Xx DJ SET at LPR!

Yes, I am BACK! I was on a 6 month or so hiatus, but here I am. Miraculously, Blogger was able to recover my long since deleted blog. Kudos to you, Blogger.

So the Xx is having a DJ set at Le Poisson Rouge tomorrow, April 22!!


Tickets are only $10 in advance and $12 the day of the show. Le Posson Rouge is located at 158 Bleeker Street; their motto is "serving art and alcohol." This is sure to be a fun party!

Presets TONIGHT - Webster Hall

I am seeing the Presets tonight at Webster Hall. The show, although early (doors at 7, show starting at 8, supposedly?!?), is sold out and promises to pack a punch.

The Presets, which calls itself "Industrial/Psychedelic/Techno" on Myspace is what I consider a no-wave, electro-pop dance band. But whatever -- their songs, with incredibly catchy hooks, are delicious ear-candy!

They also have an after party tonight at Le Poisson Rouge.

This Week in Performances

I think the weather is making me lethargic, so I haven't been keeping particularly up-to-date with all the hustle-and-bustle of the city. But here are some things I may check out in the next few days:

Shows ongoing until Sep 15th (closing) - danscores by Ofelia Loret de Mola: Available Space.
Friday night, (shows ongoing until Nov 2nd), Absinthe at Spiegeltent.
Saturday night, Midnight Juggernauts show at Le Poisson Rouge. (with Grandmaster Flash)

Available Space Dance Performances: From the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council website:
September 8–10 & 12 at 12:30pm, September 13–15 at 8:00pm

City Hall Park, near the entrance at Broadway and Warren Street

Subway: R, W City Hall, 2,3 Park Place, 4,5,6 Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall

World Premiere

Ofelia Loret de Mola, a Mexican choreographer, collaborates with actors, musicians, and a visual artist to transform a swath of City Hall Park into a carnival that evokes the grit and cheap sparkle of a Mexican circus. Beginning on and around the chess tables, the dancers perform as circus characters illustrating chess in a political subtext to live music. The audience travels with the performers from the west side to the east side of the park where they are later led by a marching band to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Available Space is presented as part of Celebrate Mexico Now 2008, the 5th annual citywide festival of contemporary Mexican art and culture produced by CN Management. The festival closes on Sept. 15, celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day.