The Juan MacLean

This is going to be a special gig. First off, it's the Juan MacLean’s first tour in nearly five years. For somebody so vital to the current indie-electro-whatever scene, that's a long time to stay out of the clubs. More exciting, however, is MacLean's decision to enlist the DFA house band, the same ensemble that routinely backs LCD Soundsystem and Hercules and Love Affair. When it comes to experimenting with live musicians and electronic dance music, the dude has few equals. Before hooking up with the DFA crowd, MacLean played guitar in Six Finger Satellite. Back in the '90s, no one knew what to make of the group. But nowadays their fusion of post-punk, industrial, new wave and krautrock feels like the most prescient idea ever conceived. Whatever this guy has in store is not to be missed.
Wed., Sept. 10, 9 p.m., 2008