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...University with several claims to fame, one in particular is often lost in the mix...
...mother's ex-boyfriends to her wedding on a Greek island so she can find out which one is her father, was an escapist trifle. And the production hardly disguises the frivolousness of what is onstage: the choreography, when it can be deciphered, is unremarkable; the costumes (a mix of disco-glitz and suburban soccer mom, with an odd preponderance of swimwear) are ho-hum; and the cast, headed by Louise Pitre as the free-spirited mom, is short on big names and big voices...
...Remedy, Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton have firmly planted themselves in the realm of contemporary pop music. And with good reason—within the context of house music’s stomping four-on-the-floor beat, the Jaxx add an array of unexpected elements. Contributing to the mix are destabilizing rhythms gleaned from the likes of Timbaland, catchy melodic hooks and actual song structures, as well as a punk-like immediacy achieved with their startlingly original usage of noisy, densely woven samples. Unlike so many musical failures, Basement Jaxx are neither dogmatic purists nor contrived, self-conscious genre...
Nowhere was their universal appeal more apparent than under the roof of Avalon last week. After a ridiculously pompous opening fanfare, the duo got straight to business with a spine-tingling mix of their wildest, most floor-shaking anthems. The songs were intercut by intense live jams that consisted almost entirely of tweaked sirens and ultra-distorted basslines, the occasional cheeky sample (Eminem elicited a small cheer), and divine, slamming beats. Not stopping at mere sound, however, the show boasted a rotating cast of exotically clad vocalists and dancers whose exhortations to the crowd were at once embracing and confrontational...
...news started on Friday when doctors couldn’t clear Palazzo to play with an injured hamstring. While Staph has been the more prolific rusher this season, Palazzo is a good change of pace to mix up defenses...