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Every day its pull gets stronger. Pulling us to beaches, pools, ponds, and fountains. For as summer pulses, it seems our species has always been happiest by the water's edge. So go. Bring a friend. Celebrate your happiness with ABSOLUT. Then raise a toast to the life-giving power of water.
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| | He certainly wasn't the first to do it, but author Jonathan Lethem may well have revived Brooklyn as a novel setting for crime fiction with his Tourette's-inflected detictive story Motherless Brooklyn. New anthology Brooklyn Noir heads deeper into the murky depths of the borough's gumshoe tradition, delving into the backstories of its multiplicity of ethnic groups and unsavory characters. Moving from one neighborhood to the next, the stories come from local writers stalking its streets everyday, resident spooksayer Nicole Blackman, Kiwi crime writer Chris Niles, and Memoir of a Bookie's Son author Sidney Offit, among others. Tonight, the collection's hard-working editor Tim McLoughlin (Heart of the Old Country) reads alongside prolific poet-performer-writer Maggie Estep and contributor Robert Knightly. (JKG)
Note: Many other dates follow in the coming weeks with different lineups, see website for details.
  
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| | About nine months ago VHS or Beta appeared at a flavorpill-hosted Halloween gala in Times Square and treated an amped crowd to a set of French-inspired new wave rock. Since then, we've patiently waited for the Louisville boys to grace us once again with their flawless disco style (before disco sucked, that is), featuring the customary drums/guitar/bass setup augmented with samples and vocoder. Tonight, they test-drive material from their upcoming Astralwerks release, which departs from their old sound with the addition of vocals. Melodic pop headliners Elefant keep the sun shining deep into the night as frontman Diego Gracia turns up the croon for a hometown crowd. (JB)
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MUSIC: Dancehall
Yellowman
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| when: | Tue 7.20 (11pm) |
| where: | S.O.B.'s (204 Varick St, 212.243.4940) |
| price: | $22 |
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| | If you think of Generation X when you hear the word "slackness," you're missing some critical cultural currency — slackness is the Jamaican term for lyrical content that's down and dirty. Dancehall great Yellowman rose to prominence in the toasting scene 20 years ago with crude and raunchy lyrics accompanied by an outsized and hypersexual stage persona, and he's managed to stay relevant through two decades and two battles with cancer. His most recent work tones things down a bit, but Yellowman isn't afraid to get a little blue when he's up onna stage. (PS)
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| | Taboo holdover Boy George notwithstanding, Graham Norton has become New York's most recent ubiquitous nightlife presence. But why wait until you bump into him at a crowded Chelsea bar when you can sit back and enjoy free hors d'oeuvres and booze bargains while the inimitable Irishman partakes in a journalistic pas de deux with People magazine editor Jess Cagle? Norton's new Comedy Central yakfest is expected to dominate the chat, but his sharp, celeb-skewering wit should liven up this Out Professionals gathering with even more gossip than usual. (SP)
Note: As this is a networking event, expect at least a mild shoulder-rubbing session to begin an hour before the Q&A session.
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| | The Beach Boys are to Southern California what the Neville Brothers are to New Orleans. The swamp-funk yang to the yin of the Marsalises' trad jazz, the family Neville has been churning out hits since the '60s, when Aaron's haunting falsetto implored audiences to "Tell It Like It Is." Art, Charles, Aaron, and Cyril hit their creative peak with 1989's Yellow Moon, a masterpiece that combines smoldering soul with Bob Dylan and Sam Cooke covers, but it's live that they cemented a reputation as the unofficial house band of New Orleans, never far from the steamy, seamy speakeasies and brothels where jazz was born. Equal parts Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras, their fearsome live act lets each brother shine and les bon temps roulez! (PS)
Note: The Neville Brothers also play Thur 7.22 at Metrotech (12-2pm).
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| | The wise pronounced electroclash dead moments after it screeched to life. Miss Kittin read its eulogy with her mix in August 2002's Muzik Magazine. Like Richie Hawtin's Mixmag offering, the disc was something remarkable sandwiched between cheesy Ibiza pics and trance roundups. On it, Kittin played the artists known for pre-clash electro, like Detroiters Ectomorph, A Number of Names, and Arpanet, as well as the Euros heavy enough to wait out the clash, like Barbara Morgenstern, Thomas Brinkmann, Ellen Allien, and Michael Mayer. Tonight, expect a set of electro-techno buoyed by the live vocals that Kittin made a name with before her acid/crunch/glitch DJ sets. (NP)
 What is the name of the US' First Cat, currently residing in the White House? The fifth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to the show.
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FILM
X — The Man with X-Ray Eyes (1963) w/ Pere Ubu
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| when: | Thur 7.22 (7:30pm) |
| where: | Prospect Park Bandshell (718.855.7882 x33) |
| price: | $3 suggested donation |
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| | In Roger Corman's classic no-budget acid nightmare, mad scientist Ray Milland — fresh from a lost weekend — stumbles upon the ultimate in X-ray specs. What starts out as an easy way to see London, France, and Diana Van der Vlis' underpants inevitably goes horribly wrong; tonight, things might get even worse. X marks the spot where proto-punk illuminati Pere Ubu burns its sonic reduction onto the back of Milland's retinas. And while Poly Styrene might have been preferred over Ubu's soul-patched, ego-behemoth David Thomas, the crossroads of soundtrack and vision promise to prove the adage: whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. (MJ)
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| | Al Pacino plays Sonny Wortzik, a man whose meticulously designed bank robbery unravels from the get-go, culminating in a tangle of hostages, policemen, reporters, and gawkers. Based on a real 1972 event, director Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon still connects with contemporary debates about authority, homosexuality, and even Algeria. Both the film and this screening take place in Brooklyn, the latter at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park as an installment in its ongoing summer film series, and the former in a time tinged by dusty colors as nostalgic as those in a shoebox of Polaroids. (LC)
Note: Dog Given Rights (Chris McCawley, 2003), a short presenting a dog's dilemma as a musical comedy, precedes the feature.
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| | Much as in the fusions within Barcelona's diverse neighborhoods — the gorgeous, winding downtown; stoic beachfront; hipster pockets; and rural outskirts — superb musical fusions are occurring within their native flamenco. Locals Ojos de Brujo broke the scene wide open with Bari, an album weaving hip-hop polemics, bass-heavy beats, and the delicate soul of duende. Their live show is equally masterful; a sold-out performance at La Noche in February imprinted their future legend in New York's consciousness. The intimate atmosphere at S.O.B.'s tonight guarantees further accolades. Opening is DJ trio and Nublu regulars GlobeSonic, doing their part to foster an expansive (and seamlessly mixed) vinyl vision that incorporates all cultures, past and present. (MVB)
Note: Ojos De Brujo also play at Central Park SummerStage on Sun 7.25 (3pm).
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| | Prematurely hurled into the UK media glare after the January suicide of guitarist Jimmi Lawrence, Hope of the States were always destined for the spotlight. The Chichester-based band blend Spiritualized-level orchestral bombast with the progressive songwriting and dark/light balance of the Cooper Temple Clause on their staggering full-length debut, The Lost Riots (released domestically this fall). Live, they stir up just as much of a racket while reigning in their carefully constructed chaos with melodic sing-along bliss. Now with new guitar-slinger Mike Hibbert on board, they set foot on our shores for the first time, and bring their much-needed musical hope to the States at last. (DL)
Before leaving to pursue a career in music, Jimmi Lawrence was studying at the University of Greenwich for his PhD in what subject? The first five correct answers each win a copy of Hope of the States' recent EP release.
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| | Started as an online community for artistic support, Nineteeneighty brings together a group of
eight young artists who work in distinct styles and media yet share a common
comical dialogue. Kirsten Deirup, who's preparing for an upcoming solo show
at Rare, headlines the exhibition with her naive, fairytale-like paintings.
Exemplifying the troupe's adventurous aesthetic, show organizer Kadar Brock
explores dark, religious undertones with punchy colors on canvas, while Matt
Jones mixes a raw painting style with a cartoon attitude representative of the
offbeat humor that keeps this art club's visual conversation lively. (AM)
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MUSIC: Synth Pop
Suicide
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| when: | Fri 7.23 (9pm) |
| where: | Knitting Factory (74 Leonard St, 212.219.3006) |
| price: | $20 / $15 advance |
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| | In the depths of the '70s Lower East Side punk scene a missing link between the Velvet Underground and Throbbing Gristle appeared, and it was called Suicide. This nihilistic synth-pop duo's influential legacy still weighs in as the undisputed originator of the '80s style that marked Soft Cell, Nick Cave, Cabaret Voltaire, and many others. That Suicide has endured so long is almost scary. Tonight, their apocalyptic, minimalist sound makes aging punks' hair stand on end once again and gives electroclash fans a dose of authenticity. (JM)
Note: DJ Ray Velasquez and his VJ wife, Vanessa, infuse set changes with their Sabotage Sound System multimedia concept.
Nihilism is frequently associated with which 19th-century German philosopher? Seventh, ninth, and eleventh correct answers each win a pair of tickets to the show.
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| | This SummerStage gig gives new meaning to "future of the funk" with a stellar lineup of 21st-century soul and nu-jazz artists. Brand New Heavies alumnae N'Dea Davenport delivers sultry vocals and R&B grooves so steeped in history they could almost be a pastiche. Local songstress Imani Uzuri kicks it with transcendent talent and a mix of broken beats and nu-jazz electronica, while poet/performer Carl Hancock Rux adds his trademark Zappa-inspired soul to the mix with songs and sounds from his new album Apothecary RX. (JM)
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| | Recall sun-drenched rolling Wood landscapes, dusty desolate Steinbeck roads, and the beautiful hardships of the Band all set into motion. The culture that nourishes the world can be found in fields, on cowpaths, or, in this case, on screen at the Rural Route Film Festival at Galapagos. With a variety of settings for the documentaries, music videos, and experimental works, the works unite in an expression of the themes of rural life. Submissions from contributors constitute this two-day, four-program exploration to where subways dare not roam. (JN)
Note: Rural Route holds an opening party on Fri 7.23 (7-9:30pm) at Galapagos with music from Idaho Red.
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MULTIMEDIA
newnation
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| when: | Sat 7.24 (6pm-6am) |
| where: | 10 Jay St, DUMBO (212.561.0948) |
| price: | $13 / $10 before 10pm |
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| | The politically charged and aesthetically minded converge to create newnation, a blissful, stimulating 12 hours of cultural exchange and civic debauchery. From sunset to sunrise, newnation harmoniously blends performance art, DJ sets, spoken word pieces, and interactive installations inside 60,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor space by the East River. The marathon evening features beats from the Blunted Funk crew, open-air video from Rooftop Films, and a midnight masquerade hosted by the Hungry March Band — to name just a few of the many participants. With sponsors including complacent.org and the Blackkat crew, and all proceeds benefiting the I Am New York City project and the League of Pissed Off Voters, newnation appeals equally to our outer-activist and inner-escapist. (ELM)
Tell us one great way to encourage young people to register to vote in the 2004 election. The most creative activist wins a pair of tickets to the event.
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DJ
Ed DMX w/ Richard Fearless
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| when: | Sat 7.24 (10pm-4am) |
| where: | Happy Ending (302 Broome St, 212.334.9676) |
| price: | $3 |
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| | Not to be confused with the gravel-voiced rapper of the same name, Ed DMX is best known for his recordings for Aphex Twin's Rephlex label, as well as the electro, disco, and experimental sounds released on his own Breakin' imprint. He's joined on the decks by Death in Vegas frontman Richard Fearless, whose long-running DJ career has seen him play dub, acid house, electro, and Detroit techno around the world. We anticipate he'll turn up with a box brimming with the finest of said genres, alongside crisp new Kompakt productions and perhaps even some machine funk courtesy of Soma's Percy X. Support comes from London Cowboy Mark. (CJN)
Note: Richard Fearless spins w/ James F*#@in Friedman and Ben Dietz at Rothko on Wed 7.21 (11pm).
Tell us about a near-death experience in Vegas. The two most harrowing tales win a pair of tickets to this event.
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SPECTACLE: Sport
Brooklyn Dodgeball.02
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| when: | Sun 7.25 (1-8pm) |
| where: | Volume (99 N 13th St, Wburg, 212.625.8553) |
| price: |  FREE |
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| | Once Williamsburgers started having pick-up kickball games in McCarren Park, it was only a matter of time before its bloodier schoolyard cousin was resurrected, too. Now in its second, even more brutal (we hope) edition, Brooklyn Dodgeball returns to Volume's gymnasium-like warehouse space with sponsorship from Diesel. The six-person teams (three boys, three girls) are already set, but the ball-whizzing, no-holds-barred primal fun remains to be seen. Bring an empty stomach — beer and BBQ will be on hand throughout the tournament — and your digital camera. Photo ops don't get better than a bunch of nearly two-dimensional indie kids trying to pound each other in three. (JKG)
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| | Smoke from assorted barbecues rises into the air, multicolored picnic blankets pave the grass, and a melting pot of music-lovers come together to create the Soul Summit Music Festival — this month's second installment. Atop the hill in Fort Greene Park, expect to see artists, vendors, and partygoers from age eight to 80 coming together to dance, eat, and celebrate summer. Stylish moves run the gamut as the crowd gets down to soulful house, Afrobeat, Latin grooves, and garage classics provided by DJs Jeff Mendoza, Sadiq, Ras, and Tabu. Bring a picnic and some comfy kicks — this is truly fun for all ages, and we don't cliché lightly. (AP)
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| | There's something about Iceland — perhaps it's the trolls, examined in the recent film Investigations into the Invisible World — that infects the minds of its young artists, moving them to turn out some of the century's most impressionistic pop music (think Björk, Sigur Rós). Whether by personal choice or by the gnomes' bidding, Reykjavik's Múm definitely follow their peers' lead. The band's ultra-minimal pop has soundtracked more than a few daydreams, and while their latest album, Summer Make Good, skips down a more organic path than their US debut, Finally We Are No One, it's no less illustrative or entrancing. Slowblow, the masterminds behind the Noi the Albino soundtrack, open. (KT)
Note: Múm also play Mon 7.26 (10:15pm).
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| | Only a lucky few laid eyes on the Shout Out Louds during their previous stop in town, but this time they deserve the public's undivided attention. A second coming of 21st-century Swedish rock has landed on our shores without causing a Hives epidemic or scorching Sahara Hotnights — and it is led by the four lads and a lass who make up this Stockholm-based band. While catchy, the quintet's songs are more reflective than their verbose predecessors, and the uncertain, shaky vocals of Adam Olenius lend sincerity to their exceedingly accessible lo-fi sound. (JB)
Note: Shout Out Louds also play a gig at Rothko on Fri 7.23 (9pm).
Even by New York standards, what's the most outrageous thing you've ever heard someone shout out loud? Our favorite answer wins a pair of tickets to this show.
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ART
Happy Days Are Here Again
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| when: | Now through Fri 7.30 (Tue-Fri: 10am-6pm) |
| where: | David Zwirner (525 W 19th St, 212.727.2070) |
| price: | FREE |
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| | With an eye for greatness, André Schlechtriem has been on a yearlong shopping spree collecting contemporary drawings for the Judith Rothchild Foundation, which has plans to donate the art to MoMA. Now the well-traveled curator assembles a group of his favorite artists, including talented young Americans and fresh faces from Europe, in a show that's rife with innovation. Marc Brandenburg commands a whole wall with a strip of graphic subjects ranging from Wacko-Jacko to Euro-punks, and Ralf Ziervogel stakes out the floor with a multi-monitor video parade, where the artist stars in a variety of narrative roles. Hernan Bas, Martin Eder, and Rosa Loy stand out figuratively while Sergej Jensen, Nick Mauss, Marco Maggi contribute playful abstractions. (PL)
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Pool Party
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| when: | Now through Fri 8.6 (Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm) |
| where: | Yossi Milo Gallery (552 W 24th St, 212.414.0370) |
| price: | FREE |
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| | In Chelsea's sea of bafflingly themed summer group shows, Yossi Milo offers a seasonally appropriate look at photographs centered around the chlorinated oasis of the swimming pool. With a cool-by-the-pool, intergenerational mix of photography's stars, including Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, Jeff Burton, Martin Parr, Thomas Roma, and Joel Sternfeld, and lesser-known artists such as Dave Anderson, Lauren Greenfield, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, and O. Winston Link, Pool Party provides a diverse array of social commentary, fashion, documentary, and irony that will make you want to grab your goggles and dive on in. (KP)
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| | A pleasant, grassy sculpture park wrought from an East River-side landfill, Socrates is a destination in and of itself. But with the advent of the park's Wednesday outdoor cinema series, we've a reason to reclaim it once again. The lineup is as multicultural as Queens itself, featuring: 1960 Greek comedy Never on a Sunday, a good-natured film about an American do-gooder who befriends a prostitute; Korean melodrama Painted Fire (Chi-Hwa-Seon, 2002), which stole the Best Director prize at Cannes; Fellini's quiet classic La Strada; Colombian football (aka soccer) farce Maximum Penalty; Charlie Ahearn's rap/graffiti classic Wild Style (preceded by a D.A. Pennebaker short about Otis Redding); and the neo-Bollywood installment Anything Can Happen, which will no doubt merit its title. (JKG)
Note: All screenings also include local eats and live music, with lineups TBA.
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ART: Upcoming
Unconscious Rationalization: Creating Copious Collages w/ Wangechi Mutu
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| when: | Tue 7.27 (6:30pm) |
| where: | Studio Museum in Harlem (144 W 125th St, 212.864.4500) |
| price: | $10 |
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| | The women of Wangechi Mutu's collages, currently on exhibit in Figuratively, emerge from the artist's Kenyan heritage into an American pop-culture present bruised and bloodied, reconfigured and reconsidered — with wide models' eyes snipped from fashion mags pasted atop ebony visages, motorcycles zooming at the fringes of their free-flowing frond skirts, and incomplete arms of oak panel patterns. Her femmes-batailles keep company with smaller pieces depicting otherworldly beings and underwater-ish organic forms, where a decapitated head is rejoined as a mushroom cap atop an amoeba-like body. Mutu's work, the culmination of a nine-month residency at SMH, is at once battered and beautiful, encapsulating an alien resiliency. Sign up to experience her reconstitutive insight in this special hands-on artistic session. (JKG)
Note: Register early, as space is very limited.
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| CD REVIEW: Martina Topley-Bird, Anything |
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Palm Pictures
Released July 2004
$14.98 (Amazon)
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Where Quixotic, the UK version of Martina Topley-Bird's debut solo album, kicks off with the rhythm-and-rock-driven force of "Need One" (featuring Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan), the US release takes a subtler approach. Retitled Anything, it opens instead with the breathy, bewitching, Norah-Jones-in-space title track. That both methods work equally well speaks to Topley-Bird's chameleonic vocal abilities. Whatever combination of jazz, blues, hip-hop, rock, and soul she employs on a given song, the former, feminine half of the Tricky equation knows exactly how to use her irresistible voice to full effect. Tricky himself even joins in on "Ragga" and "Ilya," and while the trip-hop nostalgia is nice, it's hearing how the uncaged Topley-Bird sings that's truly rewarding. (DL)
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The word "quixotic" is derived from what famous 17th-century fictional character? Sixth, seventh, and eight correct answers each win a copy of the CD.
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| TO THE RESCUE: Mighty Mutts |
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An astonishing 65,000 pets are lost or abandoned in New York City each year, and many are euthanized by the city's animal control agency. It's an uphill battle to save every stray, but John Contino has made it his life's mission: in 1971 he began caring for abused and abandoned dogs in Coney Island, and formed a no-kill animal rescue and adoption agency, Mighty Mutts, in 1995.
A familiar sight on the north end of Union Square, they've successfully placed over 1,600 animals in loving homes. The organization also recently opened a pet supply store and adoption center, Ollie's Place (203 E 26th St, 212.532.0330), whose profits fund the feeding and shelter of Mighty Mutts animals awaiting adoption. Support Ollie's at their official grand opening party on Tuesday 7.20 (6-9pm) with wine, snacks, catnip, and dog d'oeuvres. (CEH)
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The latest installment in the FABRICLIVE series comes courtesy of Andy Turner (aka Aim), and like the earlier John Peel mix, it revels in eclecticism. The sounds twist and turn from the psychedelic and subversive synth melodies of Boards of Canada to varied hip-hop gems dug from the crates to, surprisingly, the Byrds' "Wasn't Born To Follow." Included here is a half-hour radio mix from Aim, complemented by summertime selections from Jon Marsh and heavyweight breaks from the Plump DJs. (CJN)
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