Red MeatIf you're planning an all American staycation this weekend, there's still plenty to do in the (very 2009) American spirit of staying thrifty. Below, a couple choice selections for the long Independence Day(s)...and nights.Panama! 2 with DJ Beto (Friday)DJ Beto traveled all through the bug-filled bodegas of Panama to dig for the finest in funk-infested, Latin- and African- influenced combos sweatin' out the late '60 through the late '70s. The local writer/DJ/crate digger edited down his f
Angela BoatwrightA-TrakA-Trak, Theophilus London, Treasure Fingers, Trackademicks
July 16th, 2009
The Independent
Review by Noah Sanders
Better than: Actually attending a rave in the early '90s.
Last night's A-Trak show at The Independent seemed pieced together with a lingering adoration of the early '90s house scene firmly in place, each act embodying a disparate part of that faded bit of once cherished electronica. With the exception of local hip-hop favorites Trackademicks bustling 25 minu