DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist plot final 'Hard Sell' shows
Hip-hop DJs/producers DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist will press play on another round of dates together performing the pair's live-mixing stage show "The Hard Sell."
The California-based turntablists--who toured the show around the European festival circuit last fall before embarking on an Australian outing--will kick off what they promise are the "final performances ever" of the piece July 16 in Washington, DC. The seven-city trek will conclude with a July 27 spot at British Columbia's Pemberton Festival.
The live-mixing effort, which becomes the third touring enterprise that the duo have produced since 1999 (previous tours yielded a pair of live discs: 1999's "Brainfreeze" and last year's "Product Placement"), utilizes eight turntables, four mixers and two effects pedals, according to a press release.
The duo recently released "Hard Sell at the Hollywood Bowl," a live DVD documenting the pair's sold-out concert last summer at the famous music venue in Los Angeles. More information on the set can be found at the "Hard Sell" MySpace page.
Cut Chemist--who previously worked with Los Angeles Latin funk act Ozomatli (appearing on the group's first two albums) and rappers Jurassic 5, released his first full-length solo album, "The Audience's Listening," in July of last year.
Davis, CA-born DJ Shadow released his third full-length effort, "The Outside," last fall. The artist--whose real name is Josh Davis--released the groundbreaking "Entroducing ..." in 1996, a set that made the Guinness Book of World Records in 2001 under the entry "First Completely Sampled Album."
July 2008
16 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
17 - Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool
18 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of BluesÂ
19 - Mariaville, NY - Indian Lookout Country Club
25 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
26 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
27 - Pemberton, British Columbia - Pemberton Festival Site
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