The Juan Maclean

So I went to a MotherFucker party the other night, the night before New Years. Is it February already? It seems like I’ve lost this last month in New York in the nexus of the black hole that was my move to Manhattan. My cords, cameras, computers tangled and lost in cardboard boxes, not connected to the internet, no memberships to Apple Clubs (I heard he’s founding his own country) It’s been amazing! But don’t worry I’ve been going to rock shows in the meantime, hitting up new restaurants, seeing the new movies and art that makes New York City move through time at record speeds. Old adventures are still stored in my memory and I’ll have them up for you to enjoy, my cable guy just came today and hooked up the Internet. I remember heading out to Avalon to check out The Juan Maclean who fronts an electronic band. Formerly of Six Finger Satellite, Maclean quit in the late eighties after years of drug addiction and lack of creativity. He put his life back together in New Hampshire and has released a few records off DFA Records in the recent years, the newest being ‘Less Then Human.’ He was playing at Avalon, formerly known as the club Limelight, originally a great old church. Located in Chelsea it is still a space for old and new rituals. The cathedral was packed and I was looking down from one of the balconies above, a complimentary drink on hand. The band is a mix between electronic and assorted live drummers along with Maclean, often with fist in the sky and an assortment of musical gadgets to play with with, pumped the dancing crowd throughout the night. The party itself was a bit contrived in the other lower rooms with plenty of young girls aching to participate in the debauchery that Michael T. and the boys bring to their parties, but girls still lacking that New York Gritty, hailing from the suburbs of the city. An ideal acoustical situation to hear music and the place comes complete with stained glass windows, ghosts, and an outside smoking area in the graveyard, I mean backyard. So if you’re in town looking for a space to dance, check out Avalon for a devout experience. The Juan Mclean is playing this Saturday at the Bowery Ballroom with DJ Tim Sweeney. It’s a new year and I have information from reliable sources that winter is never coming again!

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Posted on 2/2/2006 ( Permanent Link )
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