Arts & Entertainment
90s Nostalgia, With Scrunchies, at Saved by the Bell House
Representing the 90s at the 2nd Annual Summer Dance and Benefit.
Every generation has a special connection to the popular music of its youth. For those now in their thirties and forties, it may be New Wave or 80s metal.
But for those born in the 1980's, it's all about the 90s. Haven't you noticed the comeback?
The Saved By The Bell House Second Annual Summer Dance and Benefit was a night aimed at folks who spent their formative years watching and listening to everything from Nirvana to the Backstreet Boys.
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More than a few attendees really went for it, arriving in neon necklaces, scrunchies and short-legged overalls over floral tops as songs by Deep Blue Something and Lisa Loeb filled the room.
The theme wasn't confined to the main room of , either. More DJs could be found in the busy front room, spinning a mix of late-eighties and early nineties tunes.
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Nora Walker (aka DJ IrockIRoll), who was DJing in the back room in between the Bayside Tigers' sets (the name of SBTL's fictitious football team, by the way), says she has noticed a definite upswing in the popularity of nostalgic setlists.
"It's really blown up in the past few years," Walker said. "People love nights like these."
The Tigers made it extremely difficult for the majority of the crowd to stand still as they powered their way through crowd favorites.
Like the goofily endearing sitcom that provided the benefit's inspiration, the night never felt exclusive. The music played by both the DJs and the Bayside Tigers was decidedly unpretentious, which seemed to free up the crowd to sing along and dance to every classic hit.
The Tigers offered a full trip down memory lane, covering every genre and year imaginable from the not-too-distant past. Vocalist and keyboard player Seventy Arniotis gave the band the chance to widen their repertoire with well-known songs by Alanis Morissette and the like.
In addition to a fun night out, the Bell House donated $3 from each ticket to the ASPCA.
Towards the end of the first set, the band announced that their next gig will be a nineties revival cruise on the East River in September. The crowd let out a joyous cheer. A third annual benefit is seemingly around the corner.
