PVCC Lynx Publication

Disco balls. Strobe lights. Fog machines. Dancers in black bikinis and combat boots. If you are a member of the under 21 crowd, there is still a chance for you to get that nightlife thrill.

Located on Shoeman Lane and Scottsdale Road in Old Town Scottsdale, the club has gained such popularity they won the Phoenix New Times Best 18-and-Over Club Award.

The bouncer, Joe Diggs, says they see about 900 people between 18- and 35-years-old every Thursday.
After paying the $15 admission charge, you are greeted by the main dance floor directly under the disc jockey’s turntable. Three disco balls line the ceiling with the last one dangling over a dancer in a black swimsuit and combat boots.

Upstairs they serve alcohol, but downstairs is where all the dancing and excitement happens. Outside is relaxed seating where you can smoke hookah underneath the fake flames that surround the front of the club. D.J. Slippe, who has traveled through Europe, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, spins radio’s Top 40 hits and some electro remix.
While there, you can expect to see the Valley’s hottest males and females, dance-offs in the back of the dance floor, Camel cigarette promoters, who come through with free cigarettes for those who smoke and a lot of bumping and grinding.

Also in Old Town on Drinkwater Boulevard and Scottsdale Road is Afterlife, which is quickly becoming an Arizona hotspot. Recently, the club was voted Best Afterhours by the Phoenix New Times. Different from most clubs, Afterlife stays open until 4 a.m. because they don’t serve alcohol.

As you walk in the club, you see the hostess, Viriviana Valadez, whose uniform consists merely of scant shorts and body paint. Once past the entrance, in the lounge, you can get your body painted or sit and smoke some hookah. If you came to dance, however, you’re going to want to make it to both the Aqua Room dance floor and the upstairs dance floor.

The Aqua or “water” room has blue booths along one wall, water tanks that have continuous bubbles flowing through them and small tables you can dance on. In this room, you will hear today’s Top 40 hits.
Then make your way upstairs to find yourself on a dance floor that emulates a dungeon—where two girls in bikinis dance on a wooden platform directly above the D.J’s turntable. Here you’ll find hit songs remixed alongside techno and electro beats.

Sarah Little, who attended the club, says “(the music) isn’t the same stuff you hear over and over on the radio every day. It’s fresh. I loved it.”

When you head outside to the veranda, you are going to run into the food cart, the blackjack table and outdoor seating.

Jason Hubey, the clubs blackjack dealer, says, they see about 650 people, 18- to 30-years old, come through on Friday and Saturday nights. It’s all for fun. There’s no real gambling, just fake chips and real prizes like free admission and drinks.