For more than a decade, Steve Hays has been spinning records at bars and clubs from the peninsula up to San Francisco. The Redwood City man now hosts regular nights at The Patio in Palo Alto and Slate in San Francisco, and says his gigs are only getting better. Hays recalls one particularly good night when his show drew 700 people—many of whom came specifically for him—to the Z Space gallery in San Francisco.

That would be a good show for any up-and-coming local EDM producer. But for a karaoke DJ? Well, that’s something else altogether.

Hays, who goes by DJ Purple and calls himself a “dance karaoke” DJ, credits his popularity with his carefully curated playlist and his philosophy that people who come to his show should feel like they are a rock star for the night.

“I want to show people around the world what’s possible with karaoke,” Hays says. And so far, he has been successful. He says that people come to his shows from all over the Bay Area and tell him: “We don’t have anything like this where we come from.”

A DJ Purple dance karaoke set aspires to be a high-energy rock show where anyone can be a star, at least for a song. “People who are already good karaoke singers come and the music and the lights and the show is up to their level of talent,” he tells me.

And the audience isn’t just standing around looking at their phones, waiting for their turn to sing. That’s where the “dance” part comes in. “No slow songs” is the DJ Purple motto. He’s combed through his songbook, cutting out those songs that might be popular, but are sure to bleed a crowded dance floor.

Someone might want to sing some Buffalo Springfield, but right after “Get Low?” Not gonna happen. Hays, who started out in a rock band before making the transition to a karaoke DJ, keeps the energy going with live instruments as well—busting out his signature saxophone for those long instrumental sections when everyone might otherwise be staring at their shoes.

DJ Purple, who has been booking shows in San Jose recently, will be appearing at JJ’s Blues this Saturday.

Hays has bigger ambitions than just conquering San Jose, however. “I would like to somehow see this become more of a phenomenon in society,” he says. “I’d like to see the kind of experience I’m creating becoming accessible to people everywhere. They could go down to their local bar and have this awesome musical experience.”

The hard part, though, is a DJ Purple show might just have to been seen to be understood. “My show appeals more to people who aren’t into karaoke,” Hays says. After the show audience members will come up to him and say, “I really hate karaoke, but I really like what you’re doing.”

DJ Purple brings his dance karaoke set to JJ’s Blues in San Jose on Friday, Dec. 19. More info.

Last week, articles were popping up all over the internet announcing that Bill Murray was going on a party crashing tour, which would have been dismissed immediately were it anyone but Murray.

His party crashing antics in New York have become the talk of legends. There are pictures to prove that Murray has—on more than one occasion—partied with complete strangers in their own homes, proving that Murray is truly the coolest, most unpredictable celebrity alive.

So, it makes sense that he would up his antics and go on a party crashing tour. The flyer announced 27 dates from August 1 through September 10, with San Jose being on August 7th. The only problem is, it isn’t clear whether it’s real or not.

The story appears to have originated from superofficialnews.com, which is a humor site, much like the Onion. The other main problems with the story are the “Bill Murray Party Crashing Hotline,” which is actually the phone number to the Westboro Baptist Churc and the fact that article quotes a nonexistent agent.

Whether the Bill Murray Party Crashing Tour was intended as a joke or a prank is unclear. It did indeed fool a lot of people. But certainly a lot of people wished it were true, and are still hoping Murray shows up in their town in August.