Tonight Tonight in Music: Magnetic Fields (again), Harvey Danger (again), the Duke Spirit, and DJ Craze
posted by on March 7 at 15:31 PM
Stephin Merritt and Co. continue their stint at Town Hall tonight. Read David Schamder’s interview with himself about interviewing Mr. Merritt by clicking here.
Harvey Danger is also playing night #2 of their stint at the Triple Door. Here’s a refresher on what Christopher Frizelle had to say in this week’s Up & Comings:
Harvey Danger
(Triple Door) If you need any proof that Harvey Danger’s big song from 10 years ago still means something to people, that its center of gravity holds, that it will never die, all you have to do is go to the gym. Or wait long enough in the lodge at Steven’s Pass. Or turn on the radio in Los Angeles. Or watch that movie it’s in. Or that British TV show it’s the theme song for. It’s always playing somewhere in the world, but it’s always ripped out of context. Which is why this weekend’s two-night run at the Triple Door will be so wholly satisfying. The first night features the band reproducing Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? in its entirety, with assorted B-sides; the second has them tackling King James Version and Little by Little. It’s a history party. CHRISTOPHER FRIZZELLE
Also tonight:

The Duke Spirit, The Voom Blooms
(Neumo’s) Singer Liela Moss from UK band the Duke Spirit scorches and seduces. She pivots on her frame, gets surly, and hunts you until your desires give in. Her vocals range from loud to soft, from gritty to angelic. She’s a Debbie Harry who channels Axl Rose. The Duke Spirit’s second full-length is called Neptune. The album, named for the god of the sea, was recorded in the desert at Joshua Tree’s Rancho de la Luna Studio and produced by the godfather of desert rock, Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age, Soulwax, and UNKLE.) The Duke Spirit are totally honed and free-swinging, firing off melodic elements of ’60s garage rock while Moss sticks a sweetened blond knife in your heart. TRENT MOORMAN

And finally, DJ Craze is at the War Room. Michaelangelo Matos reviewed his new disc, FabricLive 38, this week—he gave it two stars. Here’s an excerpt (read the review in its entirety here):
You’d figure a fast-cutting DJ mix that crams 27 rapid-tempo songs into 67 unbroken minutes would have some drive to it. Some of the time, you’d be right. But for the most part, this Fabric mix, helmed by longtime Miami hiphop jock Craze, is surprisingly aimless. The first quarter’s boisterousness— especially Craze’s opening “Intro,” where Armanni Reign reads off the DJ’s bona fides—feels forced, with Craze’s turntable trickery less aural punctuation than distracting frippery. It buries good songs like Cool Kids’ “Black Mags,” and when the DJ slips in Jan Hammer’s “Miami Vice Theme” for that soupçon of kitschy “fun” (as well as a nod toward his city’s roots), it lowers the disc’s energy instead of raising it.

Why no mention of Tulsa? Do you just not dig them or figure they have enough press?
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