Major Lazer tickets

You maybe asking yourself "what the heck is Major Lazer?" Well, it is the collaborative team of British DJs Diplo and Switch. Both famous from their own endeavors, the two got together and toured last summer and are now back for a spring 2010 tour. Major Lazer is in town for a show on Sunday, April 11th.

Diplo (from Philli, USA, but now hails in Britain) is really Thomas Pentz. The origin of Diplo's DJ name is pretty cute. Like myself, he had a thing for all things dinosaurs when he was a kid, so he took his name from Diplodocus, a super cool dinosaur. Awesome! Famous for his trist with M.I.A. a few years back the two collaborated and toured together for a few years.

Switch, born in the UK has also worked on albums with M.I.A. and a doppelganger of hers, Santogold. As far as remixes go, Switch can be the king of them. The list of remixes he has done is too long to list - Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers, Lily Allen, Cold Cut, Kelis, the Futureheads, Nine Inch Nails, and Bjork just to name a few.

First Avenue tickets are on sale now for Major Lazer show. Both DJs have quite the following it sounds like, so First Avenue tickets may be flying out the door for this one. They are touring in support of their album, "Guns Don't Kill People, Lazers Do" which is heavily influenced by Jamaican dancehall music and features guest appearances from Jamaican artists on every track.

Rusko opens the 18+ show. See ya at the show!