This Thursday - Justice invades

First things first -- Saturday night's art show was tight. The Nova 535 Gallery in St. Pete is an amazing space. I highly recommend attending anything hosted by this venue. Photos from Saturday's art show can be found at AfterTheHours.com.

Well, Orlando... are you ready for the French gods of electro to invade our city to blow our eardrums this Thursday??? I am totally stoked.

Road trip to St. Pete

Last night was off the hook!!!! ... too bad it didn't exist. HUGE thanks to everyone who made it out!!!

If you feel like taking a road trip tonight, Nova 535 Gallery is hosting Heavenly Creatures, an art show featuring works from Orlando artists Andrew Spear and Patrick Fatica.


And, of course, a St. Pete road trip wouldn't be complete without a trip to The Lobby to see DJ Mega.

Today Does Not Exist

Whatever you do today won't matter, since today is The Day That Doesn't Exist -- and the Orlando Sentinel's Kelly Fitzpatrick has highlighted our awesome party in her column today.

As you may know, today is a special day that only happens once every four years, or as The Peacock Room in Orlando refers to it, "The Day that Doesn't Exist." We won't get into the semantics on that statement; needless to say they're throwing a party, and you're invited.

Word. You know the drill -- Peacock Room, tonight, be there!!!

2/29 is The Day That Doesn't Exist

I'm finally getting back into the swing of things here in Orlando (PS... I heart warm weather). This Friday I am playing with Nigel and Cub at the Peacock Room for our Day That Doesn't Exist Party (get it -- leap year??? Oh, we are too hilarious and witty, aren't we???).

Anyway -- be there, it will be awesome!

The Worst Music Party killed in Brooklyn

NYC was amazing, as usual... on Thursday after we annihilated the Worst Music Party®, we walked out of the bar to 4 inches of snow. That was fun -- until the next day when we had to trudge through leftover snow/slush puddles at every intersection. Nothing better than wet feet in cold weather. All in all, it was an excellent trip. I even saw David Cross at a bar on the lower east side and John Goodman eating a hot dog at the airport.

Photo by James Zambon

More photos of the whole shebang can be found at AfterTheHours.com.

Hellllllllooooooo, Brooklyn!!!

I leave for NYC tomorrow, so I will be taking a blogging break (try not to miss me too much, kids!!!). Why will I be in NYC, you ask? Because the Worst Music Party is invading Savalas in Brooklyn.



The only downside is that TEPR is playing the same night -- what the hell is up with that???!!! He couldn't be playing Friday or Saturday??? Damn... oh well, I guess I can catch him at the WMC.

To ease my pissy-ness, here are some Mp3s:

TEPR - Minuit Jacuzzi (Original).mp3

Yelle - A Cause Des Garcons (TEPR Remix).mp3

Valentine's Day = Van Halen + F*ck Love

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and you have two options -- you can join the masses by dining at an overcrowded restaurant with your sweetie OR you can get really drunk and rock out to the reunited Van Halen at the Amway Arena. My money is on the latter.

Whatever you choose to do on this corporate holiday from hell, be sure to stop by Crooked Bayou afterwards for our F*ck Love party.

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Fight of the century: Wu-Tang vs. Michael Jackson

A tough decision awaits us Orlando-ians this Thursday: should we leave that 9 to 5 upon the shelf and just enjoy ourselves OR travel to the slums of Shaolin to see the M-E-T-H-O-D Man? I doubt this is a dilemma our town will ever encounter again - the face off between Who's Bad, the ultimate Michael Jackson cover band, and the Wu-Tang Clan, who ain't nuthin to f*ck with.



For some (possibly most) people, this isn't a difficult quandary but I am finding myself quite perplexed. I'll never have a chance to see the King of Pop in my lifetime -- even if the speculated Jackson 5 reunion tour takes place and I manage to get tickets, there is no way it could hold a candle to the performances of MJ's heyday. An awesome cover band is probably the closest I'll come to living the dream.

And then there's the Clan -- missing one of it's major members (RIP ODB), one could argue they are also past their pinnacle (which I also missed). But legendary names like RZA, Method Man, Raekwon and Ghostface do not equal a bad show; add the competing egos to the equation and it's doubtful there will be many opportunities to see the group on tour in the future.

Unfortunately, I'm a bit tapped out at the moment, making the decision to forgo the $40 Wu ticket much easier. I guess the whole world had to answer right now just to tell me once again, Who's Bad.

Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings in Orlando

This Monday, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings will be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day at The Social in our fair city.



I was fortunate enough to catch their last Orlando show in February of 2006, before the release of 100 Days, 100 Nights and prior to The Dap Kings backing Amy Winehouse on her Back to Black album. The eight-piece band is enormously versatile, ranging from the mellow doo-wop of Winehouse to the explosive funk accompanying Sharon Jones' legendary voice. On stage, the singer is a colossal ball of energy, making the ensemble nothing short of mind-blowing. This is definitely a performance you don't want to miss!

Tonight in Orlando - MOT and Becky

It's been much too long since a proper update, but I'm back to annihilate in 2008! There are plenty of noteworthy happenin's on the horizon and to massage my ego a bit, I'll start with TONIGHT at Sky60. For the first time ever, I'll be DJing with one of my greatest local idols, Mr. MOT himself. The password for free admission is "Adam vs Eve" and of course, since the venue is outside, the whole thing is dependent upon good weather.