Hank & Cupcakes Play Electro Funk Dance Party at Southpaw on August 27th

STREAM: Hank & Cupcakes - Ain't No Love featuring Shane MauX

Bass and drums dance-rock due Hank & Cupcakes are playing an Electro Funk Dance Party this Friday night at Southpaw. Tickets are $10 and Hank & Cupcakes are playing with the like-minded Dynasty Electric, Zigmat and Navegante. Dynasty Electric kicks off the show at 9PM and Hank & Cupcakes are playing at 11PM.

Hank & Cupcakes released their debut EP earlier this summer and the band's high-energy live shows have been getting great reviews. "Their dancey rhythms permeate the crowd and turn the show into a party with an amazing playlist...The music has a sexy, cheeky charm that makes you want to dance, makes you want to party, makes you want to grope and make-out with strangers (not that anyone is advocating that)." - theaudioperv

Check out the band's cover of Joy Division's "She's Lost Control".



Links:
Hank & Cupcakes

Chappo - "Come Home" Live + Post-Show Interview, Williamsburg, NY 6-4-10

Chappo is currently playing a month-long series of West Coast tour dates:

July 02, 2010 -- Cabin Tavern :: w/No-Fi Soul Rebellion, Camp Out, Boy Eats Drum Machine, Bellingham, WA
July 03, 2010 -- Winterland :: w/ Kindness Kind, Chyeah Chyeah, Zebra Mirrors, Bremerton, WA
July 04, 2010 -- Pablo's Sparkler Party, Moon City (PO), WA
July 06, 2010 -- TBA, Vancouver, BC, Canada
July 07, 2010 -- All Ages Hover Party-The Den at Urban Xchange Tacoma, Washington
July 08, 2010 -- Rendezvous-Jewelbox Theater :: w/ The Marrying Type, Low Places, Seattle, WA
July 09, 2010 -- Lunar Greek Party :: private - inquire within, Seattle, WA
July 10, 2010 -- Red Room :: w/Quintessentials, Fools Rush, Portland, OR
July 11, 2010 -- TBA, Portland, OR
July 13, 2010 -- Rotture w/ Very International Love and Serious Business, Portland, OR
July 15, 2010 -- TBA, Portland, OR
July 18, 2010 -- TBA, San Francisco, CA
July 21, 2010 -- Silverlake Lounge :: w/ Yellow Alex, Los Angeles, CA
July 22, 2010 -- The Tin Can :: w/TBA, San Diego, CA
July 24, 2010 -- Surfs Up Backyard Party, Los Angeles, CA
July 25, 2010 -- Gravity Echo Party, Los Angeles, CA

Links:
Chappo

Chappo Plays House of Yes on June 26th // Live Video + Interview from Williamsburg Loft Party

Brooklyn synth/funk space-rock band Chappo played a sweaty, high-energy set at a dance party at Dynasty Electric's loft earlier this month.



Chappo is playing one final local show next Saturday (June 26th) in support of their new EP "Plastique Universe" before heading out for a West Coast tour. The show is at House of Yes (342 Maujer St., Brooklyn, NY) and Chappo is playing with Tayisha Busay, Bad Brilliance and Planet Rump. This show is part of the Northside Festival and tickets are $10 (or $7 wearing glitter). The show flyer states "free Heineken & Southern Comfort while it lasts."

Here are Chappo's West Coast tour dates:

July 02, 2010 -- Cabin Tavern :: w/No-Fi Soul Rebellion, Camp Out, Boy Eats Drum Machine, Bellingham, WA
July 03, 2010 -- Winterland :: w/ Kindness Kind, Chyeah Chyeah, Zebra Mirrors, Bremerton, WA
July 04, 2010 -- Pablo's Sparkler Party, Moon City (PO), WA
July 06, 2010 -- TBA, Vancouver, BC, Canada
July 07, 2010 -- All Ages Hover Party-The Den at Urban Xchange Tacoma, Washington
July 08, 2010 -- Rendezvous-Jewelbox Theater :: w/ The Marrying Type, Low Places, Seattle, WA
July 09, 2010 -- Lunar Greek Party :: private - inquire within, Seattle, WA
July 10, 2010 -- Red Room :: w/Quintessentials, Fools Rush, Portland, OR
July 11, 2010 -- TBA, Portland, OR
July 13, 2010 -- Rotture w/ Very International Love and Serious Business, Portland, OR
July 15, 2010 -- TBA, Portland, OR
July 18, 2010 -- TBA, San Francisco, CA
July 21, 2010 -- Silverlake Lounge :: w/ Yellow Alex, Los Angeles, CA
July 22, 2010 -- The Tin Can :: w/TBA, San Diego, CA
July 24, 2010 -- Surfs Up Backyard Party, Los Angeles, CA
July 25, 2010 -- Gravity Echo Party, Los Angeles, CA

Links:
Chappo

Dynasty Electric: Live Performance from Fontana's, NYC 4-29-09 (Burning CD Release Party)

Here is the last song, "Hypnotized", from Dynasty Electric's performance at Fontana's last week. Dynasty Electric was playing a CD release show for their new disc, Burning,which is currently available from CD Baby.



Here are the band's upcoming tour dates:

May 15, 2009, 8:00PM, Newsonic - Burning Man Benefit Party, Brooklyn
May 16, 2009, 8:00PM, Dewey Beach Chickfest, Dewey Beach
May 30, 2009, 8:00PM, Flytrap Fest w/Turbotronix, Goldstreets, Brooklyn
June 12, 2009, 8:00PM, Mercury Lounge, NY (w/ The Meat Puppets)

Links:
Dynasty Electric's MySpace Profile

Dynasty Electric: EP Release Party Tomorrow (April 29th) at Fontana's / Opening for the Meat Puppets' show at Mercury Lounge in June

DOWNLOAD: Dynasty Electric - "One Small Push" [featuring Brian Chase from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on drums] (MP3)

Photo by Jeffrey Hangerman
Brooklyn electro/rock duo Dynasty Electric are having a release party tomorrow night at Fontana's for their new EP "Burning". Free copies of the new disc will be given out at the show.

One reviewer described Dynasty Electric's 2005 full-length debut as "Blondie on acid" and this new release is already generating some buzz. The video for "Closer to Contact", which is the lead-off track from the new EP, is currently making the rounds on the video sites . The video was produced by Superfad (who did the Durex Condoms balloon animal commercial in addition to doing spots for Nike and Nascar) and the story line behind the video seems to be a tribute to the movies Barbarella and Orgazmo.



For anyone who doesn't make it out tomorrow night, "Dynasty Electric" is currently available from CD Baby. For those going to the show, cover charge is $7.00. The video for "Closer to Contact" will be screened at 8:45PM and the band takes the stage at 9:00PM.

Dynasty Electric's next local show is June 12th at Mercury Lounge supporting the Meat Puppets.

Links:
Dynasty Electric's Myspace Profile