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THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND

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The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. At the center of it is Daniel Collás, the Witch Doctor, and Sean Marquand, the Medicine Man; who, after years of searching and contemplation, through live performance and the manipulation of recorded music, have finally succeeded in assembling the personification of their holy vision: Patrick Wood, Nicholas Movshon, Luke O’Malley, Laura Marin, Quinn Luke, and Joan Tick, enhanced by the remarkable talents of Aurelio Valle, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton, Bart Davenport, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra, among carefully chosen others. Together they have crafted a sound that is equal parts anthemic, dancefloor-oriented and orchestral, borrowing elements from progressive rock, disco, electro, and psychedelia. The Phenomenal Handclap Band started when Collás and Marquand, two New York underground club DJs, became restless with the concept of playing other people’s music. Both had

LEGEND - 30/04/2012 - WARM UP 23:00 - D.A.V.I

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DROP DEAD - CONCRETE TOUR

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Porto Alegre - The COMPLEX 26/04/2012 DJ D.A.V.I 

CECIL OTTER

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Cecil Otter is a compelling musician for the same reasons he’s good with cards. The technique runs on charm, patience, intuition, and precision. Cecil is one of the founding members of Doomtree. As an emcee he’s admired for his lyric, cinematic style. He writes about love, vengeance, and redemption—and the spaces where the three convene. His narratives ride on his imagery: sepia flickers of loners, beauties, ghosts, and vagabonds. As a producer, his sound is nostalgic. He features swooning guitar lines, masterful drums, vinyl crackle, and distant voices. The effect is melodic, often melancholic, and seems to draw on the sentiment of another, more romantic era. Cecil’s fascination with rap music started when his big sister ran away from home. She left a box of rap cassettes beneath her bed, all intentionally mislabeled to prevent confiscation by her parents. Easy E with a Jon Bon Jovi sticker. N.W.A as Michael Bolton. At eight, Cecil memorized every word, intent on impressing he

RA RA RIOT

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Syracuse, New York, United States ( 2006  – present) Ra Ra Riot is an indie rock band which formed in Syracuse, New York, United States in 2006. The band consists of Wes Miles (vocals, keyboards), Milo Bonacci (guitar), Matthieu Santos (bass), Rebecca Zeller (violin) and Gabriel Duquette (drums). The band’s original drummer, John Pike, died in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on June 3, 2007, drowning in Buzzards Bay shortly after a show in Providence, Rhode Island. The band continued on and released their debut full length album The Rhumb Line in 2008. The band released their second full length album, The Orchard on August 24th, 2010.  In February 2012, cellist and keyboardist Alexandra Lawn left the band. www.rarariot.com

AQUALUNG

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    Matt Hales (born January 17, 1972), better known as Aqualung, is a British   singer/songwriter best known in the United Kingdom for his song “Strange and Beautiful (I’ll Put a Spell on You)”, which was featured on a television advertisement for the new Volkswagen Beetle during the summer of 2002 and went on to become a Top 10 hit in the UK singles chart later that year. Prior to his success as Aqualung, Hales was known as the lead singer of mid-1990s, London-based Britpop band   Ruth . Ruth had a string of moderately successful hit singles, including “I Don’t Know,” “Valentine’s Day,” and “Fear of Flying,” and one album, “Harrison,” before changing their name in 2001 to   The 45’s . As The 45s, the band released two more singles and one posthumous album to little attention before splitting so Hales could focus on his new endeavor as Aqualung. Almost immediately after the band’s split, “Strange and Beautiful” began climbing the British charts and gaining massive amounts of attenti

MATT POND PA

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    Matt Pond PA (usually written with lowercase letters: matt pond PA) is an indie band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1998 by singer/songwriter Matt Pond, along with guitarist/bassist Josh Kramer, violinist Rosie McNamara-Jones, cellist Jim Hostetter, and drummer Sean Byrne (previously of Lenola and The Twin Atlas). Matt Pond is the only remaining original member because the band had to reform when Pond moved to New York City. Their debut   Deer Apartments   gained them recognition in CDNow’s Unheard? competition for unsigned artists that same year. Matt Pond PA has performed with   Ted Leo and the Pharmacists ,   Nickel Creek ,   Youth Group , Mae ,   Keane ,   Guster ,   dios Malos ,   Neko Case ,   Straylight Run , and   Liz Phair . The band’s music has been included in the soundtrack for the FOX television program The O.C., specifically cover versions of   Oasis ’ “Champagne Supernova” and   Neutral Milk Hotel ’s “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.” As of late 2007,

CLOUD NOTHINGS

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Cloud Nothings is an indie rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. Dylan Baldi started Cloud Nothings as a way to amuse himself between classes at Case Western Reserve University in 2009. The first batch of Cloud Nothings songs, including the blogosphere favorite “Hey Cool Kid” (available on the 2010 compilation “Turning On”), was recorded on a computer in the basement of Baldi’s home in Westlake, OH. A concert promoter who invited Cloud Nothings to play a gig in New York City in December 2009 prompted Baldi to hastily assemble a real band and drop out of college to focus on his music full-time.Baldi recorded the second Cloud Nothings album (2010’s Self Titled) in Baltimore with producer Chester Gwazda.The Cloud Nothings third album, Attack On Memory, was released in January 2012. It was the first album in 2012 to receive “Best New Music” status on Pitchfork.com. Myspace page - http://www.myspace.com/cloudnothings

CRIOLO

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São Paulo, Brasil (1989 - present) Kleber Gomes Cavalcante (1975), better known by stage names like Criolo Doido or Criolo, is a Brazilian singer of rap and soul. Criolo began rapping in 1989, and until the early 2000 was almost unknown. In 2006, he released his first studio album, entitled ‘Ainda há tempo’ and founded the Rinha dos MC’s, a place where there are weekly shows, graffiti and photography exhibitions and freestyle.   In 2008, won the “Song of the Year” and “Person of the Year” in the fourth edition of the event “O Rap é compromise.” To celebrate his twenty year career, he recorded a live DVD in the Rinha dos MC’s, which was released in 2010, called Criolo Doido Live in SP.