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Around The World, Pt.33: Magic 8-Ball Tour – West Coast and Canada
Ladies and gentlemen here is the official recap video for the whole tour:
Straight up, the West Coast leg of the Magic 8-Ball Tour felt like a victory lap. Our sets were in tip-top shape after a couple weeks on the road and the crowds out there were some of the warmest of the whole run. Full of chutzpah. The tour was supposed to end in San Fran but we decided to extend it with one last weekend in Eastern Canada, moving the Montreal date and adding one in Toronto. Those last 2 dates were without Kid Sister and Gaslamp Killer, though.
A couple show annoucements
We’re deploying our troops to Paris! It’s a Fool’s Gold -slash- Macklovitch crusade. Le 8 juillet… Chromeo, myself, my homie DJ Craze, Breakbot, Kavinsky, Nick Catchdubs & Rogerseventytwo and La Grande Halle de La Villette.
On vient vous divertir, vous amadouer avec des beaux sons et des petits pas de danse.
Get your tickets here.
Also, in the more immediate future… tomorrow is the first date of my new Vegas residency. Yes, THAT’s happening. It’s time to take down the Blue Man Group. I’ll be at the Wynn at least once a month during the remainder of the year, starting tomorrow at XS. Let’s get jiggy with it.
Hard Summer teaser
Duck Sauce, Chromeo and friends will be rocking Hard Summer this August in LA, check this fun video trailer to see all the party people taking part, in handy Sharpie logo form. And buy your tickets before it sells out!
Macklobros meet the press
Pick up the new issue of Complex (April/May – the one with the potheads on the cover) to peep the full fashion spread starring my brother David and I. You can preview some of the shots over on their nifty website here.
While we were all in Austin at the same time for SXSW, I did some more press with the Chromeo boys. Check out this interview in, well, Interview… or if you don’t like to read, Spin has a video Q&A here.
Frère Jacques!
Around The World Pt. 30: New Year in Australia
As posted on the fab Fader blog.
Storytime! I went to Australia for a two week tour around the New Year and it was an action-packed adventure. I was thinking of recounting it all in iambic pentameter for dramatic purposes, but I couldn’t even come up with one lousy stanza. So here is the story as I’d normally tell it.
Chromeo “Hot Mess” video is arrestingly good
At this stage when Chromeo come out with a video you know you can expect some role-playing. The question is simply, what will it be this time? Well now they’re cops.
Directed by frequent collaborator Jérémie Rozan of Surface To Air, this time it’s P-Thugg’s time to shine. You have the right to remain funky.
Some upcoming events…
I’m not really in touring mode right now but I do have various shows lined up… just wanted to draw your attention to 2 in particular, both Holiday-themed.
This Saturday, in Chicago – buy tix here
New York – HARD Turkey Soup – Nov 27 – buy tix here:
For my complete show listings, check the Tour section. Keep the holiday spirit high.
Chromeo on Letterman! Whoa.
“Our next guests are an acclaimed duo from Montreal, Canada…”
Um, hi everyone. Haven’t posted much lately but I’m about to fix that. For starters, let’s watch a video that has me beaming with pride, Chromeo on The Late Show with David Letterman last night. Note: the other guests were Bill Clinton and the Merengue Dog. I think our boys fit very nicely in the middle.
If you hadn’t heard, their new album Business Casual is out now in North America (out next week in the UK), make sure you pick it up and check their site for more info.
Around the World Pt.28
As posted on the fab Fader blog.
When we last spoke I was halfway through my European festival tour, reaching grueling levels of travel erosion, feeling the wear-and-tear of sleep deprivation and nonsensical flight routings. I had two days “off” in London, which only meant that I didn’t need to go to an airport during those days, not that I was actually resting. My next show was in Norway for the OsloLive festival, in a park inside the city. That show was a lot less of a mission than the others, in the sense that we didn’t have to drive out into the wilderness and my set was at a civilized hour. Even within city confines, Nordic crowds like to get down and scream in unison. The Scissor Sisters played right after me and I’m currently obsessed with their album. I also met Tony Senghore, whose tracks I’ve been spinning in my sets for the last year or so. He’s Swedish and he was talking to me about various Swedish producers who live in isolated towns up North, far from everything. Reminded me of this show that I did many years ago on a boat in the land of the Svensk. But I digress.
Chromeo in the dark
New video for Chromeo “Don’t Turn The Lights On” directed by Keith Schofield. I had to watch it about 5 times to catch all the details in the background…
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- Turntables is a must.
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- Madonna should've made a mature blues record.
