AFGHAN RAIDERS are Mikey and Beans from Las Vegas, Nevada. Neither one of the electronic duo is Afghan nor do they raid, however, these generally peaceful guys have been electrifying dance floors with their infectious riffs and outrageous stage antics, which include showering the audience with gold balloons and bringing hardcore headbanging to dance music.

The duo first started when asked to open for Broken Spindles with only a handful of songs under their belt. In just under a month, they put together an explosive live set, winning over audiences with their single “Future Thinkers,” a song some might call an anthem for new age freedom fighters. Shortly after, the band went on to release their debut EP, “FUTURE THINKERS / SOLID GOLD,” under their own indie label and music blog, Badical Beats. Since then, the duo has been galvanizing dance floors across the US with their over-the-top energy and radical live performances. When Mikey screams, “If this is love then what are you waiting for?!” from their track “Solid Gold”, onlookers cannot resist the urge to dance to the beat and sing along with the hooks.

The band members say some of their biggest contemporary influences are DFA, Digitalism, Madlib, LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip and Animal Collective, but both Mikey and Beans spend time everyday researching and blogging about the latest and greatest in music from all genres. This might help some understand why their music tends to seamlessly bridge the gap between genres like electronic, house, pop, and grunge.

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