KingSize-USA: March 2011

My name is Josh and I’m a freshman at NYU. I’m living in the city under the guise of a business student, but I’m really here for the music scene. Coming from the suburbs of CT, I’ve grown up going to concerts in NYC, but now I’m finally living right at the heart of it all and loving every minute of it. Conveniently, I’m living just a few blocks from Webster Hall a choice spot for some of GBH's killer shows. Last Friday I had the chance to see Skrillex blow up this little concert hall. Special thanks to Tom from GBH who made this night happen.

My friend and I rolled into this little club/venue on 11th Street between 3rd and 4th Ave ready for a good night. We first ran into some quality club music in the basement and main floors. These two rooms, however, were relatively empty tonight, so we went looking for Skrillex upstairs. What we found was a packed house; the entire concert hall--a separate space from the club-style rooms downstairs--was filled with people moving around. DJ Aero and Tommy Lee--the drummer from Motley Crue, yea the rarely clothed wildman--an unlikely combination, ran the house with ease, and successfully prepped the crowd for our boy Skrillex.

Skrillex walked on stage to the chanting of his hundreds of fans to the tune of “My Name Is Skrillex.” When the beat dropped the crowd went nuts. Not a single person was standing still, glow sticks were flying, heads were banging, and arms flailing. It was a picture perfect rager of a dubstep party. Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, the titular track off of his new release, rocked the house like we were all hearing it for the first time. The best I could do for pictures, as I stood amongst fans dancing to the grimy beats of Skrillex’s dubstep was hold up my phone and take a quick series of pictures all around me. Only three of these came out in homage to the insanity of the night.

Sunny Moore, known to the electronic world as Skrillex, has risen to fairly recent fame in the still emerging world of dubstep, and in my opinion he deserves all of it. His range is widespread and his style is dynamic. The former post-hardcore singer turned DJ is tearing up the scene and selling out shows. If you get a chance, check this guy out. Just be warned: this is one sweaty party of a night you will never forget.

Check out his website to hear Skrillex’s music and see if he is coming to a town near you: http://www.skrillex.com/.

--EDIT--

"@MrTommyLand: @kingsizeusa haha! Yer man Josh wrote such an impressive 3 words about us!(Prepped the crowd) Woohoo!!"

My first ever blog post, let alone live review and I'm called out by Tommy Lee himself. See for yourself, check the comments too. I've got to hand it to him though, he and DJ Aero killed it during their set. They definitely deserve more than just saying they "prepped the crowd." So, Tommy Lee, this one's for you:

Tommy Lee spearheaded the now trending transition of Rocker turned DJ. I think there is something to be said about a DJ coming from an instrumental background. They just have an advantage musically over other DJs. Boy can Tommy Lee and DJ Aero party! We all know Tommy knows what he's doing, and anyone he brings along is bound to be a good time. These two rocked the house, playing music the whole crowd could move to. Their show was nuts. The pair even stirred up some nostalgia for me; they played "Could This Be Real" a Sub Focus song, and the first Dubstep I ever heard. So naturally, I raged to their beats deep into the night. I'm certainly keeping my eye out for any other events involving these two, this night was the first I was hearing of them and it certainly won't be the last. DJ Aero and Tommy Lee welcome to my iTunes. Well, Tommy's been here a while now, but now he's got DJ Aero to join him.

Also be sure to check out GBH's other events; they've got a few choice shows coming up that I'm personally looking forward to:

Check out these clips from Webster Hall last week:

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