MAIN HALL: REAL ESTATE

METROPOLIS MUSIC PRESENTS: REAL ESTATE + SPECIAL GUESTS

7:30PM - 11:00PM

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REAL ESTATE are from New Jersey: Ridgewood, to be exact, a not-quite-unposh suburban enclave 10 miles from the New York State border. This isn't exactly Springsteen territory: no muscular odes to running away and screwing and working union jobs 'til your back breaks. Instead, the quartet evokes the sort of sun-soaked suburbia wherein you hoard your post-wisdom-teeth-extraction Vicodin and snort it all at once on a perfect July afternoon while riding your bicycle and listening to songs full of jangling guitars and weird, reverb-heavy good vibrations. A full-length, out next month on Woodsist, is next: 30 percent of the song titles reference the beach in some manner, while another 30 percent are obsessed with water, either in lake or pool form. Like their inspirations, the Clean, Real Estate take simple melodies and sentiments, and polish them into blissful, occasionally haunting pop music, they've got "sort of an earnest vibe about them," Courtney says of the Kiwi cult legends, before projecting a bit: "You just get this feeling that they're friends who are playing music together, just having a good time." Other favorites: Kurt Vile, Woods, Yo La Tengo, Paul McCartney's Ram, and, indeed, "the Beatles and all their solo shit."
Real Estate is the perfect soundtrack for an economy in collapse: legions of overeducated, underemployed college grads living in their parents' house again with no jobs and no hope, so why not crack that spiked lemonade and start a fucking band already? And join in with Courtney's lament on "Green River": "Sit in the shade of your beechwood trees/Don't you know these days I ain't hard to please?"

IN THE BAR: FFTANG! FFTANG! PRESENTS:

MOHAK (AKA MISS BLITZ) FROM HEART IN MIGRATION + HUSKIII

7:00PM - 11:00PM

FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!

This month, from Vienna, we welcome MOHAK (aka Miss Blitz), founder of the fantastic HEART IN MIGRATION.

Originally hailing from Berlin, (but with bonds to Barcelona and Brussels) Mohak has brought her unique global fusion sound to clubs and festivals worldwide. She is also a regular podcaster and produces her own mash-ups, combining roots and electronic influences. Be prepared for an eclectic night of dubstep, cumbia, balkan, bass, electro and a hint of punk. FYAH!

PLUS Huskiii is on hand with his ragbag mix of afroLatin tropical beats, while Paolo, Sam & Captain Trumpet jam along on drums and brass. Come to dance or be a tourist from the comfort of the sofas.

FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT

FFTANG! FFTANG!

A culture-sound-clash of global beats.