Photo Credit: Phawker

Where else would one expect the hipster-funk dance party quintet of Hot Chip to play in Philadelphia besides the Starlight Ballroom? An inevitable traffic jam of road bikes inundated N. 9th Street but we breezed right inside the sold out show with a little friendly name dropping and made a beeline to the bar. The scene was every bit as one would expect and the venue as always was ablaze with pent up excitement. A few minutes and several beers later, the band casually walked on stage, picked up their instruments and got right down to it. We were there to dance, and Hot Chip brought the party.

Dripping with sweat, I was overly excited by the set list including my favorite tracks from Coming on Strong and The Warning, and obviously almost the entire track list from Made in the Dark. I am not a huge fan of the band’s latest album and was thrilled to hear the classics. The show ended as soon as it began and despite the recurring question “Are you going to the after party?!” we didn’t make it out to Barbary because of pure exhaustion.

Here’s a track if you haven’t heard:
Hot Chip - Boy From School