Popshop Strikes Again! Delivers Solid Monthly Pop Night

For some, pop music represents everything wrong in the world of music — the latest saccharine sweet lady-ode from a mop topped Justin Bieber, a booze-drenched, autotuned-to-death Ke$ha record. But to others, pop is a lifestyle; a genre that isn’t always necessarily in fashion, but even when it’s not, people can’t help but gawk in wonderment.

Right now, pop is indeed “in.” Last night at the second edition of Popshop – a new monthly pop club night hosted by Neon Gold Records and HeavyRoc Music – girls, gays and hipsters alike filled the Lower East Side’s Tammany Hall for a raucous celebrating a who’s who of ‘pop muzik’ up-and-comers.

Last month’s Popshop debut showcased performances from indie-darling MNDR as well as French Horn Rebellion. Last night’s show opted for an even more dance-party approved line up (is that even possible?) with HeavyRoc’s own The Knocks headlining, along with performances from NY-based Penguin Prison and Like Diamonds.

Although The Knocks brought the crowd to an arm-flailing clusterfuck – due to not only a set that included the band’s own recent summer buzz-singles “Dancing With The DJ” and “Make It Better,” but also a drum-a-long DJ set that included the likes of The Killers’ “All These Things That I’ve Done,” Major Lazer’s “Pon De Floor” and even Alphabeat’s “DJ” – it was Penguin Prison who put the crowd under arrest.

With the guitar-slinging swagger of Prince and the adorableness of Justin Timberlake, Penguin Prison (aka Chris Glover) performed a sparkling set of tracks from his upcoming debut album. Dripping with 80s synths, a sprinkling of breathy pants (we promise it was sexier in person) and a set of baby blues that would make anyone slightly wobbly, the shockingly still label-less Penguin Prison delivered an arena-worthy set in just a little over 30 minutes.

Featured mp3 Download: Penguin Prison vs. Michael Jackson | “Golden Train vs. Workin Day and Night”

The Brooklyn-based Like Diamonds opened with show with an indie-disco fusion that was the ideal musical lube for the chaos that ensued thereafter.

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