What had happened was… Dan Deacon + Preston Craig = adorable chaos
April 14th, 2009 by Web Editor in Music news
By Sunni Johnson
There’s a reason why I don’t go to a lot of shows at the Masquerade. For one, I am not a neu-metal or new punk fan, and I also don’t like paying $8 for a shot of whiskey.
On Friday, April 10, Dan Deacon played in Hell, the downstairs dance club section of the old North Ave. venue. “Dance club” means the audience stands in a strange rectangular area nestled between balconies which anal security guards won’t let you chill on (read: animal pen). That’s ok; it’s not uncommon for the atypical Dan Deacon fan to want to be as close as possible to the dude during his set.
I was skeptical about his white jumper clad backing band but found they only complemented Deacon’s energy raising abilities without overshadowing his electronic melodies that always tend to crescendo into a modernized mosh-pit of neon accessories and dirty hair.
The Masquerade pulled the plug on Deacon and company as the beginning of the ever popular “Crystal Cat” began to waft through the humidity engulfing the room. Apparently, the cause of the severance was Atlanta’s legal curfew for underage kids, of which there were many at the show that night.
After the incident, dozens of drunk kids proudly held their middle fingers high, a close colleague of mine poured her drink on the sound board and some little knaves tried to knock over speakers. Hardly a riot but adorable chaos nonetheless — though that probably would not be how Preston Craig would describe it. Craig was scheduled to do a set after Deacon was off stage. Though Craig never asked for the plug to be pulled on Deacon, he found fliers around the city this weekend proclaiming “PRESTON CRAIG IS A BAD PERSON.”
Obviously, the kids of Atlanta believe that Dan Deacon is a precious musical unit not to be fucked with.
Buy Dan Deacon’s 2009 release, Bromst.
Check out more photos from the show.
(Photo by Matthew Miller)
April 15th, 2009 at 6:06 am
That sucks. Atlanta’s laws suck. Masquerade sucks because of sucks. Sucks.
April 15th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
This wouldn’t have happened if the show was at Eyedrum where it was supposed to be in the first place. Why did it get moved to The Masquerade?
April 16th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Preston craig still DJs?
April 17th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I just published an article about this show with photos:
http://ohmpark.com/photos/the-dan-deacon-debacle/
April 19th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
You’re “close colleague” is a bitch. If she would had poured her drink on my sound board,(and I didn’t punch her in the face first) her bitch ass would have had the cops called, and charges filed.
April 20th, 2009 at 9:05 am
I agree with SoundManDan – your colleague sucks and I hope charges are pressed. Pouring a drink on someone’s mixing console is class A asshole behavior.
Second, the reason for Deacon getting cut off was that they ran over their time slot. Waah. How sad that you would promote the destruction of private property and general bitch-assery by describing this as “adorable chaos.”
April 20th, 2009 at 11:00 am
a buddy who went to the show was PISSED that the show ended early but pouring a drink on the sound console is a low-rent move. tell your friend.
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
tell em pheebs(via kissatlanta.com):
We’ve been telling people you are a hipster douchebag for like 3 years, but I think posting flyers is a little much. I applaud Dan Deacon’s attempts to buck the system, but it’s unfortunate the blame fell to you instead of the law and the Masquerade staff. Don’t worry, Preston. As the real story spreads, you will soon reclaim your throne as king of the Hipster Douchebags!
Left by Phoebe Cates on April 14th, 2009