The Bowery Ballroom (Venue Partner)
6 Delancey St
212.533.2111
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Datarock
- When
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Monday July 21, 2008 (9pm)
- Where
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Directions: JMZ to Bowery
- Price
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$15
- Links
Norwegian duo Datarock cite Devo as one of their main influences, as if it weren't obvious. (They wear matching sci-fi jumpsuits, have a proclivity for jerky, synth-driven computer pop, and are fans of delivering deadpan voice-overs.) Of course, the group's arcade bleeps and zaps are all their own — however couched in bawdy, self-consciously nerdy lyrics and deep disco grooves. The band hit it big in 2005 with its single "Computer Camp Love," a cheeky tribute to Grease's "Summer Nights," and in 2008 received the highest honor possible — a remix of "Computer Camp Love" by none other than the devolution dudes themselves. Brooklyn-based Boy Crisis open tonight with breathy, sticky dance rock.
