In early 2008, a spacious apartment above a McDonalds on West 3rd in New York City was turned into a hotbed for avant-garde DIY concerts almost overnight. The organizing group, Less Artists More Condos, began the project for fans looking for an authentic alternative to the otherwise over-publicized and increasingly expensive Manhattan shows.
Performances at the West 3rd space included Wavves, Crystal Stilts, Oxford Collapse, Cause Co-Motion, Cutter, J.A.C.K., and Drink Up Buttercup. After a year of highly buzzed about events, Less Artists More Condos began to expand their geographical and artistic boundaries. Despite the expansion, the group was intent upon maintaining the secret, semi-illegal, and hard-to-find nature of their shows. Some of these have included impromptu DJ sets under the pre-renovated High Line rail on NYC’s west side and bands on a pirate ship that sailed around Manhattan (click HERE to watch the Snakes Say Hiss performance).
AN EARLY VIDEO BIO OF LESS ARTISTS MORE CONDOS >>
Most recently, Less Artists More Condos have found a new home at Under 100, the rustic basement of hip hop impresario Damon Dash’s multi-purpose office space in TriBeca dubbed DD172. The space happens to also be the home to the cutting edge video channel Creative Control. Naturally, the two groups partnered: LAMC booking the shows and Creative Control filming. The results have sent shock-waves through those dedicated to the NYC music scene. A number of artists have stopped by including Mos Def, The Cool Kids, Voodoo Farm, The London Souls, Sleigh Bells (Click HERE to see the performance), and Javelin (click HERE to see the performance) among others.
It is with great pleasure to announce that Big Live plans to get in the mix. On December 19th, LAMC produced an incredible four band show (artists to be announced upon launch in February) and cameras were there to capture the excitement. As the shows continued into the wee hours of the morning, Chester French were recording in the DD172 studio next door and a number of graffiti artists were tagging a massive gallery wall space.
A TOUR OF DD172 >>
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