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Penguin Prison (live vocal DJ set) Penguin Prison (live vocal DJ set)

with Penguin Prison (live vocal DJ set) & Powerslug DJs

Sat September 28th, 2013

11:00PM

Main Space

Minimum Age: 21+

Doors Open: 11:00PM

Show Time: 11:00PM

Event Ticket: $15

Day of Show: $20

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$15 advance, $20 day of show
 
This is a general admission, standing event

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Gigamesh

Gigamesh is the stage name of Matt Masurka, an American multi-platinum selling music producer and DJ. His numerous remixes and two EPs have earned him a swiftly building reputation as one of the most versatile and consistent names in indie-dance music.
 
Gigamesh first gained exposure on music blogs for bootleg reworks of pop hits from Michael Jackson, New Order, The Clash, Stardust and dozens more. He went on to produce a #6 Billboard Single (also iTunes 2010 Pop Single Of The Year) and very well-received remixes for Foster The People, Two Door Cinema Club, Katy B, Theophilus London, Citizens, Grouplove and more. Now a multi-platinum selling producer and frequent member of The Hype Machine’s popular chart #1 spot, Gigamesh has firmly established himself as a respected trendsetter in modern dance music.
 
Gigamesh continues to gain recognition as one of the top producers of modern dance music going in to 2013. Gigamesh started the year off by releasing a new single, ‘Enjoy.’ He will be releasing a new EP this Fall.
 
Gigamesh official site

Penguin Prison (live vocal DJ set)

Even if you never find out what a Penguin Prison is, there’s no denying Chris Glover aka Penguin Prison has made a brilliant record. If you’re a fan of New York disco, as accessible as it is angular, all burbling bass lines, resonant rhythms, shimmering synths and heavenly melodies, then you’ll love the new Penguin Prison album.
 
Imagine, if you will, Chic produced by James Murphy, or a collaboration between Prince and The Human League. It is some measure of Penguin Prison’s skills in the studio, on vocals and in terms of songwriting, that such illusory marvels have been achieved on this superb self-titled collection, that some critics have gone as far as to hail it a modern day Off The Wall masterpiece.
 
“It’s not a concept album about Michael,” says Prison, or maybe we should call him Penguin, of his all-time hero “But it’s definitely been influenced by him.”
 
To say he was an early starter would be an understatement. From the age of 10 he was singing in the local gospel choir. When he was 11, he got an agent and began recording jingles. By 12, he had learned to play guitar and was into punk rock, the American variety – bands such as Green Day, NOFX and Bad Religion. He even performed as a teen at the legendary CBGBs with his band The Museum.
 
Chris became Penguin Prison at the start of 2009. It wasn’t long before he earned a reputation as remixer du jour for the likes of Marina and the Diamonds, Goldfrapp and Passion Pit. He agrees that he conferred NY kudos especially on the British artists, and admits his favorite remix was for Jamiroquai, adding that the secret to a good remix is “to throw everything away from the original track and start from scratch”.
 
It was inevitable that Chris would then make music of his own, which he began in late 2009. You can hear the spectacular results on the debut Penguin Prison album, which sounds to all intents and purposes like a Greatest Hits collection, so chock-full it is of catchy hooks and classic pop choruses. There is Multi-Millionaire, which is about “being rich even if you’ve got no money” and one titled Don’t Fuck With My Money that features Jackson-style percussive gasps and a lyric that pushes the envelope. “I was worried it was too crazy – ‘Can I really say that?’ People said leave it in, so I did. “All my lyrics are sarcastic but serious as well,” he adds. “So I’m really saying ‘don’t fuck with my money’! Because if you try to, it’s not going to be good…”
 
Penguin Prison is signed to Downtown Records.

Powerslug DJs

Headband and Hooligan have made a name for themselves in New York’s sexiest dance clubs playing their unique brand of deep cuts to Gotham City’s young party scene elites. With decades of musical experience, these beat-mashers combine a welcoming stage presence with a Balearic sensibility to create unforgettable dance parties. With Headband and Hooligan at the helm, you’ll hear anything from Boys Noize to Cut Copy and likely be dancing in the booth with them by night’s end. Armed with musical weaponry, their call to the dancefloor is one of organic energy delivered with style and grace. So lace up those dancing sneaks and don’t forget to stretch, it’s gonna be a long night.

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