(DJ YOU LOVE TO HATE) Some DJs play more hits than Google gets in a day; others dig in bottomless crates for obscure cuts that sell for fortunes on eBay. Diplo is the rare selector who can flex both approaches—and keep clubbers moving until they stop. Dirty South rap plays tonsil hockey with ’80s new wave; electro and dancehall add themselves to their MySpaces; crunk and baile funk bump uglies with gusto. Dude’s a font of lovely surprises behind the decks. (Neumo’s, 925 E Pike St, 709-9442. 8 pm, $12 adv, all ages.)
Dave Segal is a journalist and DJ living in Seattle. He has been writing about music since 1983. His stuff has appeared in Gale Research’s literary criticism series of reference books, Creem (when... More by Dave Segal