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Music
[SOLD OUT] Justice

When

Thursday Mar 20, 2008 (8pm)

Where
Riviera Theatre (4746 N Racine Ave, 773.275.6800)
Price
$29
Details
http://www.jamusa.com/Venues/Riviera/Concerts.aspx
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Despite their recent ubiquity (thanks a lot, New York Times), Justice show no signs of compromise. Treating first-wave French filter house like a much-loved and abused pair of sneakers, the Gallic duo has taken Daft Punk's mantra "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" as a musical imperative: beats stutter, bass lines threaten to disembowel speakers, and everything in the mid-to-high end sounds as if it's caught in a congested vacuum cleaner. But, boy, is it danceable. Seeing a techno act hasn't been this much like going to a heavy-metal concert since "Firestarter"-era Prodigy.

Matt Sussman