Club Drama pays tribute to LCD Soundsystem in June

Last month at Club Drama was super fun. Thank You all for coming out to dance with us. The energy inside Uptown was electric!

We are proud to announce that we will be paying tribute to dance/punk/electro pioneer, LCD Soundsystem in June.

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LCD Soundsystem is the musical side project of DJ/Producer James Murphy, co-founder of New York City dance/punk label DFA Records. Formed in 2001, the music of LCD Soundsystem can also be described as a mix of alternative dance and post punk, along with elements of disco and funk.

LCD Soundsystem gained attention with its first single, “Losing My Edge”. The song, which sounds like the boastings of a music geek put to an electronic beat, received acclaim in 2002. Murphy released a double album simply titled LCD Soundsystem in February of 2005 to critical acclaim. The first disk of the album contains new music and the second contains re-releases of songs previously released as singles. The opening track “Daft Punk Is Playing At My House” entered the uk Top 40 in March 2005.

On December 8, 2005 the group received nominations for two Grammys in the electronica category for their self-titled album and in the Dance category for “Daft Punk Is Playing At My House”. This album was also chosen as one of Amazon.com’s Top 100 Editor’s Picks of 2005.

In March 2007, the band released their second album entitled Sound Of Silver. The album has spawned four singles including “North American Scum”, “All My Friends”, “Someone Great” and “Time to Get Away”. Sound Of Silver saw a move towards a more traditional song writing approach whilst still maintaining the production values of their eponymous debut effort. This has resulted in the album appearing in numerous critic’s end of year lists and another Grammy nomination for best electronic/dance album of 2007.

On February 5th, 2011, James Murphy announced the band’s breakup, citing an interest in pursuing other projects as a record producer. The same day, the band’s final performance was announced - their biggest headlining show ever at New York’s Madison Square Garden on April 2nd of 2011. In the show’s controversial onsale, the arena sold out in seconds due to scalpers allegedly buying tickets in mass amounts, and denying the opportunity for most fans to buy tickets. After public outrage, the band announced four more shows at New York’s Terminal 5, to take place the week before the final show at MSG.

Come out to Club Drama on June 30th to give a final farewell to LCD Soundsystem. We look forward to seeing all of your beautiful faces on the dancefloor!

Club Drama is heating up!

We had so much fun last month celebrating the sweet sounds of ROBYN and are very excited to announce our artist spotlight for Club Drama for May.

Our artist spotlight for May are Electro pioneers LADYTRON.

Four identical figures standing on stage, blasting out edgy electro pop anthems with edginess and flair. This is LADYTRON. A quartet composed of Helen Marnie, Daniel Hunt, Reuben Wu, and Mira Aroyo. They've taken the UK and US by storm, and toured extensively. They released their fifth studio album "GRAVITY THE SEDUCER" in September 2010, with their newest single ACE OF HZ and their first Greatest Hits compilation LADYTRON BEST OF 00-10 in January 2011.

Ladytron formed by chance through meetings in bars and parks. In mid-1999 they set out in an unusual way, ignoring London to play their debut show in a Paris bowling alley, and releasing their debut single "He Took Her To A Movie". Following their debut show in Paris, Ladytron toured all over Europe, playing for frenzied electro kids in Berlin, Barcelona, and Rome. They slowly built a reputation as one of the most interesting new electronic acts around. Their skewed approach to crafting pop music has rewarded the group with international success and acclaim.

Their summer 2000 PLAYGIRL single went even further. pre-empting the Electroclash movement and drawing attention from the likes of FELIX DA HOUSECAT and TIESTO.

As diverse as their nationalities and backgrounds may be, the musical influences of LADYTRON are possibly even more so. A listen to tracks like PLAYGIRL from their 2001 release "604" and COMMODORE ROCK from their 2000 self titled EP calls to mind what the Electro movement is all about!

Come dance with us on May 26th and help us celebrate the music of one of the Electro movement pioneers, LADYTRON.

It's almost time for some DRAMA!!!

We love bringing the hottest indie & electro tracks to the 510! That's why this coming Drama, the first 20 paid entries will receive a FREE Drama (non-mixed) CD containing recent favorite selections of your resident DJs!

If you haven't joined our group on facebook, do so here!!!

And don't forget to RSVP to our most upcoming event in Oakland here!!!

Let the publicity begin!

Club Drama was recently featured in the East Bay Express online "Ear Bud" column as the newest dance club to hit Oakland!

Check it out here!

We're beyond excited!

Our first night went off with a bang! We're excited to bring Oakland it's only ALL Electro/Indie dance night! Great people, lots of dancing, delicious drinks and an overall amazing experience for both us and everyone that attended!

Please join us next month! RSVP on facebook!

Our artist spotlight for the month of April is ROBYN.

After the huge success of 2007’s EPONOYMOUS album (platinum in the UK), which produced the international smash single ‘With Every Heartbeat’ & the top 10 hit ‘Be Mine’, Robyn is back with her killer combination of natural pop nous and cool sassiness offering up an exciting mix of cool electronica, heartfelt pop songs and tracks that have all the hallmarks of becoming classic club hits.

Due to an abundance of great songs bursting to get out, 2010 and 2011 has seen her release not one, not two, but three albums. The first, Body Talk PT 1, was released on June 14th and the single "Dancing On my Own" was released the same day.

Robyn explains: "I got all these great songs, so why not? It’s been 5 years since "Robyn" and I didn’t want to wait with a release until they are all recorded, so I decided to start putting them out right away. I also can’t wait to play live again and this enables me to tour and record at the same time. I just want to keep making music."

Robyn has worked with the hottest producers around to make these ambitious plans a reality. Diplo, Royksopp, Kleerup and Klas Ahlund (amongst others) are all on board.
Come out to Club Drama at The Uptown in Oakland on April 28th and help us celebrate the music of Robyn!  We hope to see your beautiful faces on the dancefloor...

And don't forget to join our facebook group for chances for free entrance, discounts and other fun stuff!