Girl Talk caters to the masses while also giving you an opportunity to dance to songs you never thought you could shake your ass to. He is well-versed in sampling genres – primarily pop, rap, alternative and classic rock – into an ultimate stream of songs that would please anyone with attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Oh! I like this song! And this song! Wait, this song! On to the next song!
After two records and four years of intense dance party touring, Girl Talk is cranking out another collage album potentially by the end of the year. To go with this fresh material is most certainly a fresh set of tour dates. Pitchfork recently interviewed Gregg Gillis, the mind behind the mixing, and he said he has a distinctive approach to both the album and to playing shows live:
"Yeah, in the two years of preparing material for shows, I realized there are elements that are definitely going to work live, but might not be the most exciting thing to put on a record. And there's stuff that I really love but it falls flat live. Like, if you're going to drop a Supergrass sample versus a Van Halen sample, the Van Halen piece is going to win out at every show regardless of which works better musically or what's more interesting."
Sounds like he knows what he's talking about! Dance onstage with him in these fabulous cities:
11.12 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
11.19 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Hot Festival
11.20 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Planeta Terra Festival
12.03 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
12.04 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
12.31 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
01.05 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
01.06 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavilion
01.07 – Covington, KY @ Madison Theater
01.08 – Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
01.10 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
01.13 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
01.14 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
01.15 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium
01.17 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
01.18 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
01.20 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay
01.21 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
01.22 – Charleston, SC @ Gaillard Municipal Auditorium
01.24 – Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
01.25 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
01.27 – Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
01.28 – Norfolk, VA @ NorVa
01.29 – Richmond, VA @ The National
01.31 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head
02.01 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
02.04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
02.05 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
02.24 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
02.25 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
02.26 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
02.28 – Portland, ME @ State Theater
03.01 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
03.03 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Hall
03.04 – Chicago, IL @ Congress
03.07 – Madison, WI @ Orpheum
03.08 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
03.11 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
03.14 – Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater
03.15 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox
03.17 – Portland, OR @ Roseland
03.18 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
03.19 – Pomona, CA @ Fox Theatre
03.21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium
03.22 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
03.23 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee
(via CoS)