After an exhaustingly hot festival day and then a couple of long days at work, I was not looking forward to getting dressed up for another night of partying. But within moments of Girl Talk pressing play on his first mix, my toes were tapping, my hips were shaking and my jaw had dropped all the way to the floor. It is hard to find words to describe a Girl Talk show that really does justice to the experience. You really have to see, hear, and feel it for yourself.
When it comes to mash-up DJs, Girl Talk (known to his mother as Gregg Gillis) is definitely one of the absolute best. It would be easy for him to simply stand up behind his laptop, nodding his head and clicking his mouse, but this guy bounces around the stage like an freakin' energizer bunny. He seriously did not stop for the entire time he was up there. At one point he actually got up on the desk to dance around for a bit. In addition to these antics, he had some of the party-goers up on stage dancing around with him, confetti cannons showering the crowd, toilet paper guns, masses of balloons, a pyrotechnics show, and a massive screen with ever-changing images projected on it.
Girl Talk expertly mixes songs across six decades dipping into many genres including rock, pop, hip hop and dance. It was interesting to see that the most enthusiastic crowd response came from the big rock songs and not the indie dance or hip hop tracks. It felt like every person in the venue sang along to Nirvana, Bon Jovi, Weezer, and even Rick Springfield. And, this may be the only time I've heard an Adele song and not felt instantly depressed (especially since it was mixed with Metallica.) The energy at a gig like this is incredibly infectious. I challenge anyone to go along to a Girl Talk show and not get into it. This is the dance party for people that don't like dance music.
Girl Talk on Facebook
Girl Talk on Myspace
Girl Talk music on Illegal Art
And a couple of videos:
Play Your Part pt. 1Oh No
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