Girl Talk

Not that I got there in time to see the opening act, but from what I heard from @therealgirltalk the day of the show, Penguin Prison couldn’t make it to open because of illness. Junk Culture, also on the Illegal Art label, filled in.

Girl Talk started around 9:30 and the first thing Greg Gillis did was invite people on stage. This essentially created an iPod ad on steroids as the dancing people were silhouettes against the bright neon flashing lights. Memphis definitely showed up at Minglewood to see Girl Talk; it was a sold-out show and everyone was decked out in standard show gear — funky, weird, neon, 80s club style.

The layered party mix that is Girl Talk totally revved up the crowd — the energy was like nothing you would see outside of this kind of show. He played from the newest album, All Day, which was made with the intent to be played continuously, as if the whole album were one track. Gillis switched it up on the fans, playing the songs out of order, which was pretty genius in my opinion. It was amusing to me how everyone can sing the words out loud, admitting that yes, we may not be proud of it, but we all know the lyrics to that Kelly Clarkson song. Looking around, all types of people in attendance meshed together just like the different song genres mashed up. Everyone united for a great show, glowsticks and giant confetti filled blow-up balls. The only unfortunate element of the whole show was the long line to get drinks.

Bottom line, it’s hard not to just let loose and have fun at a show like this. Although you may lose something, sweat like crazy, get bumped into and tossed around, it’s definitely an adventure I would recommend. Basically, if you don’t have a good time at a Girl Talk show, it’s your fault.

You can still download the album All Day for free at illegal-art.net/allday.

If you really like mash-ups, try camelbackmusic.com.