Monday, October 5, 2009 / 8:30 PM
The Loft
Regular: $8
UCSD Student: $5 advance;
pay as you can at the door.
Tickets on sale in September. purchase tickets +
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Starfucker is a name that is not so much a rejection of the seriousness in the music industry, but a commitment to the playful spirit of their music; an understanding between three multi-instrumentalists in a ethereal galaxy of drums, drum machines, keyboards, guitars, turntablism, and a live performance powerful enough to transcend the guilt of actually having fun at a live show.
The experience of seeing Starfucker‘s live performance delivers a certain nostalgia; a reminder of what it was like to be a teenager: inspired, curious, open, hungry for anything new, and smiling uncontrollably. Whether dressed in ‘80s era Brooklyn hip-hop style, electro clash, or full drag, the three bring a new experience and unpredictability to every show. Shawn Glassford gets a bit sassy while plucking his bass - playing coy and cute - which is paradoxical to the deliberate intensity he gives the drum kit. Josh, just across the way, is more nonchalant with his drum playing, sometimes bouncing his head effortlessly and smiling between trips to the microphone where he delivers a beautiful, naturally angelic vocal style reminiscent of a trip through the milky-way, stopping off here and there to say hi to the keyboard waiting patiently for his attention. Up in front, centered between the two drum kits, Ryan enjoys the stage with dance moves that could challenge the most practiced talent while switching between guitar, keyboard, record scratching, and tucking his vocals neatly in the mix.
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