We Scream

Later on Saturday, I trekked over to Smiling Buddha for some live, mostly electronic, music. Man Made Hill, in a silver mask make-up and wearing luca libre-esque costume, was committed to getting the crowd to dance to numbers like Clown Dick and Hot for Sloth. He mostly succeeded too, even when he sang about the freedom to Double Dippin' (that's not a metaphor).

Scott Hardware was more conventional, sticking to 4-on-the-floor dance beats. Perhaps because of their set, the crowd was expecting more upbeat from headliner Ice Cream. But despite their shiny lamé dresses, the duo's music from their debut LP was more repetitive and trance-y. It wasn't until about half way through their set that the skittery bass, pulsing synth chords, and harmonized chant-y lyrics finally got the audience to groove.