Ten hours before kickoff last Sunday, I found myself in a packed, sweaty underground concert standing ten feet away from a world-famous house DJ. Dom Dolla is the type of act in this genre that sells out stadiums and headlines music festivals, so the only way you can see him is either in a massive crowd or on YouTube. There I stood, so close to the decks that I could see every beat of sweat dripping from his forehead and into his Modelo.
There’s so much more to notice when you’re seeing any kind of performance live and up-close.