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This is What it Looks Like When Jersey Club Invades Austin

Nothing goes together like bed squeaks and barbecue.

One of dance music's biggest stories of the past year has been the triumphant rise of Jersey club music. Although for much of its existence, the sound was the underdog of the east coast club scene, Jersey's been coming up large thanks to acts like DJ Sliink, Nadus and UNiiQU3, and we captured the whole tale in our Sub.Culture: Jersey Club series.

Last week, the whole crew mobbed down south to Austin, Texas to perform a slew of gigs at SXSW. We embedded Sub.Culture videographer Chantel Simpson to get an intimate look at the group of friends at the core of the current Jersey sound as they realized their dreams while turning the absolute fuck up. Check it out:

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Dancers on stage, a Jersey tradition, keep up the crowd's energy while showing how Jersey gets down.

Blue (dancer) takes the floor at the crew's showcase.

Uniiqu3 prepares for a photo session in the DJ booth at The Fader Fort.

The Cartel x Thread showcase brought together some of Jersey's finest artists and DJs for a night of heavy dancing and Jersey Club tracks.

DJ Fade the Future.

Fetty Wap inside THREAD's makeshift studio.

This is how the THREAD crew gets down. Quitehype and Nadus let the beat sink in.

Mike Q and L-Vis 1990 have a moment during their set at Soundpieces After Hours.

Mike Q and L-Vis 1990 have a moment during their set at Soundpieces After Hours.

Nadus performs with Just Blaze.

Nadus offering pointers on dance moves or egg frying techniques, we're not sure.

Nadus and Uniiqu3 share some downtime together before their hectic SXSW schedules begin.

Sliink becomes part of the art at The Contemporary Austin.

Sliink and Nadus perform a back-to-back set at Austin Party Weekend.

The THREAD squad (left to right): Vaneck, Nadus, Quitehype, Spanky Mack, DJ Tiga, Ezrakh.

Nadus, Quitehype, Vaneck, and Spacky Mack hang out in the studio.

Batman (dancer) stretches in front of the THREAD house where most member from the collective stayed during the SXSW Festival.

Uniiqu3 performs at the Hype Hotel.

Uniiqu3 stops to pose under a set of palm trees before heading to downtown Austin.

Rapper Fetty Wap (far right) gives advice to up-and-coming central New Jersey rappers Vaneck (left) and Spanky Mack (center).