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Band of the Week: Girl Talk

Published: Nov 26, 2008

You may know Gregg Gillis as Girl Talk, but whatever you do, don't know him as a DJ. Though Gillis admits he doesn't "hate it" when people refer to him as a DJ, he just would rather you acknowledge his musical art as a song manipulator rather than just merely playing them in a specified sequence.

"I understand DJ is the easier thing for people to associate me with," Gillis says. "But I consider myself a producer; I more or less manipulate old songs to make new songs. Because of that, I've always felt different than the traditional DJ."

His live show is also something far removed from watching your average DJ spin.

"It's basically me with the computers and live sample triggering," Gillis explains. "It's somewhere in between a concert and a party. It's not your traditional DJ set. The music is pretty exhaustive; it's more like a concert performance. It has a very distinct beginning and end, and I think people try their hardest to lose their minds in that time span." More

Nov 20, 2008

• A Bloody Good Night Vampires wanted at Casbah

Popular culture has taken a deadly spin in recent months or should we say undeadly? It's vampire mania, and The Casbah nightclub inside the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort is going along for the ride on Saturday, Nov. 22, with its Twilight 'Til Dawn vampire party, which starts at 10:30 p.m.

Nov 20, 2008

• Band of the Week: The Cardigans and Hollowbodies Trio

Kind of like products made in America, organ trios are not that common anymore. And it's even more rare when an organ trio features college-aged music junkies such as Chris Simonini, organist for The Cardigans and Hollowbodies Trio, a group that frequents southern New Jersey coffeeshops and concert stops like Bogart's Books and Music in Millville, where they'll be making an appearance on Friday, Nov. 21, to help the Millville Arts District celebrate Third Friday.

Nov 13, 2008

• Ego and Celebrities Galore Trump Taj's Ego rocks all week; Fatone, Partidge arrive in A.C.

This weekend, Ego inside Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City has it all for you. The casino-floor club has something every night this week to keep you in weekend party mode going for seven straight days. Start things off on Thursday, Nov. 13, with DJ Jim Stritch, who plays your favorites from 9 p.m. until the wee hours of the morning. You can also catch Stritch's solo DJ act on Wednesday, Nov. 19, starting at 8 p.m.

Nov 13, 2008

• Band of the Week: Corner Store Espionage

What do you get when you mix six musicians, a smorgasbord of musical influences ranging from classical to modern rock, and an undefined affinity for undercover surveillance at Wawa? You guessed it: Corner Store Espionage.

Nov 06, 2008

• Jazz & Karaoke Shea brings quartet to Point; Plaza offers new karaoke night

Somers Point has something special for you on Saturday, Nov. 8, as another fabulous installment of the Somers Point Jazz Society Blue Moon Concert Series arrives. Enjoy the sounds of the Evan Shea Quartet, which is headed by none other than New Jersey native Evan Shea.

Nov 06, 2008

• Band of the Week: Juggernaut Drunk

There are many comic heroes: Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and of course, the Juggernaut. Well, this weekend, you can get up close and personal with the hometown heroes that hold the Juggernaut close at heart.