Chemicals of Creation

April 23, 2012 - 3:18pm
Review: Even with four power outages at The Westcott Theater, electro-house DJ Steve Aoki kept a sold-out crowd rolling hard.

Steve Aoki started by buttering them up.

“Yo, I just got off a long, f---ing flight from Brazil,” the DJ said before taking the stage a few minutes past midnight. “I was playing for a São Paolo crowd of 15,000 for one hour, because I knew I had to get back in time to play for you."

Screams.

“I knew if I missed this gig, I’d be pissed,” Aoki continued. “I cut that s--- short so I could be with you guys. One of the best places in the f---ing world is right here in New York.”

April 21, 2012 - 4:39pm
House electro DJ Steve Aoki will perform on Sunday, April 22 at The Westcott Theater.

House-electro DJ Steve Aoki will perform on Sunday, April 22 at The Westcott Theater.

April 6, 2011 - 2:30pm
The SU alums come through the area three times before the semester ends to highlight the remaining spring concert calendar.

The local concert calendar has finally picked up for the stretch run. Thirty-eight days remain in the semester and at least 28 shows (OK, 26 pre- the official semester's end) exist that are worth seeing in CNY... and there are even more than that. To help navigate how to spend your last music viewing month, here are three recommendations:

February 24, 2011 - 10:11am
A new batch of available Diplo tickets highlights the music happenings on campus this week.