Hometown: Brixton, London.
The lineup: Elly Jackson (vocals, keyboards).
The background: She’s 20-years-old, she’s managed by the same team as Klaxons, and she’s called La Roux from the French for “red-haired one” – to be specific, she’s got A Flock Of Seagulls hair, which makes sense because her music recalls the Golden Age of bizarrely-coiffed synth pop. […]

UK trio whose music consists of instrumental and twisted vocal pop elecro styles. Best known for remixes of Britney Spears, Roots Manuva, Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, Love Is All, Late of the Pier, and Lykke Li. New album Nights Out available now- best tracks Radio Ladio, Holiday, and A Thing for Me. www.myspace.com/metronomy

Justin Bond: Rites!

One-half of the Tony nominated outrageously funny cabaret duo Kiki & Herb Justin Bond returns with new original show Rites!– the “soundtrack” to the trans-neo-pagan revolution. Musical director Our Lady J teams up.
Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette St bet Astor Pl and 4th St, NYC, 212-539-8778, 9:30pm, $25

Uk designer House of Holland‘s new ad campaign features t shirts with illustrations of famous naked designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Donatella Versace, Alber Elbaz and Luella Bartley www.houseofholland.co.uk

Dances of Vice: Visions of Weimar

In a tribute to Dances of Vice patron saint Anita Berber (infamous nude dancer), cabaret sensation Isengart and DOV’s house band Grandpa Musselman take you back to 1920s decadent Berlin. Performances by chanteuse Nicki Jane with Brian Vigilone of The Dresden Dolls, the Minsky Sisters, and burlesque stars Amber Ray […]

Friday 01.09
Big Dance Theater: Comme Toujours Here I stand

Annie-B Parson and video artist Paul Lazar direct the latest production by the Big Dance Theater. Comme Toujours Here I Stand reinterprets Agnes Varda’s classic French New Wave film Cleo From 5 to 7 for the stage. The 60’s cult film tracks the life of a pop […]