the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (03/07/08)
You may have noticed a lot less of David Bruno around here. He’s not totally gone. He’s just really busy. Finger on the Pulse have definitely been filling in some of the electro blanks, but I still missed the “week in dance”, so please help me in welcoming (his sorta-weekly-at-least replacement) Showtrotta…..
DOWNLOAD: Justice – Cross Medley (mp3)
DOWNLOAD: Chromeo – Fancy Footwork (Guns n’ Bombs Remix) (mp3)
There is a massive amount of good dance acts passing through New York on their way to/from SXSW and Winter Music Conference this month. Justice is one of them. Having begun their trek across North America on Monday in Austin, glowing cross and Marshall stacks in tow, they’re due to rock the Wamu Theater at MSG this coming Tuesday (the 11th). The massive MSG arena sited as the original venue, along with steep ticket prices, created a huge stir, followed by bittersweet “I told you so’s!” once news broke that it was being switched to the smaller, but still seated and still pricey Wamu Theater.
All that aside…seeing shows from the pit of the Wamu Theater is a great experience. If you can convince yourself to spend the $73.10 (after all the fees) odds are you will have a great time. Tickets to the boxy Terminal 5 were $30.80 after fees and you got one opener (Midnight Juggernauts). There hasn’t been nearly enough mention of the fact that Chromeo, Fancy, DJ Mehdi, and Busy P are all going to be at this show in addition to Justice.
Keep reading for more….
Download Ed Banger All Stars at Der Mix Radio Sputnik, 01.03.2008 to get you hyped for Tuesday, or use it to create your own Ed Banger experience without spending $70. And if you haven’t already seen the newest Justice video ‘DVNO’, definitely watch that now.
But before that hapens on Tuesday, there are a bunch of other amazing things going down in New York this weekend. Starting tonight:
Advance tickets for this show are sold out. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $18, 1 per person beginning at 10pm. It’s going to be an amazing night. MSTRKRFT absolutely tore up the B the last time they were here in October for CMJ. Putting them on the same bill with L.A. Riots (remix & tour dates), Lazaro Casanova, and <a href=”http://www.myspace.com/theblodybeetroots”>Bloody Beetroots (MP3 & tour dates) is sure to make for an insane night of dance music. MSTRKRFT talked to Pitchfork about their new album, some of which we’ll hopefully get to hear tomorrow.
Also on Friday:
* First Fridays at the Guggenheim w/ The Juan Maclean. $25 at the door. Free for museum members. You can stream his new single ‘Happy House’ along with some remixes over at RCRDLBL.
* Electro-loving Fluokids spin at Le Royale…..
Saturday (March 8), (if you’re still standing):
* Open Rize Energy Drink and Colt 45 bar from 10-11pm. RSVP. Holy Ghost spin some amazing, disco-inspired tunes and JDH & Dave P always throw a good party.
Also, Theo Parrish at APT – 10pm/$10. According to the APT newsletter the last time he deejayed there:
The Detroit master of house, techno and edits had everyone going wild, pushing themselves high into the air off the bar, losing their minds from everything to old soul to deep, mechanical, dark beats.
Justice – 2008 Tour Dates
March 9 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar #
March 10 – Philadelphia, PA – The Electric Factory #
March 11 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden @
March 12 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club $
March 13 – Austin, TX – SXSW Playboy Party
March 15 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club $
March 16 – Montreal, Quebec – Cepsum $
March 17 – Toronto, Ontario – The Docks $
March 19 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Hall %
March 20 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre %
March 22 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater %
March 24 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo %
March 25 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore %
March 26 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater %
March 27 – San Francisco, CA – Concourse Design Center %
March 29 – Mexico City, MX – Roots Magic Club &
March 30 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues %
March 31 – Los Angeles, CA – Mayan Theatre %
# With DJ Mehdi, Fancy
@ With Chromeo, DJ Mehdi, Busy P, Fancy
$ With Busy P, Fancy
% With Diplo, Fancy
& With Diplo + Disco Rudio DJs
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Midnight Juggernauts tour dates here
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MSTRKRFT – 2008 Tour Dates
Mar 7 – STUDIO B (19+) BROOKLYN
Mar 8 – VISION (21+) CHICAGO
Mar 9 – THE TRALF (ALL AGES) BUFFALO
Mar 11 – SNACKS @ 202 S. 13th St (21+) PHILADELPHIA
Mar 12 – OTTOBAR (ALL AGES) BALTIMORE
Mar 13 – MASQUERADE (18+) ATLANTA
Mar 14 – RICHÕS (18+) HOUSTON
Mar 15 – SXSW @ VICE (FORMERLY EXHADOUS) AUSTIN
Mar 16 – THE PALLADIUM (ALL AGES) DALLAS
Mar 22 – METROPOLIS (18+) MONTREAL
Mar 25 – MANSION MIAMI
Mar 28 – ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL MIAMI
Apr 1 – SNOWBOMBING @ EUROPAHAUS TIROL, AUSTRIA
Apr 3 – FLUC VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Apr 4 – HAFEN 2 FRANKFURT, GERMANY
Apr 5 – GEBAUDE 9 COLOGNE, GERMANY
Apr 9 – MASCOTTE ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
Apr 10 – LIDO BERLIN, GERMANY
Apr 11 – REGISTRATUR MUNICH, GERMANY
Apr 12 – MANDARIN KASINO HAMBURG, GERMANY
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P.S. this post originally contained Thursday events too, but we couldn’t get it published in time. sorry!
