Whether you're in Amsterdam for only a few days or for a long haul, I must insist that you make your way to Paradiso this Friday, May 11th.

Not for a band. It is something much more than a band and it is unique to Amsterdam. They are called Pips:Lab, and they are impossible to describe in words. But this is a text blog, so I'll write a bit more.

I had the pleasure of meeting some of the Pipslab people last year and going to their hilariously messy HQ at a local squat. I've never gotten to see a live performance, as those are rare, but I have seen videos of their shows. The best being "The Washingpowder Conspiracy", which of course, I now believe in. These guys are technological geniuses, not to mention musically inclined and dam funny to boot. Their performances not only entertain, but they specialize in making the audience be IN the performance. Their topics are bizarre and you'll sometimes wonder if either they or you are high on something. But in fact, it may just be that they're that good.

This friday they're not only doing the Conspiracy, but they're also doing Wortel Combat III. If I explained it all to you, I would have to kill you. So it's best to just go because no matter how many performing artists tell you they're unique, they're not. Pips:lab is Über unique times infinity.

PAradiso, 21h, Main Space. Cost: don't know, don't care.