The luxury high-rises of Denver’s Golden Triangle cast long shadows, but so far, they’ve failed to darken the party at La Rumba.
“La Rumba was a very special room and time period for Lipgloss,” said Denver DJ and promoter Michael Trundle, who co-founded the punk-rock dance night in 2001.into a national-quality destination at La Rumba, quickly welcoming a who’s-who of DJs from punk, goth, and alt-rock notables — see Marky Ramone, Peter Hook of Joy Division, Carlos D of Interpol, Andy Rourke of The Smiths, Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem, and dozens more.
Lipgloss has since moved on to other venues , but Trundle, like Swank, praised the bartenders and door staff — and especially La Rumba managers Danny Dawson and Marisa Vera. Dawson started as a bartender 22 years ago and for the past 20 has run the room, she said. Swank never does anything to the club without asking her first.
Still, La Rumba — or “the party” in English — is best known for salsa dancing and Spanish-language music. That’s another thing Swank said he’s fortunate to have seen in the Mile High City, particularly as the early 2000s Denver salsa club Sevilla peeled away and Swank inherited its underserved market.“People think I’m not from Mexico City because of the way I dance,” said Denver resident Jose Calvo, who been going to La Rumba since it opened 25 years ago. “But Mexicans love salsa too.
Back in 2007, Michael Trundle and Tyler Jacobson , celebrated six years as the resident DJs at Lipgloss at La Rumba.
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