Got plans Thursday night? No, you don't. You're going to Little Dragon
We confess, when we heard Little Dragon was coming to Crowbar in Ybor City, we knew it was a big deal ... we just didn't know HOW big.
The hype is building for Thursday night's gig by the Swedish electronic avant-jazz-pop act at Crowbar, which promises to be the latest in a line of Ybor City spectacles (see: F---ed Up, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!, Black Moth Super Rainbow) ... but even more eye-popping. Think The Knife meets Hot Chip meets Bjork meets Ladytron.
Little Dragon have been in the news lately because they performed on two songs (To Binge and Empire Ants) from Gorillaz' new album, Plastic Beach. It's the latest in a long line of collaborations for singer Yukimi Nagano, who's worked with Nordic lounge acts like Hird and Koop as well as other acid jazz collectives like Sleep Walker and Andreas Saag's Swell Session.
LISTEN - Little Dragon, 'Looking Glass'
After this, Little Dragon heads off to Coachella in California. You would do well to say you saw them way back when.
Tickets are $8-$10. Click here to purchase.
-- Jay Cridlin and Joshua Gillin, tbt*.
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Our 2010 Ultimate Local Music Guide was our biggest to date, featuring 180 bands, singers, rappers, DJs and artists across all genres.
In 2009, our Ultimate Local Music Guide spotlighted 150 of Tampa's Bay's top artists. To celebrate, we launched Soundcheck -- the blog you're reading now!
Our 2008 Ultimate Music Guide featured the 10 best local bands, 130 more artists that we love, a SXSW photo gallery by Giddy Up Helicopter and more.
In 2007, we profiled nearly 100 of the Bay Area's best music acts. See who was hot back then. Chances are, you're still rocking out to them today!
Why would anyone voluntarily attempt to see 50 concerts at 50 different venues in a single summer? Jay Cridlin shrugged and thought: