If you've ever wondered what it is that gives
Jurassic 5 that signature old-timey sound,
Cut Chemist is the man. And hallelujah, now we have the opportunity to see why he's the man! He's heading back to the US
with DJ Shadow to perform the
last 5 dates of their Hard Sell world tour.
Wish I could
catch 'em at DC's 9:30 Club, as that would be the ultimate joint for this kind of show. But who's complaining when we New Yorkers can
catch them at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool, smack dab in the heart of hipster heaven,
Williamsburg.
Here's the deets from their lovely PR peeps:
As with their two previous sets, [the now-legendary "Brainfreeze" (1999) and
"Product Placement" (2001)], the pair eschew their
own material in favor of an amalgam of music from all eras and styles,
providing for amusing and provocative mash-ups; rap mixes with fiddle
music, doo-wop with new wave, and every thing in between...all while
avoiding the obvious, "been there, heard that" stuff you get from most
DJs.
The first time "The Hard Sell" was
performed in the United States was in front of 15,000 people at the world
famous Hollywood Bowl (2007). As demand for the show has
grown, the pair have continuously refined and reworked the song selection, so that aspects of it are different every time. In the words of Shadow himself, "If you happened to catch one of the earlier shows, never
fear...you won't be disappointed!" Don't miss these final appearances by
two of California's most cutting-edge DJs.The Hard Sell exists as a result
of a unique combination of the duo’s shared passions –for
records, for playing them to people, for collecting them as objects and
understanding their tactile properties as well as loving, appreciating
contextualising and recontextualising the sounds they were designed to
reproduce.
This is the third part in the trilogy of Cut Chemist
& DJ Shadow collaborations and is probably the most ambitious in its
execution.
The Hard Sell Dates
16-Jul-2008
Washington, DC 9:30
Club
17-Jul-2008 Brooklyn,
NY McCarren Park Pool
18-Jul-2008 Atlantic City,
NJ HOB
19-Jul-2008
Mariaville, NY Indian Lookout Country
Club
25-Jul-2008 Portland, OR
Roseland Theatre
26-Jul-2008
Seattle, WA Showbox
SoDo
27-Jul-2008 Pemberton, BC
Pemberton Festival Site
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