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Venue: U Street Music Hall
Jon Hopkins, Clark, Nathan Fake
Expectations: This show was billed as an "early" show–a double billed electronic performance set with a third as an opener. Doors at 6 with the assumption that music would start shortly thereafter. We'd watch some knob turning, shake our bodies a bit, and have a seat at a nearby restaurant for dinner no later than […]
Chairlift w/ Nite Jewel
I'm sorry for asking you to quit your incessant talking while Chairlift finished their encore. (No I'm not.) And I'm sorry for deliberately spilling water on the floor beside your open toe shoes because you were elbowing me and my girlfriend. (No I'm not.) End Confession. May a heaven await me. Putting that annoyance behind […]
Matthew Dear
I think I just saw the future. First, I still appreciate the full album experience over a handful of good tracks. Second, because of various other life factors (getting older, changing priorities etc), there's been less music consumption in my life. Spotify changed that. Because of Spotify and a $10 monthly subscription, I am now […]
Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman)
The following is an excerpt from a short essay I wrote for a graduate school application in 2000: "It was just under ten years ago that my friends and I began traveling from our suburban homes in Royal Oak, Michigan into Detroit looking for nightlife. We were typical middle-class teenagers seeking to change our environment […]