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The T.O. Do List: November 4, 2009

1. Mutually influenced by hip-hop, acid house and the early rave sounds that reached their ears in Germany following the fall of the Berlin Wall, Sebastian Szary and Gernot Bronsert founded Modeselektor in 1996. Ellen Allien’s BPitch Control issued their early EPs and two playful albums of pop-tinged grimey tech grooves, 2005’s Hello Mom! and 2007’s Happy Birthday!. Fans and collaborators include Thom Yorke, TTC and Paul St. Hilaire, as well as Apparat, with whom the duo also record as Moderat. Modeselektor play the Speaking In Code after-party with Mixhell (live) and DJ Nitin tonight at The Mod Club (722 College). $20 from Rotate This, Soundscapes, Play De Record, Wantickets.com. For more, read Denise Benson's interview with Szary.

2. Dan Deacon, the big-funny-glasses-wearing electro-wizard, brings his legendary live show back to Toronto for two shows this week; last night's was a sweaty, small-club set at Sneaky Dee's, whereas tonight, he stages a big-room spectacle at The Great Hall. Taking audience participation to hilarious new highs, Deacon’s dance-fests include tricks like giant human chains and group chanting. 1087 Queen W. $10 from Rotate This, Soundscapes. 9pm

3. Staying in tonight? On the meta-sitcom Michael and Michael Have Issues, sketch comedians Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black (formerly of cult-com faves Stella and The State) play “themselves” creating a sketch-comedy show called… Michael and Michael Have Issues, combining a mockumentary-style backstage narrative with scenes from their show-within-a-show. The format certainly frees up the duo to inject their surrealist humour into a show that might otherwise get bogged down by behind-the-scenes bickering between the passive-aggressive partners. Watch it tonight and every Wednesday at 10pm on the Comedy Network. For more, read TV columnist Josh Ostroff's interview with the two Michaels.


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