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Girl Talk feeds 'Animals' with fall club tour
DJ and mash-up specialist Gregg Gillis--better known as Girl Talk --kicks off a long headlining run this week behind his latest sample-heavy set, "Feed the Animals."
The laptop wizard and Pittsburgh native kicked off the two-month run last night (10/9) in Philadelphia. Support for the 30-city outing will alternate between a variety of indie-rock, electronica and hip-hop acts; check Girl Talk's MySpace page for information on specific dates.
"Feed the Animals," the DJ's fourth studio set, was released in June by underground sampling label Illegal Art. The label used the increasingly popular pay-what-you-like digital-release scheme, similar to one employed last year by Radiohead for the initial online distribution of "In Rainbows." Fans can download the album via its official website and can choose to pay any amount--including nothing at all.
"Anyone can download an album for free through file-sharing networks as soon as it's released on the Internet," Gillis recently told San Francisco culture journal Metrowize.com. "I just wanted to acknowledge reality. When Radiohead went with this model, it legitimized it as a way to release music. I think it makes it easier for people to get their hands on the music, which is my number one priority."
The set--which is due to appear in stores as a physical CD and vinyl LP release Oct. 21--follows Gillis's 2006 effort, "Night Ripper," which, like the DJ's current release, consists mostly of snippets of sample material from other artists, along with some original instrumentation.
October 2008
9 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
10 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
11 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
13 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
14 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
15 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
16 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
17 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
18 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
20 - Austin, TX - Emo's
21 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
23 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
24, 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
27, 28 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
30 - Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
31 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
November 2008
1 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre
3 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
4 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
5 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
6 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
7 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
8 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
9 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
10 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
11 - Pontiac, MI - Eagle Theatre
12 - Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus
13 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
14 - Foxboro, MA - Showcase Live
15, 16, 18 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
22 - Cheswick, PA - Club Gravity