Simian Mobile Disco was supposed to do a DJ set at the Cheeky B*stard Party at the Hiro Ballroom tonight, but have been forced to cancel after James Ford was injured. Replacing them will be Bloc Party's Kele Okereke. RSVP Here. Here's the story:

True story... James Ford of Simian Mobile Disoc was playing soccer with the Arctic Monkeys and broke his collar bone (don't worry folks, he is going to be okay). Unfortunately he won't be able to DJ for us this week as his Doctor told him not to... Funnily enough though, our friends Bloc Party are in town, and were planning to stop by Hiro on Thursday (after their appearance on the Conan O Brien show). So after a little gentle persuasion, we can announce that Kele (along with one or two other as yet unspecified members of the band) will be filling the big hole that James left behind, and deejaying for us at this week's Cheeky B*stard Party.

Last night, Bloc Party played the WAMU Theatre with Tokyo Police Club and Smoosh. I didn't find the energy to be as high as it normally is during a Bloc Party show, but the band did produce some highlights. The surprise inclusion of b-side "“The Once And Future King” was an early one, but it was really the killer encores that made the show.

They started off the first encore with a new song called "FLUX," that they'll perform again tonight on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and then release as a stand-alone single on November 12th. During "She's Hearing Voices," Kele made his way into the energized crowd and then followed it up with fabulous version of "Helicopter" in which Smoosh joined them on stage..............

BLOC PARTY | WAMU THEATRE | 10-3-2007
Song For Clay (Disappear Here) / Positive Tension / Blue Light / Hunting For Witches / Waiting For The 7:18 / Banquet / This Modern Love / The Prayer / The Once And Future King / Uniform / So Here We Are / Like Eating Glass // Flux // Sunday // She's Hearing Voices //Helicopter /// Pioneers