Electrelane - The Greater Times (live)

The Fly tonight in London - charity DJ benefit night with sets from Electrelane, Alex Paterson (The Orb) and others

Friday 14th December in aid of The Anti-Trafficking Alliance which is a London-based charity that campaigns against sex trafficking and funds projects to support survivors. We'll be DJing at the night. It's at The Fly on New Oxford Street, London. Here's the line-up - Live:Charlotte Hatherley, Adrian Sherwood, Dot Allison, It Hugs Back, Freddie Stevenson. DJs: Alex Paterson (The Orb), Electrelane, Anjali, Sinqueso Sisters, The Broken Hearts. It's from 8pm - 2am and costs £7 on the door. All money raised goes to The Anti-Trafficking Alliance. Have a look at this website for more info on the charity. http://www.atalliance.org.uk

Running about in the Rain (Electrelane in Boston)

The strangely perverse weather we've been having in Boston lately -- 50F temperatures, darkness mid-afternoon, thundershowers, and tornado warnings in the Western part of the state-- did not stop me from attending last night's concert at the Paradise. Electrelane was excellent from start to finish. I do enjoy the album despite the fact that it has received lukewarm reviews in some places. Admittedly, it is hard to reconcile the merits of their first album, Rock It to the Moon, with the Gang of Four-style pop that's on the new disc, "No Shouts, No Calls". The set last night dispensed with the first couple tracks off the new album immediately and then followed with a good mix of newer tracks and cuts off the first disc.