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To continue the music mayhem that was last year's infamous Shake It Down party, Peanut Butter Wolf and the Spank Rock DJs will head to Motor City to join Protekted Records for a second installment of this event, once again set to coincide with the city's annual Movement Festival. Detroit heroes K-Fresh, Frankie Bank$, and Starski and Clutch will also be in residence for the evening, spinning everything from techno to B-more crunk until the wee hours.

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British soul vocalist Jamie Lidell returns to Bimbo’s. His extraordinary live shows careen from glitzy funkadelic extravaganzas to electronic avant-garde showpieces, and are largly improvised as he creates each track live, layering each melody as he goes along. He produces funky, addictive music that blends the sounds of mid-'60s Stax with his own brand of electronic disco. But the focus here is on Lidell's voice, which can be compared to more than a few soul legends.

New York's preeminent BASS crew is bringing another installment of their ear-splitting, booty-rattling monthly party, this time with some help from Parisian duo Goon & Koyote, whose jackin' mix of old school cheese and new school charm is sure to get asses moving.

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