The Crystal Method and Topgolf Las Vegas go together like big beats and tentpole movies. That is to say, smacking balls from Topgolf's hitting bays to the electro-anthems of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland in the town where they founded their digital duo is as natural as filmmakers drawing on the music genre Jordan and Kirkland helped invent for big-budget action-film soundtracks. Attendees can swing clubs and dance to club music on the occasion of The Crystal Method's debut at Topgolf's Toyota Yard, although not necessarily at the same time.
Credit The Crystal Method for associating Sin City with the sound of electronica, courtesy of the title of their 1997 debut album Vegas, years before the city's nightclub scene attracted superstar DJs. They became one of the biggest proponents of the big beat sound, with breakbeats providing canvasses for their audio loop ideas. Tracks such as "Keep Hope Alive," "Trip Like I Do" and massive hit "Busy Child" helped popularize the sound, with subsequent albums Tweekend and Legion of Boom demonstrating they were more than a flash in the pan. Jordan retired from music in 2017, but Kirkland carries on solo and released The Crystal Method's latest full-length album, The Trip Home, last year.
Topgolf Las Vegas, 8 p.m. Dec. 27, $20 plus tax and fee. 800.745.3000 Ticketmaster
