My life is about to become a bit more boring as I have
now sworn off bars unless there is a show happening there. So you will have
fewer stories of hipster greatness from me unless they are rocking skin tight
jeans and white tees that shows off their potbellies while wielding their baby
making ukuleles. By the way, I’m not sure if that’s an intentional
trend to shoot the finger at society’s view of what a man should look
like or if hipsters are just lazy and like to drink their fatty PBR’s while
eating cheese laden vegetarian meals. Either way, it leads me to talk about the
unintentional yet quintessential hipster in James Murphy. If you don’t
recognize that name, he is the former lead and co founder of the indie legend band LCD Soundsystem. Ever since he quit the band at the height of their
popularity, he’s been kind of lost in obscurity while only popping up randomly to
play dj sets in small venues. I missed his first stop in Austin but was the
first to buy a ticket to see him spin records when he returned to play a larger venue.
Now I have always said that I don’t see the point of paying
money to watch someone famous play their favorite records for us on stage but for some
reason I fell victim to Murphy's evil yet genius plan. Think about it, he quits his band at their
peak, disappears for a while so that we will pay money to simply see him do
anything, and then he will then make his triumphant return at LCD’s reunion tour 3-5
years from now. He’s ultimately trying to create a Daft Punkish mystique and I can’t really fault
him for that. Well in the meantime, for the most part his DJ show is boring as you could barely see him; and instead of turning it into a big disco dance party, everyone just stands there trying with all their might to catch a glimpse of the furry hermit he's become. The
only fresh part was seeing this meemaw get down with what I assumed were her
daughters at the show. I’m sure she had no clue what any of the newer records
were but I'm also sure that she was the only one there who was alive when he
started playing records from the 70’s. Why do I bring all of this up? I do so
because I wish I had spent my money of seeing the up and coming DJ Sinjin
Hawke instead.
If you have never heard of Hawke, he is from Montreal and he
makes these live and energetic beats that take you places you’d never expect. At one
point you’re thinking that this beat is kind of wack and then all of a sudden
he drops horns out of nowhere that literally have you yelling “that’s the
shit right there!” He does this on one of my favorites, Prom Nite. Another favorite of mine is
Crystal Dust, it sounds like something that should be on a Big Boi solo album. Check
him out for yourself as I give him a rating of FRESH!
Next, you should check out Joanna Gruesome and their 90’s
pop punk sound. They are a 5 piece from Wales with a male and a female lead.
Their music makes you want to hop around off beat and it reminds you of when
you had your first beer as a teenager. While their not quite a One Direction or
Haim guilty pleasure, it is still something that you’ll like but will be
ashamed to admit it. Check out Lemonade Girl and Secret Surprise. As of now I
give them a rating of kind of WEAK!
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