Last night served up a double dish of dance party fun with Friendly Fires and Theophilus London. London took the stage first in his now-signature sequin shirt, and pounded out the jams alternating between heavy beat rock and spitfire rap. London also debuted some new music from an upcoming release after playing all of the fan favorites, including "I Stand Alone". more ›

In a strangely appropriate and appealing pairing, Friendly Fires and Theophilus London take the stage at La Zona Rosa tonight. London's music blends rock and hip hop in an innovative way, while Friendly Fires creates pop that comes off fresh and intelligent. With their unique takes on potentially stereotypical genres, the two bands will certainly make the audience dance. more ›

Friendly Fires are one of the most fun dance-rock bands we've heard in recent years, despite there being a myriad of purveyors of that genre. The band throw copious percussion, pretty synths, and choruses full of harmony into a sound equal parts Cut Copy and Franz Ferdinand, which implies that they're on the more interesting side of the indie dance-pop fence. In recent months, the group have been nominated for a Mercury Music Prize, toured with Interpol, and (perhaps most importantly) have had their single "Jump In The Pool" chosen as the theme for BBC's football highlight show! After a trip to SXSW 2009 was canceled due to the chance to play some big European dates, Friendly Fires finally arrive on Red River tonight, and we suspect there will be a lot of dancing.

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