Showtrotta's Memorial Weekend in Dance (fri-sun stuff to do)
DOWNLOAD: The Captain – Bass Friends Forever Part 1 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Mathhead – Bass Friends Forever Part 2 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kids With Snakes – Live March Mix (MegaUpload MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bradley D – Live on East Village Radio 4/16/08 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: VDRK – GBH Live set on East Village Radio April ’08 (ZSHARE MP3)
STREAM: Hercules & Love Affair – Blind (Frankie Knuckles mix) (REAL AUDIO)
People Don’t Dance No More @ Love, May 22, 2008 (more by David Bruno)
There’s a lot happening this weekend, especially at Love. Tonight (May 23) the Captain and Mathhead are back for the Take Over. You can always rely on Trouble & Bass to bring their bass-heavy sound to the floor. This special edition of the Takeover features three other crews of monthly Love residents (Sub Swara, Secret Night of Science, and Dub War) each bringing their own influences to the bass that they have in common.
Dub War was featured in an article about dubstep in the New York Times a few months ago. If you’re new to dubstep, Dub War has a podcast you can check out too (@ iTunes).
Keep going for more weekend events…..
$10 at the door before midnight, $15 after. $10 advanced tickets available here.
Discobelle
If you’re looking for something a bit more electro-oriented, Kristian from the great, Swedish, music blog, Discobelle.net, is deejaying upstairs at Le Royale. Dopplehertz are downstairs. They were also at Studio B last night. Did anybody catch them? All I’ve been able to find out about them is that they are party promoters from Toronto who also deejay.
Free with RSVP to [email protected].
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When it comes to Saturday (May 24), a new party from Lisa Hsu (Phono), Eamon Harkin, and James F*@%$#ING Friedman is launching at Love:
Funky/discoey/housey Metro Area headline.
$12 advanced tickets available here.
Eamon Harkin has a podcast you can check out on iTunes here.
He’s also one of the resident deejays for the Sunday’s Best parties happening along the Gowanus Canal this summer. It starts this Sunday (MAy 25) with Roy Davis Jr. – Chicago house legend playing his first New York set in years.
Roy
The Yard – 400 Carroll St. between Bond and Nevins, Brooklyn
All ages show, 21 to drink, organic and mostly local fare provided by Kelly Geary of Sweet Deliverance. 3pm-9pm, $8, [email protected].
Some other great options happening later on Sunday:
Berlin-based electronic/experimental musician Apparat (Sascha Ring) is at Knitting Factory on tour for the first time with his band. You can view some photos and videos and read his impressions of the tour so far here. Clasical/ambient-influenced duo Telefon Tel Aviv, open.
Advanced tickets available here. $12 at the door. Doors at 8:30.
Apparat
Later that evening (11pm) there’s a huge Memorial Day party taking over the entire Knitting Factory, featuring quite a few bands and deejays (many with mixes for download at the top of this post) including: Bad Decision, Bradley D ,Kids With Snakes, VDRK, DJ Morsy, and Grizzly Bear (dj set) who were recently on Conan and who are touring with Radiohead in August.
$10 at the door. $5 w/ RSVP.
One last option for Sunday:
Josh Gabriel (of renowned duo Gabriel & Dresden) is at Cielo. Advance tickets available here.
Use Monday to rest-up, next week looks to be awesome with both Switch and (NSFW) Goon & Koyote in town.