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Concert Wed Nov 22 2006
Diplo-macy in Action
You don't get to be at the top of your game by jocking someone else's steez, which is why Diplo has become such a notorati (did I just make that word up?) with the urban music set these past few years. Since quitting his half of the Philly DJ duo Hollertronix, he's beefed up his cee-vee by doing remix work for the likes of M.I.A., Spank Rock, Kanye West, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Le Tigre, and Gwen Stephani. He's also the prime mover behind the whole dancefloor-oriented mashup mode of mixing, that school where anything can mesh with pretty much anything else so long as the beat keeps pumping. His own finely calibrated sets are usually heavy on poplocking electro breaks, Brazilian fevala funk, Baltimore "knucklehead" house, dirty south, crunk, grime, and the occasional '80s pop tune thrown atop for crowd-pleasing good measure. And it's all expertly tailored for maximum movement from the waist down. He'll be in town to headline as guest DJ at Smart Bar this Friday night. Fellow travellers Flosstradamus are also on the bill; which means that dance-wise, this one pretty much has "relentless" written all over it. 3730 N. Clark. Doors open at 10pm, tickets are $15.