I'm guessing that mainly azaghal and I will be the only ones posting in here, but here goes:
Tonight's show at the Black Cat backstage with Strength and Viking was totally and completing surprising in the best way!
http://www.myspace.com/strength They are definitely my favorite dance band for the (remainder of) summer. Completely fun and engaging, and all 6 people at the show were dancing and into it, which is pretty weird to see in the empty backstage.
Viking was super fun and really took it up a notch. It was just him and his laptop, with a couple of pedals and loop things and random shit on a table. He reminded me a lot of old-school Justice, without the douchebaggery or the pretentiousness. He reminded me of what I used to love about Ed Banger Records before they got all shitty.
http://www.myspace.com/pjtheviking I wish more of the people who packed the sold-out Justice/!!!/Hot Chip shows took an interest, because they would've LOVED these bands/artists. Seriously, only 6 people were in attendance. Unacceptable, DC.