Friday night is going to be loud and bright at the Westcott Theater [8].
The Turnt Up Tour, featuring a showcase of rising DJs, comes to Syracuse for a high-energy evening of electronica and dub step. The 15-city tour spans the northeast and midwest, arriving at Westcott Theater Friday, September 23.
Headlining the Turnt Up Tour is the DJ Paper Diamond [9], who last played in Syracuse at an after-party for electro-sensation Pretty Lights [10] in May 2011.
"Words can't even describe how wild the Turnt Up Tour is about to be," he said.
Alex B, a Denver producer and part of the Pretty Lights Music label [11] started spinning under the Paper Diamond name last year. His music is a blend of driving beats and spacey synthesizers. He released his debut album Levitate in January 2011 on the PLM label and offers it for free on the label's website [11].
Michal Menert [12], another member of Pretty Lights Music, and Boulder, Co. natives Sorry for Partying [13] will join Paper Diamond. Menert has previously opened for artists such as Shpongle, Pretty Lights and RJD2 and has produced a number of Pretty Lights' albums.
Sorry for Partying is a DJ trio embarking on their first tour. Their name alone suggests all we need to know about them.
"We’ve got a crazy new live set we’ve been working on," the group said in a release on their website. "Can’t wait to see all of you!!"
The show starts at 9 p.m. Friday September 23. Doors open at 8. Tickets for the event can be purchased at www.thewestcotttheater.com [14].
