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Gossip Live at the Google Rooftop SXSW

Gossip’s Beth Ditto is something of a human highlight reel. At some points rocking out the riot girl/dance puck ethos with even more exuberance than Le Tigre in their prime, at others quipping with charismatic hilarity about everything from her neighbors watching the live feed back at home to Mariah Carey’s boobs, Ditto is the real deal. The bass bounds back and forth while the rhythm drives along at full speed. One song Ditto dropped in an artful portion of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” while on another he did a whole verse of Reba Mcentire’s “Fancy.” Dancing to this un-pretensious show of skill was the best way to usher in the sunset.

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Raymond Flotat: Editor-in-Chief / Founder mxdwn.com || Raymond Flotat founded mxdwn.com in 2001 while attending University of the Arts in Philadelphia while pursuing a B.F.A. in Multimedia. Over his career he has worked in variety of roles at companies such as PriceGrabber.com and Ticketmaster. He has written literally hundreds of pieces of entertainment journalism throughout his career. He has also spoken at the annual SXSW Music and Arts Festival. When not mining the Internet for the finest and most exciting art in music, movies, games and television content he dabbles in LAMP-stack programming. Originally hailing from Connecticut, he currently resides in Los Angeles. ray@mxdwn.com
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