Tim Sweeney, Kudu, In Flagranti and more at Asterisk April 30, 2005

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New Release Presents...

an even crazier dance party than you could have ever imagined
at Asterisk (258 Johnson Ave in Bushwick)
Saturday, April 30th
10pm until you can't take it anymore

featuring the likes of...

Kudu
Criminal Justice (feat. Dana Leong, Jason Lindner and Baba Israel)
Cardenal

followed by an all-night stroke-a-thon with Tim Sweeney (DFA/Beats in Space)

In Flagranti (Codek) spins between sets, and his special friend, Cocoa Cracker Brown (New Release/Nublu) takes care of the super late end of things

$5 to get in
$3 beers

L to Montrose.
Walk one block south.
Left on Johnson. Look for the red asterisk.

[email protected] for more info

relevant resources:
Kudu -- www.kudu2u.com
Criminal Justice -- www.geocities.com/dzbone/TateoSound.html
Tim Sweeney -- www.beatsinspace.net
In Flagranti -- www.codek.com/flagranti.html (check the new tracks out! brilliant!)
New Release -- www.newreleasenewyork.net
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New Release is at it again. The weekly events listing for New York City throws another one of its crazy-ass, late-night dance parties at Asterisk. This may be the last one for a while. On the bill:

Kudu - Low-end, percussion-heavy electro led by dirty yet delicate female vocals. Their live show in the little room at Asterisk will make you wet yourself.

Criminal Justice - With each member of this group typically stuck in jazz rooms around town, it's not surprising that the band is full of chops. But they're more than just a group of talented musicians. Jason Lindner, Tony Escapa and Mitch Cohn lay down a groove so thick you could eat it; Dana Leong's trombone and Baba Israel's beatboxing and MCing are icing on the cake.

Cardenal - I've only heard snippets here and there, because this will be Cardenal's first show, but if the recordings are any indication, this will be a first show to see. Shoegaze guitar textures blend with Bonham-esque drums and melodic bass-lines. And their drummer sings. (Phil Collins, look out.)

In Flagranti - One of the aliases of Codek Records' Sasha Crnobmja, this one is definitely the dirtiest. I needn't say much more than check out the snippets from the new 12": www.codek.com/flagranti.html. Brilliant.

Tim Sweeney - It's not a strike of fate that Master Sweeney's getting all the kudos these days. His DJ sets are everything you could ask for: surprising, with moments of obscurity and familiarity, extremely danceable, and somehow intellectual (don't worry, there won't be a quiz or anything.) And he's got great hair.

Cocoa Cracker Brown ? He plays great fucking records. For instance: Lady Don't Tek No, Funky Kingston, Superman Lover, It's Dancing Time, and Me and Giuliani Down By The Schoolyard