SOUNDS IN THE SAUNA
From disco legends to live cabaret acts (including Patti LaBelle, Melba Moore and Bette Midler with Barry Manilow on piano), the sounds and scenes at gay bathhouses in the 80’s had a huge impact on the house, techno, and dance music we listen to today. \xa0 “People would dance in their towels, bathing suits, nude or anything!” \xa0 Across the country, the bathhouse became the worlds most influential gay club. Funk, cosmic disco, spacey jazz and early electronic grooves transcended into mellow and energizing sets perfect for a sweat (from soaking and dancing). \xa0 “In the bathhouses, you could get a lot more experimental with the music, it was much more free-format and relaxed. People were in a state where they were literally open to | 
