B.O.O.T.A.Y.    02.01.2008  

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If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve noticed that the last few years have seen a boom on the festival scene, with all genres getting in on the action. The appeal of an event like Coachella, Street Scene, or Reading, undoubtedly lies in the massive and eclectic rosters the festivals have become known for. After all, people aren’t gonna dish out hundreds of dollars, and wallow in the muck or languish in the sweltering desert heat if you don’t offer them one hell of a show.

Fortunately, if you’re in NYC tonight, you don’t have to brave the elements or proffer a pound of flesh to get your socks knocked off. In one of the better shows to roll through the venue in recent months, Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s Studio B is bringing the hammer down with a festival-esque lineup in celebration of DC/NYC producer/remixer/engineer Jonathan K’s birthday (the “Super Sweet 16 he never had”). Presented by MAS, the BOOTAY Shakin’ Blow Out’s lineup is on some serious cornucopia shit (Ace Ventura deep breath): Spank Rock, The Rapture, Busy P, So-Me, JD Samson, Tippy, Dances With White Girls, Andy Pry, Eamon Harkin, Amanda Blank, Devlin + Darko, Pase Rock, and newly added, The GZA. Whew. That’s right. You’ve got Ed Rec, Bangers and Cash, the DFA and the 36 Chambers all in one place. Not to mention DJs by the bowlful.

I hear them now… It’s miserable outside. Yeah. There may be a line. Yeah. But maybe you didn’t fully grasp the gravity of the situation. This is a something-for-everybody, off-the-top-rope, can’t-miss sensory assault you’ll be recounting to your grandkids when you’re toothless and all prune-like and no one really wants to be around you because you smell odd. And you don’t even have to sell your iPod to get a piece of the pie. See you in Flavor Country.

The ticket jumpoff can be found here.

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