It’s the weekend. Here’s what’s going on…

For all you New Yorkers, Dillon Francis and Skism are playing tonight at Webster Hall. However, if you want to avoid that whole shit show (and if you’ve been to Webster Hall before you know what I’m talking about…), be adventurous and make the trek out to Brooklyn to catch the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Heavy Trash, and a DJ set by Bear in Heaven at Brooklyn Bowl. Also worth mentioning, Fucked Up, DOM, Big Troubles, and Radical Dads are playing at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar. (DOM will blow your mind.) Saturday looks a bit more laid-back. The National is playing at the Beacon Theater and Atlas Sound, Carnivores, and Frank Broyles will be gracing the stage of the Bell House.

(Dillon Francis)

L.A. crew, tonight is one for all you club kids. Le Castle Vania and Spencer & Hill will be playing Avalon’s weekly party, Control, which never disappoints, but the big news is what’s going down tomorrow. HARD & Mouth Taped Shut are putting on a free show at the Palladium where Deadmau5, Proxy, James Murphy, and Eye will be tearing it up. Try to make this, it will be one for the books. EDM is walking the razor’s edge between what’s been a blogosphere perpetuated youth uprising and what will soon be the mainstream co-opting yet another subculture for profit. (Danstradamus, who’s French btw, says the end is near.) Now, if you didn’t come to rave, Oh My Rockness is presenting  Baths, DNTEL, and Raleigh Moncrief  at the El Rey Theatre that same night. All of them are solid artists with amazing live sets.

(Mau5)

Bay dwellers, our Hard & Mouth Taped Shut party is a day earlier than our SoCal siblings’. Major Lazer, Proxy, James Murphy, and Eye will all be there. Look, I know Major Lazer is all the rage, but just hear me out for one second. If you show up for just the headliner, you’ll see their show, and this is what will happen. People with bleached mohawks in strange clothes will jump off ladders onto one another’s erotically sprawled out bodies. They’ll proceed to have fake sex on stage, and you’ll think to yourself WTF is going on. All the while Switch and Diplo will be spinning. Then at some point Diplo will do some weird shout outs in a swanky white suit. You’ll leave wondering what you saw, and why everyone seems to think it was so great. Trust me. Go early. The highlight of your night will be Proxy. Only one word can describe this guy, raw. He always kills it. If you didn’t get tickets for tonight’s “Hardfest,” we’ve got a back up plan for you. Dada Life is playing across town at Ruby Skye. (Inflatable Bananas are guaranteed!)  Also, tomorrow night Pinback and Ghettoblaster are playing at Bottom of the Hill.

(Proxy)
Now for some tunes. This week saw a lot of releases, leaks, and new discoveries. We’ve got some leaks off Steve Aoki’s upcoming full length, two amazing mash-ups from 5 & A Dime, a new Skream track, and regretably, even some Lady Gaga. Boom.
Metric – Collect Call (Adventure Club Remix)

Lady Gaga – Marry The Night (Sander Van Doorn Remix)

Steve Aoki feat LMFAO & Nervo – Livin My Love (Original Mix)

Skream – Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb! feat. Trim

AndDrop! & Mike Spliff – Centurion (Original Mix)

Arty & Mat Zo – Mozart

Kaskade with Rebecca & Fiona – Turn It Down (Carli Remix)
Skrillex – All I Ask of You (The S Remix)
5 & A Dime – #Bassmob
5 & A Dime – Only The Beginning
Young L – Loud Pockets (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
Stalley – Go On (Lunice Remix)
Oliver – Footsteps
Chuckie – Who is Ready to Jump (Dillon Francis Remix)
Noisia – Again Sometime? feat. Sofi
Xilent – For Once feat. Skyflake

zippity doo dah

Every year in the weeks before Christmas there’s a nervous hustle and bustle in the streets. People just seem a bit off kilter. The weather gets uncomfortably cold, annoying music plays in all the stores, and everyone starts to maniacally look forward to the holidays. Yep, it’s the holidaze, and when it strikes no one is safe. We all have that one coworker who got overly sauced at the holiday party…or maybe that was you. If it wasn’t, it’s time to get into the spirit of things; this weekend should provide many outlets for you to do some merrymaking. Now, off we go.

If you’re in New York, Yelle is playing tonight along side Housse de Racket at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. If that got you excited, tomorrow is a duesy. HARD has teamed up with Mouth Taped Shut to present the Bloody Beetroots, James Murphy, and PROXY for free with RSVP, but as you may have guessed all tickets are accounted for. If you weren’t on your A game this time, not to worry. I suggest you dig a little deeper into the underground scene. Our good friends at It Gets You Off will be throwing yet another private party this weekend at 190 Mercer St. All of the usual suspects from the IGYO crew will be playing, as well as Clockwork, and a “very special guest.” With so many artists passing through New York this weekend, it could be anyone.

For all you Los Angelites, Modestep & Jam3s K3nn3dy will be playing the Music Box tomorrow night, and up in the Bay, they’ll playing the Regency Ball Room this evening. Also, worth mentioning for tonight is the Snow Globe pre-party at 103 Harriet where Big Gigantic, Tokimonster, and others will be melting faces. It’s the weekend. Get some.

Sub Focus – Falling Down ft. Kenzie May
Knife Party – Destroy Them With Lazers
Robotic Pirate Monkey – Pantone Polygamy
Bart B More & Rubix – Ari (Original Mix)
Afro Jack & Shermanology – Can’t Stop Me Now
Miike Snow – Devil’s Work
Dada Life – Kick Out The Epic Motherfucker
M83 – Midnight City (Who Killed JR Remix)
Cobra Starship – Middle Finger (Bingo Players Remix)
Leno Lovecraft – Princess (Yan Wagner Remix)
Zeds Dead – Ruckus The Jam
Laidback Luke & Sander Van Doorn – Who’s Wearing The Cap (Original Mix)
Zeds Dead Mini Mix BBC Radio One

One For The Bros

In the aftermath of Halloween’s escapades I’m feeling like an old man. My bones are weary, my brain is full of fog, and all I want to do is enjoy some good ol’ fashioned live music. This weekend has some big things going on! New York will see the dynamic duo, Hova and Kanye, grace the stage at the Izod Center, as well as performances by Chromeo, and Surfer Blood! Tonight in L.A. Phantogram is playing the Music Box and Congorock is playing Control with Michael Woods. In SF Das Racist will be throwing their album release party at Ruby Skye. Here is the soundtrack to your weekend! Go find some mischief!

Alors on Danse

Threesixty & Dirty Harris – Duende (Original Mix) <3
Jerry Rekonius – Powahbunga (Original Mix) <3
Lily Allen – Not Fair (Annie Nightingale & Far Too Loud Remix)
Daft Punk – Emotion (Thunderlust Remix)
Damn Arms – Destination (Cassian Remix) Sander Van Doorn – Outro (EDX Festival Mix)  <3

Loud Noises

Brick‘s favorite selections from the realm of noise.

Porter Robinson – Unison (Knife Party Remix)
Porter Robinson – Spitfire (Kill The Noise Remix)
Eddie K & Millions Like Us – Sonar (Original Mix)
Sincere – Ain’t Nobody Like You <3
Scroobius Pip – The Struggle (Doctor P Remix)
Metrik – I See You (ft. Kathy Brown) <3

Afterglow

Six Organs of Admittance – Hazy SF
Mathieu Boogaerts – Bel et bien la
Pinback – Victorious D
Broken Social Scene – Guilty Cubicles
Dyme Def – Fresh In My Kicks <3

Download them all Zipped Up Tight.