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The The: The Juan Maclean

topstopjuan.jpg HOW DO YOU take your awkwardly vanilla name and turn it into something red hot?

Throw an article on the front maybe? Adopt its equivalent en Espanol?

Here's an example:

There once was an electronics musician named John MacLean. As an artist, however, he's known as "The Juan Maclean." Muuuch better.

Oh, also, he makes music that I can tell you a little about. After a stint as a guitarist, Maclean tried his hand at experimenting with modern electronic mixing equipment. The experiment went well for him, in that it produced a mellow, truly enjoyable brand of house that you can listen to without glow sticks or excess gyration.

Catch him at the Black Cat tonight with Edie Sedgwick and The Brunettes.

» Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW; Mon., Sept. 29, 8 p.m., $13; 202-667-4490. (U St.-Cardozo)

Photo by Tim Soter

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