Two electronic shows I'm excited about are coming to the Fineline in March - Tricky & Lady Gaga, kind of incredible since most artists don't want to come to MN in the winter. That's why I don't do any shows with out-of-town DJs during the freezing months.
Saturday, March 14 - Trip-hop icon Tricky - check out the City Pages write up here. And a video of Tricky's "Hell Is Around The Corner," sampling "Glory Box," - one of my favorite Portishead tracks here.
Monday, March 23 - Lady Gaga who shot into the spotlight with her #1 dance/pop hit "Just Dance." Its annoying to me that she and Rihanna make "dance hits" - basically just catchy dance/house tracks that in my opinion don't even compare to Kaskade's chart topping,, beautiful songs (that he writes and produces,) but the record label calls it Pop instead of Dance or House and people eat it up and make it #1 on the Pop chart. Many people think dance/house artists and DJs just make "techno" because they are too dumb to realize the difference. Example: I had a mellow Kaskade song as my ring tone a couple of years ago and an idiotic Minnesotan told me "Your phone sounds like a rave!!"
But, I will go see this show because apparently Lady Gaga puts on an amazing "performance art" stage show. Everyone's favorite Dirrrrty girl with the unfortunate looking child, Xtina A, has been accused of stealing her look which she denies of course but the similarities are pretty strange if you look at Lady Gaga - who's been performing in the underground electronica scene on the lower east side of Manhattan for years - and Xtina's style in the last year or so.
I will be buying tix at the venue and refuse to give those bloodsucking motherf*ckers at Ticketmaster one more dollar..they are the worst music related company ever, besides Clear Channel.
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