The Pool Party summer series of free shows has taken an unfortunate turn of late, becoming more discussed for its behind-the-scenes press-baiting institutional drama than the concerts themselves. If you follow Brooklyn local events and gossip even casually, the conflicts between JellyNYC (the series’ creators and organizers) and the Op...

The lynchpin of the late-night sensual portion of your Cruel Summer, Chromeo’s “Don’t Turn The Lights On” gives you myriad reasons to heed the title track’s call in lyric (“because tonight I want to see you in the dark”) and sound (sexy ’80s synth pop cut to danceflo...

While you guys dug “Don’t Turn The Lights On,” we secretly harbored concerns that Dave1 and P-Thugg wouldn’t be able to follow-up their clever Fancy Footwork album cover. False alarm.You can see Chromeo live with Holy Ghost!, Neon Indian, and/or Telephoned this summer.07/26 – Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club...

Bonnaroo was hot as hell this year. Muddy, too, the farmlands turning into a sloshpile under 80,000 pairs of flip-flops as if it had been raining there all weekend (it wasn’t). The experience isn’t for the faint of heart, but there’s magic to tap in those Tennessee fields year after year. Usually it’s via ...

Down at Bonnaroo this past weekend, the Lips played the hotly contested midnight hour on Saturday night against the Black Keys and Daryl Hall & Chromeo. We chose to visit Hall’s House because I’ve seen just about enough of Wayne’s ball (and balls) for awhile, although the band sought to make it interesting b...