Somewhere, between the Frat parties, raves, Hot Topics, and myriad of mini-dress meat markets CONSTANTLY spewing “Don’t Stop Believing” or wtf-ever, Greg Gillis (or Girl Talk, as he performs) stands on top of a table, bathed in confetti/toilet paper/strobes/sweat, conducting the ugly waves like Mickey Mouse in the Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
Tonight, the party wizard brought his mash-up mess to Knoxville, TN, where I live. I love this town, but given the chance, it can show up looking just AWFUL, and tonight ….it way did. My town looked like a scorchingly hot mess, between the worst of each fratty or fake punky or alpha-slutty crowd really turning it up a notch for Mr. Gillis. The most horrific was probably the “I better wear something crazy and get palsy-level drunk in the parking lot…I mean….it’s Girl Talk” subset. The crowd was, TRULY, a bag of mashed-up assholes. And a lot of fights! That part was actually pretty cool. I still love you, K-town. (Read the article)
Girl Talk has just uploaded a new album for free on his site, which is currently being SLAMMED with requests and isn’t taking it so well. Good for him!
Mr. Gillis is offering the album, All Day, in separate mp3s but also as a single mp3 because “All Day is intended to be listened to as a whole. It is broken up into individual tracks only for easier navigation.” For audionerds, the album will be available in a flac version in 12-48 hours.
Starting in December, Girl Talk will be touring all over the US of A through March.
Shot and edited by JP Coakley, this Girl Talk mini-documentary about his 2009 New Year’s Eve show in Chicago will definitely have you believing in the magic of art and music.
10/9/2008 Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia 10/10/2008 9:30 Club, DC 10/11/2008 Sonar, Baltimore 10/13/2008 Cats Cradle, Carrboro 10/14/2008 Orange Peel, Asheville 10/15/2008 Valarium, Knoxville 10/16/2008 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta 10/17/2008 House Of Blues, New Orleans 10/18/2008 Warehouse Live, Houston 10/20/2008 Emo’s, Austin 10/21/2008 Palladium Ballroom, Dallas 10/23/2008 Rialto Theater, Tucson 10/24/2008 Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles 10/25/2008 Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles 10/27/2008 The Fillmore, San Francisco 10/28/2008 The Fillmore, San Francisco 10/30/2008 In The Venue, Salt Lake City 10/31/2008 Ogden Theater, Denver 11/1/2008 The Granada Theatre, Lawrence 11/3/2008 First Avenue, Minneapolis 11/4/2008 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee 11/5/2008 Canopy Club, Urbana 11/6/2008 Cannery Ballroom, Nashville 11/7/2008 Headliners Music Hall, Louisville 11/8/2008 Congress Theater, Chicago 11/9/2008 Bogarts, Cincinnati 11/10/2008 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland 11/11/2008 Eagle Theatre, Pontiac 11/12/2008 Koolhaus, Toronto 11/13/2008 Club Soda, Montreal 11/14/2008 Showcase Live, Foxborough 11/15/2008 Terminal 5, New York
Billboard reports: *Girl Talk fans should keep their eyes on the Internet over the next few weeks, as it will be the only place to obtain his new album in the short term. Girl Talk mainman Greg Gillis will release Feed The Animals, a 55 minute album featuring more than 300 samples, in a pay what you want format a la Radiohead’s In Rainbows via his label Illegal Art’s web site. A physical CD will available sometime in the next few months.* MP3 at bottom.
