Best of St. Louis 2011
Arts & Entertainment
Best Collaboration
SLAP Collaborative Electronic Music Performances
In an insular city like St. Louis, competition can breed contempt. In the even more insular music community, competition and contempt multiplied by alcohol can equal disaster. But sometimes not — and we were gratified to see a room full of electronic beat-heads come together earlier this summer without a shred of ill will in the whole place. Grouped into teams, such notable names as Jay Fay, Black Spade, Safety Words, Eric Hall and Adult Fur went head-to-head in an electronic round robin aptly titled Current, giving the audience a ten-minute taste of their ability and magicking an impressive, head-bobbing din on their respective gadgets and laptops. Part of the inaugural St. Louis Arts Project Conference, the collaboration was the first of its kind in recent memory. Good golly do we hope it happens again soon.
Location Details
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Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
- 3750 Washington Blvd., St. Louis St. Louis - Grand Center MO 63108
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314-535-4660
- www.camstl.org
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Regional Arts Commission
- 6128 Delmar Blvd., University City Delmar/ The Loop MO 63130
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314-863-5811
- www.art-stl.com
