Dubstep Weekend in NYC
For the first time in a long time, I am heading to NYC without a laptop. It is pure leisure weekend in the Big Apple for me. I’m bringing a sack of clothes, a phone, and earplugs.
Music is possibly the most important thing in my life outside of my friends and family. I still get excited to hear new music and I tend to spend too much money on headphones.
And I am incredibly excited about this weekend.
As the stars align, NYC is being graced this weekend by some of the biggest names in the dubstep scene. The guys I hold close in Boston are very much on the same page as me about what may transpire over the course of two nights listening to the loudest, newest, and clearly, most banging sound on the planet today. I’ve been excited for a month in regards to this weekend.
I want to invite everyone in NYC reading this to join me for what will be two events like no other.
So this is how we’re starting it off…
Tonight (Fri): Mary Ann Hobbs and Pinch for Dubwar at LOVE Niteclub
This lovely woman helped elevate the genre through her radio show as well as a comp that pushed the sounds to the masses. In the USA, it’s getting there through the ability to download her BBC 1 programs via bootleg MP3s or direct from the BBC Radio 1 Player. I, like many, have spent hours listening to Ms. Hobbs drop the best new records out there.
Pinch as well with rip into the deep side of the dub. For the deeper side of the sound and is the night to hit for the dub purists.
On the other end of the spectrum is Saturday night at Le Poisson Rouge with Skream and Benga – easily the two biggest name DJing at the moment.
For me, it is a special treat to see them both together on the same stage. Below some select moments of madness from these gentleman. The have dropped some of the hardest in your face dubplates one could imagine. Hearing those tracks on downloaded MP3 mixes has been great but they clearly will not compare to hearing them in person on a massive PA. MP3’s simply cannot give you the sound of the big club. Both of these gents still roll with vinyl dubplates on top of their CDs. We want the vinyl. We hope to get it.
I should add that Saturday night is also part of Trouble & Bass 3 Year Anniversary, so congrats to them for making it this far. Well done. Keep pushing it.
I expect nothing but full on head bangers on Saturday night.
This is NYC. We are not fucking around. See you there.
