This Saturday will see the second annual Daymon Day Parade take place in Columbus. This event started last year in memory of Columbus’ Daymon Dodson, an icon in the local music scene and a friend to everyone. Having experienced it first hand, I can tell you that it was a magical event that saw people of all walks of life celebrating the legacy of their family member and friend. Unfortunately, in the year since, Columbus has suffered more losses. DJ Przm, a founding member of the Fonosluts DJ crew and producer of many local and national hip-hop jams, died in June due to complications from a lifelong heart condition. In light of these and other deaths that have occurred in the Columbus music and art communities (and elsewhere), the planners of the event decided that the parade and show this year would pay tribute to the lives of all lost friends and loved ones. Therefore, people are encouraged to participate even if you didn’t know Daymon or Przm but just wish to pay homage to someone you lost. The parade will truly be a celebration of life.
Festivities start at 3 PM with the annual Omnimix 3-on-3 basketball tournament and free cookout at Tuttle Park (240 West Oakland Ave, just north of OSU campus). Graffiti artists will create a new mural (replacing the one above) to honor Daymon, Przm, and others, and DJs will create a proper soundtrack. The parade will gather at 7 and march down High Street to Fifth Avenue. The parade planners want people to bring signs, banners, musical instruments, or anything else that shows your love for those you have lost. Afterwards, a show will get going at Skully’s that features Necropolis, Teenage Werewolf (a Cramps cover band), a reunited Vomitrocity, a QBC Hall Of Fame induction, and Przm Presents: The Perfect Storm, a hip-hop showcase not to missed by local rap fans. There will also be DJ sets by Pos2, Detox, True Skills, and members of 3cb. The $5 cover will benefit Przm’s young daughter.
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