[dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]ast month, the organizers of experimental hip-hip collective Low End Theory announced they will be ending their long-running Wednesday night DJ shows at The Airliner in Lincoln Heights.
In an Instagram post on June 6, the collective revealed its plans for a final run of 10 shows culminating on Aug. 8. The group wrote, “The general consensus amongst the residents is that we have overstayed our welcome, and our greatest hope now is that the final ten weeks of Low End Theory can serve as a time for the beat community to set aside our differences, come together, and hopefully remember what made Low End Theory a special place to begin with: the music.”
Low End Theory was founded by Los Angeles DJs Daddy Kev, DJ Nobody, Gaslamp Killer, and edIT in 2006. D-Styles replaced edIT as a resident DJ a year later. The weekly sets at The Airliner’s gritty dance floor and outdoor back patio gave up-and-coming DJ’s the freedom to experiment with new ideas and sounds. It soon became a launching pad for influential electronic artists and producers including Flying Lotus, Nosaj Thing and Daedelus.
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