CMJ: Hype Machine + Babelgum Showcase Sleigh Bells, Theophilus London, VEGA, Midnight Juggernauts
Posted by anthoNYC on November 5, 2009
Theophilus London at Santos, 10.23.09
Wednesday October 23rd belonged to Hype Machine/ Babelgum with their fantastic daytime showcase at Santos Party House with FREE Heineken and glow stick accessories. The line-up consisted of one of our favorite new bands Sleigh Bells, VEGA, Theophilus London and a closing set by Midnight Juggernauts and soundtracked by DJ Alan Wilkis. Spotted at the showcase: M.I.A., Spike Jonze and Paul Dano.
Sleigh Bells were first up on the bill, setting the bar for their predecessors. Sleigh Bells’ Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss are still finalizing their demos and polishing their set, but with their current minimalist iPod, bass and vocal stage dynamic are making some major noise throughout the blogosphere!
Sleigh Bells at Santos, 10.23.09
We saw Sleigh Bells in their true element a few days after their Santos gig at The Market Hotel in Bushwick, the duo really let loose in an awesome punk rock way. We interviewed the band for our exclusive CMJ wrap from Derek’s home/current studio last week, so be sure to check back soon for that insightful feature!
Theophilus London was another artist I’d never seen live or fully familiarized myself with before, but after seeing his animated live set complete with killer dance moves you can count me as one of his fans! We saw Theophilus L. onstage with Sam Sparro and Mark Ronson a few days later at the Fader CMJ party at the ACE Hotel as the super-group Chauffeur. It was the collective band’s debut performance and we’re anxious to see what’s next in store for their project!
The full gallery can be seen HERE.
MP3: Mimo – Running Out (VEGA Italo Dub Mix) or zShare
MP3: Theophilus London – Cold Pillow (Machinedrum Remix) or zShare
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TLC vs. Sleigh Bells: CMJ, The Hype and Beyond « Tastes Like Caramel: Transatlantic Pop Culture said
[...] it in terms of…I know with CMJ that’s the purpose, we just randomly booked these shows. Abbey offered us to play the Santos thing– AK: A week before. DM: I was just like “Oh I guess all these bands are playing CMJ. [...]