Since then, MHSC has become the hotbed of Denver’s vibrant soul underground. The monthly dance party showcases resident and guest vinyl DJs and live bands that command the floor with a sultry mix of soul, funk and R&B. MHSC guests have included Boulder-born Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys, Lenny Kravitz, Charles Bradley, Nick Waterhouse, JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and many more., where it will host its rip-roaring party every second Saturday.
The party caught its stride around 2011, when it moved to the Meadowlark. The Meadowlark was a perfect environment for a soul club because it was in a basement, Jacobson says, so when it got packed, it was hot and sweaty, like the music. Eventually, the event outgrew the space and moved to Beauty Bar in 2012, then to 554 South Broadway in 2016. At the time, that address housed Syntax Physic Opera; it became the Broadway Roxy when it was sold in 2019.
There, MHSC hosted Biafra, Eli “Paperboy” Reed and Fred Schneider from the B-52’s. However, Jacobson’s favorite memory is a random encounter with one of his idols. “This old dude walked in, and he was wearing a matching jacket, pants, and a wide-brimmed hat. He also looked like he was in his sixties, but a guy you don’t fuck with,” he reminisces. “I’m spinning records, and I see DogBoy chatting with him, and I’m intensely curious about what’s happening.