Words and Photos by Andrew Parks
The Artist and Their Latest Release: Empire of the Sun, Walking On a Dream (Astralwerks, 2008)
The Show: w/ The Juan MacLean (DJ set) @ Terminal 5, 8.9.10
The Set In a Few Sentences: We met Luke Steele once—a long time ago, back when he started playing psychedelic folk tunes as the Sleepy Jackson. And, well, let’s just say he’s a special kind of crazy. The kind you can’t fake, the kind that makes you look over your shoulder—repeatedly, right in the middle of an interview—and say with a shudder, “Did you hear that?”
Actually, no, Luke, we didn’t. But we’re pretty sure you did.





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