After the unseasonably warm weather the last week or so, the fall shift has finally come. It's even rained for the first time in what seems like all of September (not a complaint). That being said, festival season and the excellent outdoor events that accompany it are all but over (although I'm sure there's several events for Nuit Blanche tomorrow). And this can only mean one thing, IT'S CLUB SEASON!
It'll be the first fall without our beloved Hoxton, but that just means more and more people will be turning to
Velvet Underground and
Danforth Music Hall to fill that gaping hole in our hearts. The first of seemingly dozens of can't miss autumn events comes tomorrow night when
TroyBoi is set to tear down The Danforth as a part of his
Left Is Right tour, in support of his debut album of the same name. Joining him on this stop are Philadelphian
Louis Futon and Aussie duo
Slumberjack.
Now you'll certainly be aware of
Slumberjack if you follow this blog at all, as is the case with
TroyBoi, who I've covered a couple times here, but
Louis Futon is someone who's yet to find his way onto
EFYE. But boy, is he quality and a fantastic fit for this lineup. Just a quick scan of his Soundcloud page shows serious success with powerful poppy productions like "
Rewind" which just broke a million. Then there's his alarmingly awesome flip of
THEY.'s "
U RITE." But if big is what you desire, look no further than the phantasmagorical and feels ridden, future bass track "
Wasted On You." First two are available free.
While this is a
TroyBoi headlining show, I'm actually most excited to see
Slumberjack, who I've been waiting to see for several years, each time missing them for some stupid reason or another. After first discovering them through their brilliant bootleg of
What So Not "
Touched," I then became even more infatuated as they combined with
Sable for "
Sprinter," before dropping their sensational
self-titled EP. And holy crap is "
Horus" still hellaciously good. Then they got deliriously deep and emotional with "
Open Fire" (as covered
here), while still showing some brain battering bass abilities with their "
Scary" good remix of
Stormzy (once again covered
here). Since then they've really taken off with the fiery EP
Fracture. So while I'm not sure what to expect from their set, I cannot wait to take it all in.
Now for the main course. As if the 11 tracks above weren't enough, how about an epic 20 track album? Yes, that's right.
TroyBoi's debut is that big. I mean the man was able to get Ice Cube on a track, so yeah, it's pretty clear this man is making waves. The lead track even puts it more explicitly, as "
Bitch I'm Awesome." So if bass bangin', booty swangin' beats are what you desire then
TroyBoi is just for you. And you know what? I could list a dozen or more remixes and originals that would solidify this sentiment, but you might as well just start with the single release that is succinctly his style.
At last look, tickets were still available, but are said to be in short supply. There's usually some saved up at the box office for those keeners that show up early, but don't take my word as gospel. I'm just a fan, I serve no official capacity. So if you want to see a spectacular show, and why wouldn't you after all the awesome tunage above, check out the Facebook event
here, and get direct link to tickets
here.
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