Highlights from last night were  Monolake, such an inspired artist, literally grinning as he performed. It wasn’t hard to tell he loves what he does. Plus the visual performer was genius, I would have been smiling indeed. After Monolake, we caught the end of Rich, he was playing some amazing house music. From the festival we bounced to the CLR party to see Marcel Dettmann, RadioSlave, Speedy J, and Chris Liebing. Two floors of sound, three floors of fun.

The View From Milner Hotel

Well we’re here, last night we went to the Akufen pre-party at the T.V. lounge, it was pretty cool, nothing stood out as exceptional, well maybe our dancing – lol!!!

Leading up to that we stopped at Cliff Bells for happy hour, five dollar Manhattans will blow the doors off at 4:30. Then we jumped to Cass Cafe, Erin took care of my meal – thanks sister. After the Cass we hit up Bronx Bar and played a ton of music on the juke box, but we left before it played. Some dude was playing Billy Joel. Fun times though, and after the bronx we got dropped off by the hotel. It was amazing, the tigers game just ended and the fire works were bursting bright right over our hotel. I love Detroit, and its much happier then its given credit for. Early in the day Daniel and Erin gave us a tour of their Urban Farm. Daniel’s building a chicken coop, and Erin’s landscape creativity shines right through the overcast. Big ups to them, two of the most inspiring people in my life. On my moral Compass they represent the North. I hope Daniel felt okay going to work at 3am, he’s just a little guy, HAHAHAHA!!!

Lets begin last night… Chilling at the pad waiting for the morning to come, an early flight gets those butterflies going something crazy. Just before bed and after spending a nice evening with my beautiful wife I checked my email, of course I get an URGENT alert telling me my flights canceled , which completely stuck a fork in my plans to see my brother and his groovy family – Let me back up for a quick second – The only reason I’m going to this Festival (its been 7 years) is because my best friend and creator of this site BlakeAndrew is getting hitched, this maybe the one time “the boys” can get together on a big trip before he plunges into the beauty of getting to know his truest friend, the one who will be there when he looks his best and especially his worst.

Don’t think this will look like Hangover 2, well maybe. There’s a cast of characters going that could rival any movie I’ve ever seen. Trust me when I say we’ve done the Hangover thing, we just never stole someone’s tiger. Anyway, so I was able to book a later flight same day. Now I find myself delayed, waiting to see my friend, and go to my sisters place for a delicious home cooked meal. I’m drinking the first beverage that will inevitably be a long line of altering beverages. I’ll keep you posted. The sun is coming out – “Pardon me miss, but could I have another one of those fine drinks you make!

Shit, people are sitting too close while I type this. Some asshole is sitting next to me with his family bitching about his extra large hair gel that was just confiscated. No shit sherlock, you can’t bring giant containers of hair gel on an airplane. The irony is, he admitted after he announced to the rest of us his hair gel was taken, he knew about the 3 oz limit. Homie needs to get his mind straight. I’m wearing headphones right now, these folks think I’m listening to something, but honestly their banter is more entertaining then my itunes folder.

I just came back from the bathroom, and this dude was walking away with my drink, I literally just chased him down in the Knoxville airport Ruby Tuesdays. Everyone was looking at me. Damn it, I miss my wife, she typically handles all the little things, like telling people “he’s not done with that.” Love you Babe!

OUT

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08-11 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-12 Gothenberg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-13 St. Malo, France – La Route Du Rock
08-14 Leicester, England – Summer Sundae Weekender
08-15 Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08-19 Lausanne, Switzerland – For Noise Festival
08-20 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival
08-21 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-22 Groningen, Netherlands - Noordenzon Festival
08-28 Leeds, England – Leeds Festival
08-29 Reading, England – Reading Festival
09-03 Vlieland, Netherlands – Into The Great Wide Open
09-04 Stradbally, Ireland – Electric Picnic
09-05 London, England – Offset Festival
09-09 Lille, France – Radar Festival
09-10 Berlin, Germany – Berlin Festival
09-11 Somerset, England – End of the Road Festival
09-12 Isle of Wight, England - Bestival
09-14 Guelph, Ontario - Ebar ^
09-15 Ottawa, Ontario – Babylon ^
09-16 Montreal, Quebec – National ^
09-17 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix ^
09-18 London, Ontario - Lolafest
09-19 Boston, MA – Paradise #
09-22 New York, NY – Webster Hall #
09-23 Washington, DC – Black Cat #
09-24 Cincinnati, OH – Midpoint Music Festival
09-25 Urbana, IL – Pygmalion Music Festival
09-26 Chicago, IL – Metro #
09-27 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
09-28 Winnepeg, Manitoba – West End Cultural Center #
09-29 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Amigos #
09-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite #
10-01 Calgary, Alberta - Republik #
10-03 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue #
10-04 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
10-05 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom #
10-06 San Francisco, CA – Regency #
10-07 Los Angeles, CA – La Cita
10-08 Los Angeles, CA – Music Box #
10-09 Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
10-11 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
10-12 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre #
10-14 Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa
10-15 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon
10-16 Tallahassee, FL – Engine Room
10-17 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
10-18 Orlando, FL - Backbooth
10-19 Miami, FL – Grand Central
10-21 Guanajuanto, Mexico- Mutek/Cervantino Festival
10-23 Santiago, Chile – Festival Fauna Primavera
10-27 Sao Paulo, Brazil – Clash Club
10-28 Bogota, Colombia – Downtown
10-30 Asheville, NC – Moog Festival
10-31 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle #
11-03 Geneva, Switzerland - L’Usine
11-04 Montpellier, France – 34 Tours Festival
11-05 Torino, Italy – Club to Club
11-06 Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv
11-07 Lubiana, Slovenia - Kino Siska
11-08 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
11-09 Zurich, Germany - Abart
11-11 Lorient, France – Les Indisciplines
11-12 Amiens, France – La Lune Des Pirates
11-13 Luxemborg, Luxemborg - Exit 07
11-14 Leipzig, Germany – Central Theater
11-15 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
11-16 Heidelberg, – Enjoy Jazz Festival
11-17 Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie
11-18 Reims, France – La Cartonnerie
11-19 London, England – Coronet *
11-20 Manchester, England – Warehouse Project *
11-21 Glasgow, Scotland – ABC *
11-22 Leeds, England – Social Brudenell
11-23 Bristol, England – Thekla
11-24 Brighton, England – Coalition
11-25 Bucharest, Romania - MNAC
11-26 Utrecht, Netherlands – Le Guess Who Festival
11-27 Brussels, Belgium – Autumn Falls Festival AB
11-28 Paris, France – Cabaret Sauvage
11-29 Cologne, Germany – Gloria
12-02 Budapest, Hungary - Godor
12-03 Zagreb, Croatia - Teater ITD
12-04 Vienna, Austria - Fluc
12-05 Frankfurt, Germany - Mouseoturm
12-07 Minehead, England – ATP In Between Days
12-08 Liverpool, England - Kazimier
12-09 Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy
12-12 Barcelona, Spain - Sala Razzmatazz 2

^ with Russian Futurists
# with Emeralds
* with Four Tet

07-30 Boston, MA – House of Blues !
07-31 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis !
08-14 New York, NY – The Beach at Governor’s Island ^$
09-19 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl *
09-21 San Diego, CA – SDSU Open Air Theatre *
09-22 Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl Concert Theater *
09-23 Salt Lake City, UT – The Rail Event Center *
09-25 Columbia, MD – Virgin Mobile FreeFest
09-26 Vancouver, British Columbia – PNE Forum *
09-27 Seattle, WA – Showbox ^&
09-28 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom ^&
09-30 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine ^&
10-01 Los Angeles, CA – Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theatre ^&
10-02 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress ^&
10-03 El Paso, TX – Black Market ^&
10-05 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater ^&
10-06 Houston, TX – Argentum ^&
10-08 Baton Rouge, LA – Spanish Moon ^&
10-09 Athens, GA – 40 Watt ^&
10-10 Newport, KY – Southgate House ^&
10-11 Chicago, IL – Metro ^&
10-12 Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace ^&
10-14 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues !

! with Chromeo
^ with Prefuse 73
$ with Dom, Nite Jewel
* with Phoenix
& with Miniature Tigers

07-26 Leipzig, Germany – Sweat Club Leipzig
07-28 Copenhagen, Denmark – The Gun Club
07-29 Emmaboda, Sweden – Emmaboda Festival
07-31 Trondeim, Norway – Brukbar
08-02 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom !
08-06 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-07 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle *
08-12 San Diego, CA – Museum of Contemporary Art
08-13 Pomona, CA – The Glass House $
08-14 Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan ^
08-16 Santa Barbara, CA – Soho
08-17 Santa Cruz, CA – Crepe Place
08-18 San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
08-25 Seattle, WA – Neumos
08-26 Vancouver, British Columbia – Biltmore
08-27 Victoria, British Columbia – Sugar
08-30 Sacramento, CA – Sol Collective
08-31 Visalia, CA – Howie and Sons Pizza
09-04 Los Angeles, CA – FYF Fest
09-10 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe
09-11 St. Louis, MO – Billiken Club
09-14 Bloomington, IN – Rhinos
09-15 Columbus, OH – Skully’s
09-16 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
09-17 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street Nightclub
09-18 Waltham, MA – Brandeis University
09-20 Providence, RI – Met Cafe
09-24 Kingston, NY – 323 Wall Street
09-25 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
09-27 Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel
09-28 Greensboro, NC – Guilfor College
09-29 Charlotte, NC – Milestone
09-30 Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
10-01 Nashville, TN – Exit / In
10-02 Oxford, MS – Proud Larrys
10-20 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden #

! with Smith Westerns, Total Slacker
* with Harlem, Fergus and Geronimo
$ with Abe Vigoda, Crystal Antlers, the Growlers
^ with the Cool Kids
# with Phoenix and Dirty Projectors