I spent my last night in San Francisco at a club owned by an internet millionaire. The show was everything I expected: a Skrillex-looking DJ, Super Mario Brothers cartoons, offensively loud club music, a chant of "Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!" that mimicked "Shots! Shots! Shots!," singers that sounded like Daft Punk robots, and a purple-haired Japanese dream girl. The show ended with 8-bit chiptunes: ComputeHer and 8 Bit Weapon.
The 8-bit music was the crowd's favorite. A friend with me described it as "pure" and "it has that fantasy aspect to it." The whole experience had that Silicon Valley optimism to it: nerds make the world a better place with their weirdo technology.
Pictured: ComputeHer plays at the DNA Lounge. Her instrument is a modified Commodore (Amiga?) computer that controlled the bass line.
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