sports Castle on Sunday, April 12 — I’ll be laying down an all-vinyl set to go crate digging by. .
Duck La Rock @ Rocky Mountain Record Show
Sunday, April 12, 2026 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Tickets and more at rockymountainrecordshow.com.
Join us at the Junkyard Social Club on Friday, April 10th for a very special happy hour! Two Hands Paperie will welcome you to a pop-up collage session while our guest DJ Triptonite cuts it up on the turntables alongside your host, the Superstar DJ Duck La Rock.
DJing lives within an artistic tradition that – like collage in the visual arts – depends on the combination and juxtaposition of materials that are, “ready at hand.” Scissors, paper, and glue are replaced by turntables, records, and a mixer, but the goal is the same: to make something new out of something old. To use old ideas and forms to create new ones.
And, like collage, DJing is something that anyone can learn! That’s why each month we set up the DJ booth so you can see what we’re doing, ask questions, and see what DJing is all about. Come say hi!
Some collage materials will be provided (magazines, paper scraps, and ephemera) but BYO scissors, glue stick, and special collage materials from your secret stash. The first 20 people receive a special collage scrap pack courtesy of Two Hands Paperie!
Happy Hour @ The Junkyard Social Club
Friday, April 10, 2026 from 4-6pm
Featuring a pop-up collage session with
Two Hands Paperie
on the turntables, an all vinyl set from guest DJ
DJ Triptonite
and as always your host, Duck La Rock
$2 off entry for kids, $5 suggested donation for adults, plus drink specials at the cafe!
Original flyer collage by Mia Semingson, Two hand Paperie; text and layout by M. Douglas Laroque.
I’ll be at the @boulderfarmersmarket on Wednesday, September 24 with a 5 hour all-vinyl set of Music for Produce Selecting. I’ll also have a records, CDs, and books from deep within the Vault of Duck La Rock available for purchase. Come say hi!
Duck La Rock at
The Boulder Farmers Market
September 24, 3:30 – 7:30 pm
13th Street between Arapahoe Ave & Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, CO
Just a few weeks before COVID shut down the country, my wife Liz and I took our 7 and 9 year old daughters to the 50th Anniversary of The Loft, the iconic invitation-only party that contributed to the rise of disco, hip hop, and house music.
Since its founding four months before Stonewall, attendees of The Loft have come from different classes and backgrounds, with about 60% being black and 70% gay, and a radical egalitarianism.
The Loft is non-profit and has never held a liquor license. Once inside, you don’t pay for the coat check. A buffet meal is served at some point, and water, lemonade, fruit, and snacks are available throughout.
David Mancuso, The Loft’s founder, explained that he, “wanted a situation where there are no economic barriers, meaning somebody who didn’t eat that day or only has a few dollars in his pocket can eat like a king. […] There’s no difference if you have a lot of money, or a little.”
In the face of today’s challenges, building genuinely diverse, positive, vibrant, and resilient communities is one of our most urgent tasks. I think The Loft presents one practical model to adopt practices from.
Read on for more: https://redtailsound.com/the-loft/ and join us at the Junkyard Social Club on Valentine’s Day from 4 to 6:00pm!
Boulder’s finest family friendly happy hour returns to the Junkyard Social Club on January 10!
We’ll be joined by our guest DJ, the one and only Iris Berkeley of KGNU, Radio 1190, Modern Jetset, and Faded Fridays.
Going forward, the 2525 Sessions will take place at the Junkyard on the 2nd Friday of each month.
Had a great time opening up the 2025 season of Faded Fridays at Asher Brewing last evening! Recordings of the full night
Full Recording
Duck La Rock’s Set @ Faded Fridays (01.03.25)
Set List: Duck La Rock @ Faded Fridays (01.03.25)
A snowy morning at home marking BPMs on a bunch of records that I recently dug out of storage. I hit record and mixed for about 45 minutes before I came to a record I didn’t like! Enjoy.
“What we’re gonna do right here is go back, way back, back into time. When the only people that existed were troglodytes… ” – Jimmy Castor
dr.scientist first made contact at the turn of the century, in Maryland , rocking two turntables and a sampler at Otaku Soundsystem’s legendary “Trueschler” parties before picking up residencies at Baltimore’s groundbreaking Sonar Lounge. This recording captures a live session on the University of Maryland’s WMUC in the early days of our Millennium.
Join us at Valmont Bike Park on Saturday, October 28 for Cyclo X Valmont! While Boulder’s finest cyclocross racers get down and dirty on course, it’ll be costumes, cowbells, and handups with Superstar DJ Duck La Rock playing all vinyl, all day! Punk to funk, baby! We’re gonna get hype.
Bike Party! @ Cyclo X Valmont
Saturday, October 28
8am – 4pm
Carpool if you can, better yet — ride!
We had an amazing time at the Happy Thursday ride in Boulder last week, with Duck La Rock playing an all vinyl set of disco classics on 45. No recording as this was a classic bush doof, but here’s a spotify playlist that should approximate the effect. Hope to see you there next time and Happy Thursday!
