Big Gigantic + Kill Paris + Manic Focus @ Upstate Concert Hall 2-12-13

We here at PeepThis are especially excited for this banger brought to you by my favorite EDM heavy hitters NV Concepts and Mass EDMC!  Make sure you do yourself a favor and Peep This show.

Big Gigantic @ Upstate Concert Hall - Facebook Event Page

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 My first experience of  BIG GIGANTIC!  was at Camp Bisco.  When I saw them I was immediately put into a dancing frenzy along with all of my fellow campers.  There is something unifying to Big Gigantics flow and melodic Saxophone riffs.

I was also recently blessed with an amazing performance on Holy Ship this past January.  There they absolutely leveled the large cruise ship theatre.  This was my 2nd cruise and I have never seen that particular venue so electric.  Their stage presence was nothing short of perfection.  The saxophone/producer, Dominic Lalli, would look up and point to different peeps going crazy in the crowd.  Even the drummer Jeremy Salken would lift up a drum stick mid beat and incite frenzies. 

If you've never seen these guys live then clear your schedule Tuesday night and all day Wednesday cause we're going in.

Quick Bio:
Big Gigantic, whose blend of mind-bending beats, thunderous bass, and frenetic melodies has developed a rabid following since forming in 2008, will take their sound to yet another dimension this October when they release 'Nocturnal.' The album, by Boulder, CO-based saxophonist/producer Dominic Lalli and drummer Jeremy Salken, solidifies Big Gigantic as a key player in the worlds of electronic, dance, and hip-hop.

With a provocative sound that's as thoughtful as it is danceable, Big Gigantic's new songs like "Nocturnal" and "Hopscotch" weave whirling melodies into addictive beats and samples that wouldn't sound out of place on a Kanye West or LCD Soundsystem single. No genre is off-limits for Big Gigantic, whose breakthrough sound channels everything from funk and dub-step to house and hip-hop. 

Already a smash on the festival circuit, Big Gigantic's transcendent live shows are a showcase of brilliant improvisation and a tightly-knit bond between Salken and Lalli, who breathlessly alternates between keys, sax and laptop, building a futuristic wall of sound that keeps the crowd on its feet. The marathon shows feature a variety of songs new, old and unreleased, as well as outside-of-the-box remixes including Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow," Aloe Blacc's 'I need a Dollar,' and Notorious B.I.G.'s "Notorious Thugs."

Now if a rare performance by Big Gigantic wasn't enough of a reason to come out on a winter weeknight, no worries cause KILL PARIS will be in the house!

Not only is Kill Paris (Corey Baker) an extremely talented producer he is also an amazing track selector and live performer.  He uses midi controllers to loop live instruments and synths.  His mixes range from slow soul "baby making music" to heavy dropping dub.  I am extremely stoked to see this man debut in the 518.

You'd think that'd be all the support you need....but wait!  Manic Focus will also be rockin the strip mall stage.  Damn this lineup is no joke.   If I close my eyes I think I'm listening to a Pretty Lights clone.  It's gettin hyphy in this bitch!