Duck Sauce

Duck Sauce

All DJ sets are not created equal. Some of them are as stupid as Tom Petty thinks they are, the tackiest bacchanals known to humankind, a genuine counterargument against whatever case you want to make about the progression of our species. Then there’s A-Trak and Armand Van Helden in matching gold varsity jackets dropping the sickest records and emerging from behind the decks wielding Super Soakers, all in front of a giant inflatable waterfowl: a reminder that the dance party is a noble pursuit for fun-loving sentient beings. It was a rare convergence of killer showmanship and good taste. About those sick records, by the way: They saved their own worthy smash “Barbara Streisand” for the end of the set, but everything leading up to it seamlessly blended hip-hop, house, and disco (and Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Heads Will Roll”) into the most refreshing playlist I’ve encountered in recent memory. What’s more, the pair of superstar DJ/producers really seemed to be having a blast up there. -Chris