I recently heard Athens-based Reptar's live show described as a "sticky dance riot." And while I don't really remember being sticky when I saw them, I can't really argue with dance riot. So let's not split hairs on the sticky part.
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The band Casxio come from Los Angeles and are being hailed as "a little bit more than just the latest band to jump into the dance-music pool" by the LA Times.
That's high praise coming from a city which was once fueled by the disco it helped to create. Enjoy this track, "Seventeen", then go check them out at SXSW (where they have several appearances).
Casxio - Seventeen
Casxio will be appearing March 18, 19, 20 & 21st at SXSW. Check schedule for times/details.
An observation: I think if Erlend Oye were a type of fabric, he’d be a smooth vinyl suede.
After all, the Norwegian crooner has made his career out of experimenting with various combinations of the synthetic and the smooth. The latest of these efforts is Rules, the second release from The Whitest Boy Alive, due out on Bubbles in March. The Berlin-based group’s 2007 debut, Dreams, was about as close as dance-rock can come to producing a concept album; the stripped-down guitar/bass/drums/vocals galvanized by spare, funky rhythmic consistency made for an album as danceable as it is listenable.
This sophomore ...
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