Interview with Nick Curly
Tonight, Mannheim’s own Nick Curly (8Bit/Cecille) stops at U Street Music Hall amidst one of only three U.S. tour dates, in lieu of his debut album Between The Lines (released back in March). We had the chance to catch up with him before the show to discuss the tour, his beginnings in breakbeat, emotionally connecting with his audience and Rajo.
See Nick Curly tonight at U Street Music Hall with Chris Nitti – doors open at 10pm, entry is free before 11pm for ages 21+. RSVP here.
Interview with Beautiful Swimmers
Beautiful Swimmers blends soul music into a mix of influences from around the globe. For years they have been serving up the very best from their stockpiles of vinyl, but have more recently been focusing more on making their own music. Home to Maryland, the two piece gets down with the DC crowd on the reg, having mixed tunes on the U Street Music Hall dance floor multiple times since the club’s opening in 2010.
On 4/20 you can catch Beautiful Swimmers at U Hall again, opening for Blisspop and Red Fridays presents Tiger & Woods alongside Tim Sweeney, host of WNYU radio show “Beats in Space.” Prepare yourself for their set with the following listening tips. Expect fast drumbeats to intro, dive into their edits which hail from their insane, worldly collection of vinyl, and wrap yourself into the universal sound groove that they are still innovating.
Blisspop sat down for a quick chat with Ari, 1/2 of Swimmers, ahead of the party this Friday to chat vinyl hunting, playing U Hall and their summer plans…
Orchard Lounge at U Street Music Hall
For those of you who missed their first go around back in January, the Chicago-based trio Orchard Lounge have kindly posted their 4 hour set on SoundCloud and it’s just as good as we remembered. Tech house, deep house and disco, oh my!
Refresh your memory or get familiar with their sound as OL prepares for their triumphant return to U Street Music Hall on April 28th for BLISS. Grab your tickets here. And check out our interview with Ben Silver of Orchard Lounge.
Interview with Gingy & Bordello
With releases on Tiga’s Turbo imprint and appearances at Fabric alongside the likes of Brodinski and Gesaffelstein, Toronto’s Gingy & Bordello are certainly making a name for themselves of late. We sat down with the duo to chat studio work flow, the state of their local scene and lessons learned from playing one of the most important rooms in clubland.
Gingy & Bordello will be joining the Blisspop crew as special guests at Lost & Sound this Saturday (April 14) at Backbar. More details here. Come get weird with us.
Here’s the pair’s second Fabric promo mix to get you in the mood for Saturday…
Interview with Stacey Pullen
Blisspop had the pleasure of catching up with Detroit techno second-waver Stacey Pullen to chat about formative experiences with Detroit radio, spending time in Europe and the state of electronic music in the US.
Stacey will be playing Sunday’s Workshop this Sunday (March 18) at a secret location in DC. He’ll be joined by Sascha Dive, Andy Grant and Lomez as well as locals Navbox, Jubilee and Chris Nitti. In addition, there will be visuals by Adrian Loving, art installations and burritos by Rito Loco. RSVP to CocoonDC@gmail.com for location and purchase advance tickets here.