As I approached, I could hear the "Beautiful Mine" aka that RJ Beat used for the Mad Men theme. His live set was off the chain. It combined turntables, a beat machine, sampler and live instruments. The end result was powerful - all the awesomeness of RJD2 without the constraints of simple sequencer patterns or a DJ set.
Here's his rendition of "Ghostwriter" off Deadringer.
After he finished his set, by which time Livewire was packed to the gills and everybody was feeling good, the action shifted upstairs, where local hip hop group The Union of Sacred Monsters killed a fast and furious set mixing a couple new tracks with some old favorites. They also handed out 5 track sampler CDs with a few new joints off their upcoming album. Nice.
Like a couple of true gentlemen, USM wrapped just in time for The Constellations, an Atlanta-based group that I was unfamiliar with until last night, but who were impressive. (Their video is coming soon. I didn't have time to edit it yet.) They were a 6 or 7 piece band that was so deep they even had girls in mini-skirts singing back up and shaking tambourines. Their sound was a mix between 70s jam session super groups and early 90s grunge. Definitely keep an eye out for them in the future. They seemed to have a good time, and I think they'll be back once they finish the tour with RJ.
If you missed the video last week for RJ's new video "Let There Be Horns" - you should check it out.
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