Joey Casio used to live in the filthiest punk house I’ve ever seen down in Olympia. Once, a roommate there came home to find a pair of raccoons rooting around in her bedroom. I heard another guy who lived there peed in jars and saved his urine. But this isn’t about urine or raccoons, this is about Mr Casio, the one-man party starting machine.

Joey’s always been an energetic performer and a talented beatmaker, but he’s only gotten better and better over the last several years, and last night’s Club Pop was maybe the perfect place to see him play. The (18 and up) kids of Club Pop come ready to dance, and Joey obligingly delivered plenty of gleefully bent electro made just for that purpose. The crowd was great, and everybody kept dancing after his set (to DJs Colby B, Paco, Deejay Jack, and Teabag), through Scream Club’s better-than-usual performance (everybody agreed they were very much “on” last night), and right up until the house lights went up and they kicked everyone out. The Antarctic Records crew has been doing Club Pop for a while now, but it’s really started to hit its stride as one of the best dance nights in the city. Also, the fashion on display is impressive (lots of suspenders and one neon blanket-as-cape). Also, there are no raccoons, and you don’t have to pee in a jar.