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Star Slinger / The Hood Internet / Chrissy Murderbot

Doors 10pm | Show 10:30pm

Tickets available at Ticketweb.com or at Grog Shop 216-321-5588

In April of 2010, after reigniting his love for record-shopping in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Darren Williams tipped his hat to BT Express’ instrumental b-side, “Cowboy Dancer” and assumed the moniker of Star Slinger for his electronic project. By June 2010, Williams had pieced together his first LP, “Volume 1”. Some tracks were reportedly made in the comfort of his own bed in the early hours of the morning, while others were made not long after waking. Williams believes that routine and weekend culture aren’t his forte, and creating music at any given moment is how he approaches the writing process.

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Meanwhile that summer, Williams began collaborating with ambient producer Teams (Knoxville, TN). Together they worked on an EP, sending stems via Soundcloud and were approached shortly thereafter by the popular Brooklyn-based label Mexican Summer to release a 12” as Teams vs. Star Slinger. The self-titled EP was released in early 2011 to much acclaim and kick-started the long queue of artists looking to make use of his remixing and production talents.

Before that, Small Black had championed his remix of their song “Photojournalist”, while the blogosphere championed his unofficial remix of Deerhunter’s “Helicopter” and has since been approached for official remix work from some of his longtime favorite bands, including Air France, Toro Y Moi, Gold Panda, Broken Social Scene, The Morning Benders, The Go! Team, Ed Sheeran, Rizzle Kicks, Foster The People, Alex Winston and Childish Gambino.

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These remixes and other production work kept him busy in the studio throughout 2011. Outside of the studio he flourished by playing his huge hip hop and dance-oriented sets to festivals across Europe, such as The Big Chill, Benicassim, and Glastonbury, as well as touring with Washed Out, Memory Tapes, the Go! Team, Caribou, and Battles.

Most recently Star Slinger produced the new Air France single, which went big with Hype Machine, Pitchfork, Stereogum and Fact, adding another notch in his belt as an accomplished producer.

Setting the stage on fire first will be The Hood Internet, a Chicago-based duo comprising Aaron Brink (aka ABX) and Steve Reidell (aka STV SLV, pronounced “Steve Sleeve”) that specializes in mash-ups between hip hop and indie rock music. Start working on your head nod, brah.

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