Flex those muscles: Macho City dance commander rolls out new party scene

We couldn’t say it any better than Mike Trombley, who helped launch Macho City and Happy Endings (whose DJs rocked Model D’s Next Big Thing event in October): “If Detroit’s partygoers could pose any real questions about the state of their beloved underground, what would they be? Does dance music keep any dignity when it’s been built-to-order, spit-shined and pumped to within an inch of its life? Can it flex some real musical muscle?”

Good questions, Mike. And his answer? Well, this: he’s become a specialist in playing long overlooked and forgotten dance music, fusing Detroit’s own well-hung disco endowment with Italo classics and Hi-NRG rarities.

Check out his new monthly party, MENERGY, at Midtown’s Temple Bar. C’mon, everybody dance: black, white, brown, yellow; gay, straight or from outer space. All are welcome.

As long as you are at least 21 and have $1 (yes, that’s one bill) to cover the door, you’re in. Trombley welcomes special guests each month.

Temple Bar is at 2906 Cass Ave., in the shadow of the hulking Masonic Temple.