DJ Thundercutz–Clint Martens–slices up the corner of Mean Mule during his Thursday night residency with hand-slung 45s on a single turntable. Crackling vinyl filters through a boom box straight from the 90s. I was there late October, enjoying a mocktail worthy of its craft and listening in on a wide range of genres in the good company of friends.

The name “Thundercutz” pulls from the ‘80s cartoon Thundercats. It’s his way to showcase the decade from which he comes, alluding to style rather than denoting genre, because he can play it all. Try to pigeonhole a DJ who throws Cumbia from afrobeat, falls gently into soul before springboarding into disco with a sashay into funk. Growing up, sports was a big part of Clint Martens’ life. That gave him an interest in collecting cards in sports like

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