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Music: Electronic
The Presets

When

Friday May 30, 2008 (9pm)

Where
Abbey Pub (3420 W Grace St, 773.478.4408)
Price
$15
Details
http://www.abbeypub.com/html/may_30__2008_-__the_presets_wi.html
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The Sydney-based Presets lug their drums and keyboards halfway around the world to show off the follow-up to their 2005 electro-dance debut, Beams. Armed with a new set of cold, digital beats and Julian Hamilton's insistent vocals, the duo's latest record, Apocalypso, lives up to its name with end-of-the-world dance riffs in the addictive single "My People." Openers Walter Meego are decidedly warmer and funkier, with fuzzy beats and a slick dance-pop aesthetic. With its next album, Voyager, set to hit the streets later this month, the duo (augmented by Andrew Bernhardt) introduces a pile of new material tonight.

Connie Hwong