People Pleaser

Perry Farrell wants to turn your frown upside down.

A A A Comments By Michael Roberts Thursday, Jan 29 2004

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Peripheral vision: Perry Farrell.

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With Sound Tribe Sector Nine and Ozomatli, 7 p.m. Saturday, January 31, Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson Street, $19.50, 303-830-TIXS; with Alex Graham and DJ DRC, Saturday, January 31, Avalon, 9535 Park Meadows Drive, Lone Tree, $20, 303-790-0024

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Still, Farrell the DJ sees technology as merely a means to an end -- thrilling the masses. For Liz Phair's crowd, he envisions a multifaceted menu: loops made from beats found on Dusty Fingers comps, ambient drop-off pieces, spoken snippets from the Internet, the occasional mash-up of a past fave (although not Billy Idol's "Hot in the City," which he thought of and then rejected while snowboarding that afternoon), and maybe even a Shirley Brown oldie designed to jolt aficionados of the female voice.

"You want each selection to give people a light in their heart," he says, his blissful tone sounding as old as the stars but younger than yesterday.

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