More xXx Pictures | Acrobats, Strong Men, and Hoopla

The Hoopla at Diesel xXx (10-11-08) Aside from the music that went on at the Disel xXx party, there was a lot of hoopla, which included a big tent, jugglers, aerial acrobats, strong men, the Beep (aka Marty Markowitz), and a marching band. Check out some more pictures of the hoopla after the jump.

N.E.R.D. at xXx (Pictures)

N.E.R.D. at xXx (10/11/08) Photos: Bumpershine The Music Slut called them “electrifying”, but I’m not willing to bestow such platitudes on N.E.R.D.. If you put me in a corner, I’d say they were “not altogether unpleasant”, but then again, I’m about as fluent in hip-hop as I am Latin. I mean they looked pretty cool…

M.I.A. at xXx (Pictures)

M.I.A. at xXx (10/11/08) Photos: Bumpershine A visibly pregnant M.I.A. was the second to last act to take the stage at the xXx party Saturday night and as far as I’m concerned her baby news made a bigger splash than her music. I know M.I.A. has a legion of devoted fans out there and her…

Franz Ferdinand (and T.I.) at xXx (Pictures)

T.I. and Franz Ferdinand at xXx (10/11/08) Photos: Bumpershine At the tail end of T.I.’s set, Franz Ferdinand took the stage for a “live mash-up” of T.I.’s current number one single, “Live Your Life”. Then, just before Franz Ferdinand were about to launch into their own material, it looked like the whole party was gonna…

T.I. at Diesel xXx (Pictures)

T.I. at Diesel xXx (10/11/08) Photos: Bumpershine I must confess, I’m not really familiar with T.I.‘s music, but last night he showed why he is the current number 1 artist on the billboard charts with a rock solid performance that xXx party goers couldn’t get enough of. Also, when he brought out M.I.A for “Swagga…

Hot Chip and Chaka Khan at xXx (Pictures)

The first of many posts from the Diesel xXx party on Saturday night. Hot Chip at xXx (10/11/08) Chaka Khan with Hot Chip at xXx (10/11/08) Photos: Bumpershine Hot Chip kicked off the evening’s “official” music program with a fairly low key (compared to the rest of the night) triptych of their own tunes, but…