By Marke B.
I would seriously follow local turbocrunk duo Lazer Sword to the ends of the earth -- and I just might have to, once they embark on their European Tour in February (come back, come back ...). One of the last times to see them rock the little electronic boxes live will be this Thursday at the fun-filled monthly Work party at UndergroundSF, hosted by the Unicrons crew.
I've had a few small reservations about the Work parties -- they've been popular, and I dig all the local music-making talent they've brought in. Particularly, I'm partial lately to Unicrons members Futuristic Prince, whose jam "Amok Time" has lodged itself in my ears. But the party seemed to follow a kind of tired banger party template, and the promotion has at times seemed a tad desperate. Once they even claimed to be celebrating the release of the new G4 iPhone and The Dark Knight Returns! I hope that was in jest, and I certainly understand that you gotta do what you gotta do to build a party. Twenty Myspace bulletins an hour, though, usually only serves to turn me off. (Can we make that a rule for all club promoters at this late point in the MySpace thingie?)
HOWEVER!
The one time I popped in for a look-see, the extremely fashionable and photographed crowd was having a blast -- and bringing in Lazer Sword this time around shows that the promoters are willing to try something experimental on their crowd, which rockets them to the top in my book. So if this damn cold doesn't ground me this week (do you have it too?) I'll definitely be nodding my head to the Lazers.
Download Lazer Sword's mind-melting "Blap to the Future" mixtape here. And watch them live in action here:
Work
w/ Lazer Sword, Futuristic Prince, Hotthobo, and Kirin Rider
Thu/11, 10pm, $5
Underground SF
424 Haight, SF.
www.myspace.com/unicronswork
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