LCD Soundsystem members form LCD side-project
The last we heard from LCD Soundsystem, the James Murphy led electro-dance group was busy touring and releasing 7″’s with Arcade Fire. With Win Butler and crew now on hiatus and most of the other LCD members doing the same, Murphy now has a bit of extra free time on his hand.
But instead of taking a much deserved break, Murphy will be using the coming months, with the help of LCD Soundsystem drummer Pat Mahony, to educate the country about the fun of disco music. Under the title Special Disco Version, the duo, hot off a few warm up shows, have announced plans for a full-length North America tour, to show, as Murphy puts it, that disco “is real liberation music for people who know where to go.”
‘With SDV, I can keep experimenting with remixes that we’re working on, I can keep playing new stuff, and I can keep finding old records,’ says Murphy.
Special Disco Version 2008 Tour Dates:
08/07 - San Francisco, CA @ Mighty
08/08 - Vancouver, BC @ Celebrities Club
08/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ 647 Lamar St.
08/10 - Los Angeles, CA @ Roosevelt Hotel
08/13 - New York, NY @ Santos
08/14 - Chicago, IL @ Smart Bar
08/15 - Montreal, QC @ Coda
08/16 - Toronto, ON @ Wrong Bar
08/22 - London, England @ Fabric ^
08/23 - Brighton, England @ Beachdown Festival ^
08/24 - Birmingham, England @ Custard Factory ^
08/27 - New York, NY @ Santos
09/10 - New York, NY @ Santos
09/18 - Lisbon, Portugal @ Lux *
09/19 - London, England @ Fabric *
09/20 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Better Days *
09/24 - New York, NY @ Santos
10/03 - Rio de Janerio, Brazil @ TBA
10/08 - New York, NY @ Santos
10/10 - Seoul, South Korea @ TBA
10/11 - Tokyo, Japan @ TBA
10/22 - New York, NY @ Santos
10/25 - London, England @ TBA
^ = Pat only
* = James only
Gah. Why do they have to be at Santos?
Man. These guys came to MTl and stunk the place out!
These kids have no idea what disco is about, and the dancefloor was not dancing….
LCD : Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles etc.. wouldn’t like
what they heard last night.
A real waste of $15 of this ticket.
Nov 19th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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