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Justice Plays Mind-Melting Set at Massive New Venue in Brooklyn Navy Yard: Concert Review
Powerhouse French electronic duo Justice played a dazzling set at Brooklyn Storehouse, the gigantic new venue in New York's sprawling Navy Yard.
However, access is problematic — the main buildings are a long way from the entrance gates — and transporting a large number of people across the yard presents numerous logistical challenges. But it’s finally happened: Brooklyn Storehouse, a gargantuan converted warehouse formerly used for shipbuilding, has been transformed into a 105,000 square-foot, 5,000-capacity venue by British nightlife operation Broadwick and New York events company TCE Presents. Anyone who knows the long-running duo’s hits — like “We Are Your Friends” and “D.A.N.C.E.” — and its battery of dancefloor powerhouses, knows what to expect: An evening of bass-heavy beats, elaborate electronic textures and strategically timed drops that, musically, is an elaboration on the template built by Daft Punk; many moments during the show recalled that French duo’s “Alive 2007” live album.
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