Theo Katzman: the Man, they Myth, the Musician

My Dear Disco has enjoyed many years of playing with Theo, and now the time has come for him to leave his My Dear Disco family and further his budding solo career. MDD is very excited for Theo and you will be too!  Make sure to keep up with Theo’s latest developments — he’s already blown the lid off of Sullivan Hall in NYC, Bell’s in Kalamazoo, and The Ark in Ann Arbor.

And what is MDD up to, you ask?

My Dear Disco has recently started touring a spanking-new show.  We’ve got plenty of tricks up our sleeves and can’t wait to show you what’s been brewing.  MDD will be taking the show to both the East and West coasts, along with some stops in the beloved Midwest.

Stay tuned for tour dates and new music – we’ll be leaking some sounds from our album sometime this week.

There’s something about Colorado that always keeps us coming back. This time it’s different — it’s not the gnarly pow, the scenic overlooks, the perfect weather, the epic clouds, or the fantastic water supply they have over there — this time, we’re going to open for Boys Like Girls!

Boys Like Girls Like My Dear Disco.

. . . My Dear Disco Like Boys Like Girls.

My Dear Disco And Boys Like Girls NO LIKE Not Play Music Together.

Big hug.

WHERE: University of Northern Colorado

WHEN: April 11th, 7pm

WHY: we love Colorado and Boys likes Girls likes us, duh.

TIX: $10

Ann Arbor Peoples UNITE ON THE DANCEFLOOR this SATURDAY Feb. 27th when My Dear Disco’s very own

Body Rock hosts BODY ROCK SATURDAY in Necto’s Red Room.

 

This is the first of a new monthly night at Necto where you can expect Body Rock to present only

the best DJ’s and dance music.

 

We’d love to see some of you lovely MDD fans out for the night!  Check out Body Rock mixes HERE to get a flavor.

 

And check out the event on facebook HERE.

Thanks to everyone for making 2009 a monumental year for My Dear Disco!  It was absolutely 100% full-throttle non-stop adventure.  Touring from Alaska to Austin, Portland to Boston — we saw what an amazing variety of landscape this country offers. Taking on blizzards in Nebraska, grease spills in Colorado, sneaking 8 people into 1 hotel room each night, broken transmissions, canned soup, blown over tents . . . life never settled for predictability.  Here’s a little photo collage we put together to give you guys a taste of what our year was like.

 

You can download the full-res file here (right click and save target/link as)

Hey Everybody,

Just a quick note to let you know that the venue for our upcoming Brooklyn show has changed from Public Assembly to Bar Matchless

Sorry for the confusion this may cause but it had to happen.  WERE STILL EXCITED TO SEE YOU THERE THOUGH!

See you soon.

MDD

Our episode of Fearless Music was delayed one week due to the playoffs, so now we will be featured THIS Saturday (Oct. 24th).  The post below has all the details –

We had a great time playing for such an amazing audience in Chi-town.  A very NICE time.

Here’s a NICE picture of the show:

CLICK HERE TO STREAM

(ctrl-click on windows, command-click on Mac and SAVE AS to download)

Yay-yuh.  It happened.  I imagine that by now you have completely worn out your little free mp3 downloads of my latest mix, The Summer ReMixTape.  You know, these mp3s have a life span, and I hope that you have been caring after them diligently.

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So I decided it was time to update the world on the tracks I have been diggin on and playing out.  Actually, this little mix was a lot of fun to put together and make and it has been on play consistently since I finished it. These have been some massively inspirational tunes for me lately in the production work that I have been working on.

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Also, we got some Body Rock gigs coming up in Ann Arbor: October 23rd at Cavern Club wsg/Seek Selecta (Aaron Gold).  Hopefully another one at Ashley’s Underground.  That’s in the works, so more to come on that.

Check out bodyrockmusic.com to stay current!

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Body Rock is now happening on facebook and MySpace!  Check it out, become a friend etc.  It’s another good way to keep up to date on current Body Rock affairs.

Body Rock Facebook

Body Rock MySpace

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Das Funkizeit Mixtape Tracklisting:

1. Ladies and Gentleman – Fdel

2. Sha Sha – All Good Funk Alliance

3. Get Down My Dirty Street – Phonat

4. Dance Wiv Me (Shazam Remix) – Dizzee Rascal + Calvin Harris

5. Gifted (Treasure Fingers Remix) – N.A.S.A.

6. Ain’t Gonna Take It No More – Kraak & Smaak

7. Cross The Dancefloor (Cromeo Remix) – Treasure Fingers

8. aNYway – Duck Sauce

9. The Girls – Calvin Harris

10. Music Sounds Better (Discotech Remix) – Stardust

11. Up All Night (John Bourke Remix) – French Horn Rebellion

12. Stand By Me (Chew Fu Big Room Fix) – Ben E. King

Lub,

Body Rock

NEWS
Have you heard of Bodyrock?  He’s this crazy DJ.  At his last show, peeps got naked.  I started listening to his latest mix and my socks started to sneak off my feet.  Bodyrock’s got some serious chops.  Seriously, he’s got facial hair, and mad DJ skills to boot.  Check him out.

VIDEO

BT tweeted about this guy/these guys.  It’s kind of creepy that one guy is singing all the parts and swaying all over the stage, but that’s also what makes this so impressive.  Ok, around 3:00, this dude sounds just like MJ.  Crazy.

MUSIC
High Places -- “From Stardust to Sentience”
(recommended by Sabina Sciubba of the Brazilian Girls in a strange interview with the Bostonist)

Sabina Sciubba -- “So Close and Yet So Far”

Jeff Beck ft. Imogen Heap -- “Rollin’ and Tumblin’”
(I couldn’t find a link for you guys, but check it out on iTunes)

Sara Bareilles -- “Gravity”
(I first heard this song while watching Fox’s best of So You Think You Can Dance.  Mia Michaels’s choreography is heartbreakingly beautiful.  I can’t tell if this song would have moved me as much without having seen Mia Michaels’s dance about addiction. Thoughts?  )

omg, I got chills just watching it start up again. I wish there was some way to turn off the psycho screaming crowd.  Oh Fox).

Mute Math -- “The Nerve”

TOYS
Here is a relaxing online musical toy my friend sent me.  It’s called the Tone Matrix.  OOOOoooh.

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