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On Friday, one of our city’s most acclaimed DJs, Car Stereo (Wars) bids adieu to Austin with one last hurray at Beauty Bar. CS(W), a.k.a. Chris Rose, has been a fixture of the nightlife in town for a good few years now, constantly furnishing many a shindig, including Austinist events, Prom-themed bashes, Valentine’s Day celebrations, and Glow In The Dark extravaganzas, with exhilarating beats and his now trademark mash-ups. Surely you need to say goodbye and wish him luck on his future endeavors -- join Rose, Astronautalis, ZEALE, Neiliyo, and MEGAtes for the inevitable dance party. We caught up with Rose earlier this week to check up on his plans for the future.
How did you arrive at the decision to move to Brooklyn?
I figured I have annoyed enough people enough times with Facebook/MySpace invites to events that it's time to move on to a whole new group of faces. Really, I've wanted to move to New York ever since I can remember, but Austin has been such a wonderful town that I haven't been able to tear myself away from it....plus I hadn't quite finished up my last few credits at UT until recently, so it seemed like a natural time to go after that.
Basically I decided to wait until the economy is at its worst to move to one of the most expensive cities in the world without a real job.
You've been to Brooklyn a few times recently -- what is appealing about Brooklyn as compared with Austin?
Well, I guess the main thing is that it's new. I've lived in Austin for seven years, and feel like I could easily spend the rest of my life here quite happily. But for what I want to do in my life as far as my real life (not DJing), I can't really do that from here. It's either L.A. or N.Y., and L.A. makes me uncomfortable. There's really nothing unappealing about Austin though. I'm pretty sure I already miss the Alamo Drafthouse, and I haven't even left yet. Plus, isn't Brooklyn kind of a pseudo-Austin anyway? I'm pretty sure half of this town has lived there at some point or is living there right now.
Any specific part of Brooklyn?
The area I'm living, Ft. Greene, is really cool. It's near two really nice parks, a lot of subways and has a lot of great restaurants around it. Plus, according to the murder chart in the New York Times the other day, it's not TOO bad of an area.
What are your plans for July in Brooklyn? Do you aim to throw events immediately or will you, so to speak, be starting over by just spinning at shows you're invited to DJ at?
I'm going up there with absolutely no set plans as far as DJing stuff. I definitely want to start a night somewhere for both Car Stereo (Wars) and my country night stuff, but I will probably spend a month or two kind of figuring it out before jumping right into it. Of course my real goal is to play inside the head of the Statue of Liberty by the end of the summer.
Are there any clubs in Brooklyn you have already scoped out for possible gigs?
One of my future roommates up in Brooklyn DJs sometimes at this place in called Legion. I think we might try to put something together there. Last time I was up in NYC I played randomly at the last minute at this awesome bar called Hugs. I really enjoyed that bar (skee-ball!), so I might check into playing there as well.
It has been almost 2 years since the release of The Bandit -- is another CD in the works?
I've been going back and forth on that a whole lot. I have the material for one or maybe even two albums that could be pretty similar in style to The Bandit, but I don't know that I really want to put them out right now. I want to wait until I can figure out a way to make them more unique, and not just kind of like I'm repeating the same style as the last record. If I figure out how an interesting way to do that, then yes I would love to.
You'll be spinning at Lollapalooza this year -- when did you get invited to that? What can Lollapalooza attendees expect at the set? Who are you excited to see at the festival?
I was invited earlier this year, and I'm thrilled. I'm planning on having some special guests during my set, some theatrics/people dancing in crazy costumes, and maybe a giant floating pig like in Homerpalooza...although I'm sure someone's done that before. As far as the rest of the festival, I am so excited to see The Beastie Boys. That's definitely my number one show. Other than that, I'm really looking forward to Ben Folds, Snoop Dogg, Kid Cudi and Federico Aubele.
All the best and thank you for speaking with Austinist.
Saturday, June 27
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Friday:
- Monahans, Telegraph Canyon, One Wolf (Outside / 9 p.m. / $8) and Adi-Fest II with BANG, StABBA, Team Fabrication (Inside / 9 p.m.) at The Mohawk
- The Artillery (CD Release), Riot Like Words, Eyes Like Arson, Westbound Departure (Outside / 8 p.m. / $18 Advance -- Tickets) and Sweatbox 16th Year Anniversary with Tia Carrera, Cause For Applause, Insect Sex Act, Taunto, A Giant Dog (Outside / 9 p.m. / $8 Advance; $10 At The Door -- Tickets) at Emo’s
- Car Stereo (Wars) Farewell Party with Car Stereo (Wars), Astronautalis, ZEALE, Neiliyo, MEGAtes at Beauty Bar (9 p.m.)
- Manikin (Record Release), Bottle Service at Sound On Sound Records (6 p.m.)
- A Soul Happening at Club de Ville (9 p.m.)
- Leftover Crack, The Casualties, Trash Talk, Night Siege (Outside / 9 p.m. / $13 Advance -- Tickets) and DJ Omari Jamal (Inside / 10 p.m.) at Red 7
- John Vanderslice, The Tallest Man On Earth at The Parish Room (9 p.m. / $12 Advance; $9 At The Door -- Tickets)
Saturday:
- Belaire, Cryptacize, Black Before Red (Outside / 9 p.m. / $7 Advance; $9 At The Door -- Tickets) and Books Died On, Fishboy (Inside / 11:55 p.m.) at The Mohawk
- Ben Kweller, Jones Street Station, Murdocks (Outside / 9 p.m. / $18 Advance -- Tickets) and Sweatbox 16th Year Anniversary with Sugar Shack, The Gospel Truth, The Hex Dispensers, Churchwood, The Somethin’ Ain’t Rights (Outside / 9 p.m. / $8 Advance; $10 At The Door -- Tickets) at Emo’s
- Rock The Casbah presents I <3 MJ: The Michael Jackson Tribute Party with DJ Mel at Beauty Bar (9 p.m. / Free)
- Danny Malone, Jude/Ross, The Eastern Sea at Stubb’s (Inside / 9 p.m. / $8 Advance -- Tickets)
- The Upper Crust, The Orgasm Addicts, Fire Horse, Shitty Carwash (Outside / 8 p.m.) and DJ Angel von Ripper (Inside / 10 p.m.) at Red 7
- Muchos Backflips, The Venditos, Opposite Day, We Are The Granada, Megafauna at Room 710 (9 p.m.)
- The Young, Serious Tracers, Alright Tonight at The Parlor (9 p.m.)
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Wow. Moving to new york. That's a gamble. I wish CSW the best of luck.
I've seen a lot of people build up a little music career in Austin and then feel like they've hit the ceiling of their success. New York holds the allure of a much higher ceiling, but it also contains the most ruthless of greedheads and living expenses. If that music gig doesn't immediately start to pay the bills in the big apple, the grind to make money doing other things never ends, which makes it even more difficult to pursue music. But there's always cocaine and parties to distract from the unpleasantness of watching your dream escape you.
Then the locals get sick of fronting you drugs and helping you crash parties, and they boot your ass out of the scene and you come back to Austin, and the new crowd here doesn't remember why you're supposed to be famous, either.
Hopefully Chris will hook up with DJ AM and his wealthy, vacant patrons so he can become an obscure, elite party dj who gets to have sex with Lindsay Lohan when she's swinging back in the hetero direction.
Seth