Bpitch Control 10th Anniversary @ Studio B for Self-Titled Magazine

It's incredible how New York continues to book high quality acts on a Friday night. So many, in fact, that I often find myself wanting to attend at least 4 or 5 events in one night. Such was the case this past Friday. Converge was at Europa, Henrick Schwarz was playing live with Ame at Le Poisson Rouge, Obits were having their CD Release party and The Gaslight Anthem were at Webster Hall. Ultimately, a friend flew in from Boston and we went to go see Gui Boratto - the Brazilian producer who was performing live, sandwiched on the bill between Bpitch Control DJs Thomas Muller and Ellen Allien.

Last year, I was a major part of booking Gui Boratto for his first Boston performance at Great Scott as part of Basstown. It was a Monday night and 18+, but it sold out and made us many new friends. Tagged on to his lineup that night was his friend Drika, the club flyer designer in high demand who also DJ'd under the moniker DRI.K, opening with her own style of what goes down in Sao Paulo. To this day, Boratto is hands down the most charming booking we'd ever had at Basstown events so it was no surprise that, paired with his endearing new album, it would be a good show.

It turned out that Converge, just down the street, was so damn good (no surprise) that Self-Titled magazine's editors never made it out of the venue. In later conversation, I was asked to review the gig that S-T had never actually made it to, and accompanied with a few shots from a friend's digital camera. It was a good night...good enough to dispel any regrets of not spending more than $600 (that I don't actually have) on a last minute flight to Miami for the Winter Music Conference. The week is already half over, and I already see the forthcoming weekend - with all of its endless choices - fast approaching.

You can read the review, posted here: Bpitch Control 10th Anniversary @ Studio B for Self-Titled Magazine

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