On&On: Party Preview
Rob Garza and
PillowTalk seem like an odd pairing, but they actually have quite a bit of crossover appeal. Rob Garza is better known as half of
Thievery Corporation, the D.C.-based duo that was one of the premier acts in American electronic music during the 1990s. They pioneered a sound, succinctly called "downtempo," that was dubby, loungey, and laid-back, with a great deal of influences and samples from Brazilian and Indian music. These days, Garza produces
smooth house and nu-disco, a shift in style from the days of Thievery Corporation, but not a shift in mood. Co-headlining is
PillowTalk, a San Francisco trio affiliated with New York's Wolf + Lamb crew, which produces soulful, pop-leaning vocal house tunes with a touch of disco flavor. The group is performing live in the main room before Garza's DJ set, while upstairs the Loft is taken over by S.F.-based label
Dem Suckaz Recordings, whose members produce bouncy, bassy house music, the perfect antidote if things get a little too soft downstairs.
— Chris Zaldua
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