By Guest Reviewer: Jay

This past Friday I finally got to see DJ Z-Trip live at Irving Plaza and I have to say it was one of the best shows I have seen this year. I have been a fan since Uneasy Listening, two years ago. The tour was in support of his newest release (which also happens to be his major label debut) Shifting Gears. It was nice to see that many of the vocalists on the album were accompanying Z-Trip on this tour. Specifically Prince Whippier Whip and Bus Driver who performed the tracks ‘All About The Music’ and ‘Take Two Copies’ respectively. One thing I really enjoyed was how great Z-Trip worked the crowd. His only goal was to make sure everyone had a good time, and he succeeded ten fold. He even included audience participation, a guy got to go up on stage and play Pac Man on a huge movie screen, while Z-trip played drums and DJ Goldenchild (who assisted during much of the show, as well as being the opening act) scratched and mixed the Pac Man music. I found it exciting because a lot of the songs he performed weren’t from his albums and the ones that were had been changed and re-structured so they sounded new. All in all it was really fun time. If you get the chance, even if you don’t know his music, go see this super talented DJ.