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If you don't like dirty fruit, stay out of Metro on Friday night.

Thursday May 21, 2009.     By Maya Henderson

Music Feed

One Night Love Affair
Thursday, May 21 at Danny's, 10 p.m.; Free
Lono Brazil's Disco Unusual Social Club party can no longer be contained to a once-a-month happening at Danny's, so he's spread his glam-dance disco sounds across town, including recent stints at Simone's Bar in Pilsen and a few appearances at Sonotheque. But tonight he's back at Danny's, bringing the sexy, tasteful disco grooves and getting the holiday weekend started early.

Peaches
Friday, May 22 at Metro/Smartbar, 8 p.m.; $20
Peaches, the queen of the dirty electro dance scene, and mastermind behind some of the raunchiest polysexual lyrics in modern dance music, plays a live set at Metro to promote her latest album, I Feel Cream. It's been awhile since she's released an album, but Peaches has been keeping herself busy, touring with her band, Peaches & the Herm (JD Samson of Le Tigre is a member). We can't wait to hear what she's been saving for this release, and we're sure the after-party at SmartBar, where she'll be laying down a DJ set, will be just as wild. Johnny Love of LA's Guns 'n' Bombs also DJs tonight.

The Prodigy
Saturday, May 23 at Congress Theater, 7 p.m.; $35
A few years ago, when British electronica and rave culture was just making its way to America, it didn't get much bigger than The Prodigy. The group behind hits such as "Firestarter" and "Smack My Bitch Up" and album-loads of klaxon-heavy, high-energy dance music paved the way for the Chemical Brothers and shows like MTV's "Amp. Canada's Tiga co-headlines and locals Brad Owen, Dark Wave Disco, DJ Intel and Derek Specs round out the lineup.

Mike Simonetti
Sunday, May 24 at Smartbar, 10 p.m.; $10
Most of us don't have to work tomorrow, so there are plenty of parties to choose from tonight. But if you're looking to hear damn good dance music on one of the few Sundays you stay up past midnight, head to Smartbar, where long-time New York DJ and co-founder of Italians Do it Better (the home to hot act Glass Candy), Mike Simonetti, headlines. Jerome Derradji and Kool Hersh also spin.