Whoa, Blogger has an all new interface. Not sure what I think about it yet...

I had the pleasure of hearing some brand new Jake Fairley tracks over the weekend. Gnarzy electropunk attitude and a minimalist pop sensibility that is unique yet approachable, honest and fun. Plus he puts on one of the best live electronic performances I've ever seen. (Dragging a room full of club patrons on stage to sing along to an electro cover of I Wanna be Your Dog was a definite highlight of the year.) Word is he's shopping for a label too. Given how much his 12"s are adored by the likes of Magda and the UNTITLED residents, I'd be all over that.

Speaking of UNTITLED, the final edition at The Shelter takes place in two weeks. Look for the brand/club night/theatrical experience/grand experiment/cultural phenomenon to morph and expand into unexpected new realms as it leaves the comfy confines of its homebase for the past year and a half. Before it does though, give this chapter one final farewell on May 22 with the best collection of residents working anywhere: Derek Plaslaiko, Matthew Dear, Mike Servito, Ryan Elliot and Tadd Mullinix, plus all the folks who made the back room one of the most interesting and eclectic venues in town with Team Dorkwave, Shaun Reeves and Chuck Flask, a live set from Warp pin-up boy Jimmy Edgar, and Todd Osborn. Many thanks and much love to Blackbx and Ghostly International for all the madness and the unrelenting quality.