Light up the Dance Floor

My heroic return to the blog is marked by a few persuasive arguments. First, dance punk is a great genre. Second, you should go see Electric Six with me at Cat's Cradle on Monday, October 14th. It's gonna be fun, trust me.

So who is Electric Six? They're a dance-punk, garage-metal-disco band from Detroit. Front man Dick Valentine commands the audience to dance, set fires, and start wars while his band channels the 70's in all of the best ways. Their first album "Fire" included today's hit single and includes vocals by Jack White, who was also just starting out in Detroit back in the early 2000's. I challenge you not to dance a little while listening to "Danger! High Voltage".

This week I'm going to feature a little more of Electric Six's catalog and throw in some other likely suspects that fit that genre defying sound that they make up. Bands that have a lot of energy, a lot of aggression, and a lot of funk that urge you to dance, riot, and then have some tacos.

For a little more exposure to dance-punk, how about these guys? I'll feature them a little more this week as well but for now, enjoy this little number by The Death Set.