Globe-trotting DJ and producer Diplo returns to his old Mad Decent stomping grounds when he plays a SOLD OUT show at Union Transfer tonight. Since moving away from Philly to expand the Mad Decent name to other horizons, he has been busy with creating an offshoot label called Jeffree’s, putting out another Major Lazer album that featured the likes of Santigold and Pharrell, taking the Mad Decent Block parties to the national scale for the 2nd year in a row, and then some! And his homecoming and Union Transfer debut is sure to be a booty-shaking pre-party for NYE. While he’s more known as the sampling mastermind behind Drexel dropouts and local rising stars Chiddy Bang, Xaphoon Jones is also an impressive producer/DJ who is certainly making a name for himself. And when he takes the stage tonight, he’ll be doing things Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle style! They’ll also be joined by Dirty South Joe on the wheels of steel. If you don’t have your tix yet, they’ll be releasing a handful at the box office so swing by early to get yours and drop by Jose’s to grab a delicious burrito while you’re already there. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St., 8pm, $20 (SOLD OUT), All Ages – Bill McThrill
