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July 3, 2008
July 4th weekend in Dance w/ Showtrotta (MP3s included)
DOWNLOAD: The Glass May DJ Mix (zSHARE MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Star Eyes - Strobe Attack mix (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: NROTB - Mixtape 1 (zSHARE MP3)
DOWNLOAD: B. Rich - Live WERS 88.9fm (zSHARE MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Eine Kleine Nacht Musik - German only mixtape (MP3)
"Break Dance", Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY (bok bok)
I have been totally slacking on the going out front. Luckily this week there is plenty of really exciting dancing to be done (both when I'm here and when I'm going to be away - more on that later). On to this week:
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July 2, 2008
Girl Talk tour, Cool Kids mixtape, No Age video
DOWNLOAD: The Cool Kids - That's Stupid (The Mixtape) (ZSHARE LINK)
The Cool Kids are playing Rock The Bells. All the tour dates below.
I'm assuming Girl Talk will announce a NYC date after All Points West happens. Will it be October 8th to kick off the big tour he just announced or will it be when he gets back in the middle of November after playing Massachusets? The new record is out now. All dates below.
ALSO BELOW: A new video by No Age who are playing NYC soon.
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SAM SPARRO - videos, tour dates, a NYC SHOW @ Santos
Sam Sparro seems to be everyone's new (Soul, dance, electrofunk, R&B, House) guilty pleasure. I'm guilty of listening to the new self-titled CD as we speak.
I thought he (Sam himself aka "Vocals, Keytar, Guitar, Synths, Programmin") was from the UK until I finally just looked at his MySpace and found out his home is LA (moved there from Australia when he was 10). That means traveling to NYC to play Santos Party House in August shouldn't be as big of a deal for him as I originally thought. TICKETS ARE ON SALE.
Sparro's first single, Cottonmouth, was released in 2007. His second single, Black and Gold, debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 23 on March 24 2008, and then climbed 19 places to number four on March 31 due to heavy download sales. On 13 April, it rose to number 2. It peaked at number two on the UK iTunes chart. Black and Gold was also used in a commercial for the British TV show Skins. It also reached number 5 in the Irish Singles Chart. His debut album Sam Sparro was released in the UK on 28 April 2008.The record hs since gone gold in the UK and the single "Black and Gold" hit #1. Check out the videos and all tour dates (only two of which are in this country) below....In April 2008 he performed "Black and Gold" on networked chart show, hit40uk and also in Jo Whiley's Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1, where he also covered "American Boy" by Estelle. On 18th April 2008, he appeared as the musical guest on The Friday Night Project, where he performed "Black and Gold". [Wikipedia]
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June 30, 2008
Crystal Castles @ Glastonbury 2008 (videos)
Glastonbury 2008 (BBC)
Check out the videos of Crystal Castles live at Glatonbury below. In case you were wondering what all the fuss is about....
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June 27, 2008
Friday night in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Studio B, etc...)
DOWNLOAD: Drop the Lime - Live Mix at BassTown (MP3)
Ladytron @ Terminal 5 (more by Ryan Muir)
Hopefully you're not too worn out from the beginning of the week - there is still a lot of dancing (especially disco) to be done.
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June 25, 2008
Showtrotta's week in Dance (Wednesday & Thursday stuff)
DOWNLOAD: Harvard Bass - Go To School Mixtape (zSHARE MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Spitzer - Yacht Club (MP3)
Crookers at Webster Hall - June 21, 2008 (Phil Xander)
LA Riots at Hiro - June 19, 2008 (Nicky Digital)
With Crookers, Green Velvet, and many other deejays in town, I'm sure a lot of dancing went down in New York this past weekend. Regrettably I wasn't around for most of it, but managed to make it out to the Youpi party at Studio B Wednesday night. Unfortunately the party did not live up to its name. I arrived with some friends around 12 or so and Studio B was maybe one quarter full (which was probably in part due to the $18/$23 cover). I am un chien!! began just after we walked in. Their sound was more rock/guitar-based with some electronic beats in the background. Unfortunately the rock overtones were on the abrasive side and made the whole experience rather unpleasant - sort of an inferior version of the Rapture at times. The lead vocalist, David Fontao, put a lot of energy into his dance-move laden performance, but ultimately his frustration with the less than enthusiastic crowd became apparent. The highlight of the show was definitely the length - at just about 30 minutes I don't think I could've taken much more.
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Ulrich Schnauss played the World Financial Center (pics) ++ Union Hall TONIGHT & other tour dates
photos by Ryan Muir
watching Ulrich Schnauss @ the Winter Garden, NYC - June 24, 2008
His music is hard to describe. A combination of machine music and classic shoegaze, his tunes often remind me of a waterfall of sonic wonder, layer upon layer that could easily sound like chaos, but somehow manages to transport the listener somewhere else. It's as if the rain starts slowly and then becomes a deluge. If you haven't heard him, check out his albums. Great works. [Mf]Now that last night's free show at the World Financial Center happened it can be announced that Ulrich Schnauss will also be playing a show at Union Hall in Brooklyn tonight (June 25, 2008). Auburn Lull, Luxa and Screen Vinyl Image are also on the bill. More pictures from the Winter Garden, and all tour dates, below....
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June 21, 2008
The Weekend in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Sat, Sun, Tue)
DOWNLOAD: Green Velvet - The Stalker (I'm losing My Mind) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Franki Chan Scion Mixtape (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Radioclit BBC Bob Da Bank Unreleased Mixtape (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Marlena Shaw - California Soul (Diplo Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Energies - Born Again Runner (Lifelike remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Energies - Born Again Runner (Fred Falke remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Casxio - Seventeen (Noel Zancanella Remix) (MP3)
Justice DJ set @ Le Royale - April 2008 (Lawrence L)
What did you do last night? Finally we're on to Saturday night (tonight - June 21) which boasts quite a few excellent options.
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June 20, 2008
Friday night in Dance w/ Showtrotta (Crystal Castles DJ, etc)
DOWNLOAD: Crookers at Gatecrasher (07/05/2008) (zSHARE MP3)
DJ Spun
Hopefully you found some dancing to do these past two nights. If not there's no shortage of dance events tonight through Sunday. Here's what's going on tonight...
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P.S.1 Warm Up 2008 Line-up
P.F.1 (Public Farm One) is an urban farm concept that evokes the look of a flying carpet landing in the P.S.1 courtyard. Constructed from large cardboard tubes, its top surface will be a working farm, blooming with a variety of vegetables and plants. The structure will create a textured, colorful, and constantly changing surface in contrast with P.S.1's angular concrete and gravel courtyard. P.F.1 will work as an interactive bridge between outside and inside, creating multiple zones of activity including swings, fans, sound effects, innovative seating areas, and a refreshing pool at its center. The installation will be a living structure made from inexpensive and sustainable materials recyclable after its use at P.S.1....P.S.1 will hold a summer opening celebration in Long Island City on June 22nd with a performance by Ecstatic Sunshine. Then they officially kick off the weekly Saturday ourdoor (urban farm-looking) parties on July 5th with Nublu Orchestra. From there we get some DFA, Kelley Polar, Apollo Heights, Matthew Dear and much much more....
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