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The fellas from local blog The Stay Spun join me at First Ave tonight!

My Cousin Roy

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TOO MUCH LOVE is proud to present MY COUSIN ROY this Saturday at First Avenue!

Founder of the incredible label Wurst Music Co. (née Wurst Edits), half of production duo Beg to Differ with Nick Chacona, supported by Carl Craig, James Murphy, Harvey, 2ManyDJs, Tim Sweeney and more, and an amazing DJ to boot. A night of music and reckless abandon absolutely not to be missed!

Check out Roy's recent podcast for XLR8R, full of excellent disco and house to excite and delight:

 

My Cousin Roy - XLR8R Podcast [MP3]

01 Marcos Cabral & Shux "Lifetime Groove (Edit)" (On The Prowl)
02 Nick Chacona "Slice of Life" (Wurst)
03 Joey Negro "Beyond the Dance (12" Extended Mix)" (Surround Sounds)
04 Filipsson & Lindblad "Belfast (Sleazy McQueen's Gabe Bass Mix)" (Nang)
05 Hungry Ghost "Illuminations" (International Feel)
06 Holy Ghost! "On Board" (XL)
07 Woolfy vs Projections "Neeve (Permanent Vacation Tropical Heat Mix)" (Permanent Vacation)
08 AKA JK "SOTWTGYO (Runaway Remix)" (Throne of Blood)
09 Birds & Souls "Birds & Souls" (Spectral)
10 Son of Sound "Life Under Bridges" (Tirk)
11 Rezkar "Above the Clouds (Mystery Boy Edit)" (Running Back)
12 Johnny Dynell "Jam Hot (Tensnake Remix)" (Smash Hit)
13 Great Weekend feat. Justin Carter "It's Now (Dub Edit)" (Wurst)
14 The Juan MacLean "Feels So Good" (!K7)
15 The Hours "Ali in the Jungle (Beg to Differ Dub)" (Sony)

Listen to Beg to Differ's remix work at Soundcloud:
Latest tracks by Beg to Differ

Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better)

We're taking you back to dancing school... TOO MUCH LOVE is proud to present MIKE SIMONETTI this Saturday.

After starting the influential post-punk and noise record label Troubleman Unlimited, Mike Simonetti began the dance-oriented Italians Do It Better imprint in 2006. IDIB has become one of the leading forces in American independent dance music, releasing incredible records from Glass Candy, Chromatics, Nite Jewel, and a growing list of unique and exciting bands and producers. Mike is a long-time DJ with an extremely extensive record collection and knowledge of music, and is known for rocking discerning dance-floors worldwide with all kinds of dance music, obscure and commonplace alike.

Last weekend's throwdown with Traxx was an appropriate way to kick-off the fall season.  Get prepped for this party - you won't want to miss it!

For a taste of what's to come, here is Mike's recent mix for FACT Magazine - not full of peak-time club hits, but a good first peek into his world.  Also check out Mike's often hilarious Twitter account.

FACT Mix 172 - Mike Simonetti (Italians Do It Better)

TML 8.14

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Asher Diamonds joins Sovietpanda (me) once again to dance us into the hot summer night.  Last Saturday with Holy Ghost! was disco insanity.  Plus it's the weekend right before my birthday, so we'll be partying exxxtra hard. Be there!

Holy Ghost!

Saturday: check out Holy Ghost! and Chromeo in the mainroom - doors at 7, 18+.   Then stay for Too Much Love with Holy Ghost! DJing.  This is definitely a night not to miss!

Goodbye Gigamesh!

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Join us for Gigamesh's final throwdown at Too Much Love before he moves to Miami!

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Will Eastman

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Party-rocker extraordinaire Will Eastman touches down in Minneapolis this weekend to whip Too Much Love into a frenzy.  Will is the resident DJ at the extremely long-running and successful BLISS dance party in Washington, D.C., which is now hosted at the fantastic U Street Music Hall, of which Will is a founder.

Will is a producer to boot, and his first single "Feelin'" was released this year on the red-hot Plant Music label, with remixes from Tittsworth & Nakassis, Nadastrom, and Demerit.  Check it out!

For more of Will's tunes, check out his Soundcloud page, and be sure to get to First Ave on Saturday.

TML 7.10

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TML 7.03

Celebrate the fourth with us! DJ Bach guests.

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Also, for our east coast followers, check out Sovietpanda in DC on Friday.

Pride Weekend

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TML 6.19

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Monarchy Disc Jockeys

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Monarchy Disc Jockeys are Ben Grimes and Dave Wrobleski (aka Gary Slam) from Radio K's Do You Party? dance show.  They guest with Sovietpanda tonight at First Ave.  Check their live mix from Thursday's episode of DYP? over at Radio K.  Expect to party tonight!

DVS1

DVS1 aka Zak Khutoretsky has been a Minneapolis DJ favorite since the mid 90s, known for his gigantic record collection, mammoth-sounding Hush parties, and recent releases on record labels like Ben Klock's Klockworks, Derrick May's Transmat, and the Twin Cities' own Timefog. Don't miss your chance to hear him play at TOO MUCH LOVE before he takes off for Europe and the legendary Berghain club in Berlin.  Expect the First Ave roof to be blown off.   Sovietpanda is back in town and opens the night.

Only Children

Only Children join Sovietpanda this week for Too Much Love!

Hailing from Chicago, Only Children is a group of DJs and producers focused on bringing new disco and house sounds in the form of their DJ sets, remixes and productions.   They're currently doing a mini-tour of the midwest, partly in anticipation of their set at Lollapalooza later this summer.  Check out their Tumblr or Soundcloud page to listen to and download a number of their remixes for free, and get to First Ave to hear them this Saturday.

May Day

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This week, for TML on May Day, our guest DJ is none other than Jeff Dubois.  Jeff is one half of infamous Minneapolis DJ duo and party-starters Attitude City.  Expect heavy disco and house on thick vinyl!

Check out this mix from Jeff for an idea of what to expect. It includes a number of my own favorites:

Jeff Dubois - For Your Love [download] 

01. The Whispers – Tonight
02. Phreek Plus One – That’s It
03. Attitude City – I Wanna Be With You (Edit)
04. Disco Deviance – Get On Up (Edit)
05. Unknown – White Label
06. Todd Terje – Don’t Make Me Wait (Edit)
07. Roland Schwarz – Step In (Faze Action Dub)
08. Bottin – Sciarando El Scuro
09. Random Factor – What I Need (Chicken Lips Remix)
10. Debbie Trusty – Searchin’ For Some Lovin’ (Instrumental)
11. Zwicker – Who You Are (Junior Boys Remix)
12. Mark E – R&B Drunkie
13. 6th Borough Project – Miss World (OOFT! Remix)
14. The Revenge – Lost In Music (Edit)
15. Permanent Vacation – Tic Toc
16. Tangoterje – Dance n’ Chant (Edit)
17. Todd Terje – I, I, I (Edit)
18. Chilly – For Your Love
19. Unknown – White Label
20. Roundtree – Hit On You
21. Crazy P – Stop Space Return (Hot Toddy Remix)
22. Todd Terje – Eurodans
23. Attitude City – Live It Up (Edit)
24. Cassius – Feeling For You (LRD Remix)
25. Booker T. – Don’t Stop Your Love

Dustin Zahn

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Too Much Love is proud to present Dustin Zahn this Saturday! Zahn is a local Minneapolis techno prodigy and worldwide touring DJ, and the founder of Enemy records. His releases, on labels like Rekids and Drumcode, have gained international support from top-tier DJs like Radioslave, Simian Mobile Disco, and Green Velvet.

We're super psyched for Dustin to bring his dark, brooding and danceable sound to First Avenue this Saturday night, with resident Sovietpanda opening. For a taste, listen to Zahn's recent mix for the CLR podcast, or a number of his productions, streaming below or over on Soundcloud.

Dustin Zahn - CLR Podcast 56 (DJ Mix) by Dustin Zahn

Dubfire - Roadkill (Dustin Zahn's Enemy Remix) by Dustin Zahn

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TML vs. BRLSQOTHEQUE

This week we have two of the Twin Cities' most well known DJs guesting at TML, both from the reputable Burlesque of North America, and responsible for the infallible Triple Double party every Tuesday at the Triple Rock, as well as the huge party and edits series DO IT TO IT.

Mike 2600, with a fresh new release on Emynd's Crossfaded Bacon, and Wes Winship, one of the mind's behind the Bedlam's huge BOMP dance party, join me on the decks this Saturday.  Surefire jams are in store - see you at First Ave on Saturday!

Kid Color

This Saturday, we've got Kid Color coming in from Chicago to push his special blend of party-starting disco and house!   Check out this recent mix for a little preview of what to expect.

Kid Color - Palette One [direct download]

1. The Salsoul Orchestra – Salsoul 3001 (Intro) / Faze Action – I Wanna Dancer (Disco Rock Dub Mix)
2. Holy Ghost! – I Will Come Back
3. Talking Heads – Gilrfriend Is Better (BitFunk Edit)
4. Crazy P – Love On The Line (Unabombers Dub Mix)
5. Lindstrøm & Christabelle – Baby Can’t Stop
6. Classixx + Jeppe – I’ll Get You
7. Munk – Down In L.A. (Shazam Remix)
8. Curses! – The Deep End (Holy Ghost! Day School Dub)
9. Cut Copy – Far Away (Damn Arms Remix)
10. The Juan Maclean – Happy House
11. Still Going – Spaghetti Circus
12. Chilly – For Your Love (Todd Terje Edit)
13. First Choice – Great Expectations
14. LaBerge – Just Don’t Let Go

Mister Saturday Night

TOO MUCH LOVE is proud to present JUSTIN CARTER & EAMON HARKIN, the DJs behind New York's MISTER SATURDAY NIGHT parties, for their Minneapolis debut during First Avenue's 40th Anniversary!

Justin Carter & Eamon Harkin are the brains and resident DJs behind Mister Saturday Night - a series of NYC loft parties that regularly play host to the best in worldwide DJ talent - as well as the very successful Sunday Best outdoor parties.

They throw underground parties that push underground music, with past guests including Four Tet, Afrika Bambaataa, Pilooski, Omar S, Rub N Tug, Greg Wilson, Matias Aguayo, Traxx, DJ Harvey, Todd Terry and others, and they are taking time out of their jam-packed schedule exculsively to play Too Much Love! Eamon Harkin has spun two of the most well-received sets ever at TML, and with DJ partner Justin Carter, this party promises to be a real treat for Minneapolis club-goers.

Do not miss this chance to dance the night away to fresh sounds from two real pros!

To learn more about Mister Saturday Night, check out this live DJ mix and feature on WNYC's website.

TML resident Sovietpanda opens the night. 1/2 price rail and domestic drinks before midnight. 18+, $3 or $1 with student ID.

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TML 3.27: Sexbotz & Sovietpanda

Sexbotz boot up at TML this weekend! Ian Traas and Dave Dorman team up to play a hot mix of house, electro, and whatever else they can get their claws on to get bodies moving. Sovietpanda brings you dancefloor bliss as usual. Get there before midnight to get in on drink specials.

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