The Audio Perv

Jesse Malin is no stranger to collaborating with big names. From guest performers such as Bruce Springsteen and Billie Joe Armstrong taking the stage with him to his European tour this past June with Ryan Adams, Jesse is always making headlines and his newest pairing doesn’t disappoint. In Jesse Malin’s video for “Disco Ghetto”, he and his band, The St. Marks Social, partnered with one of his biggest fans, Mary Louise Parker, of the hit Showtime series “Weeds”.

Jesse elaborates on how the actress got involved, “Mary Louise has been a fan and friend since my first record, The Fine Art of Self Destruction, and has even been quoted as saying that her favorite record of the year was Love It To Life, so we called her up and she was into it!”

“Disco Ghetto” was written during the height of the recession. Jesse based this song off of a worry-free night spent with friends at an old school, funk, disco party. Dancing the night away was the perfect way to forget about all their debts and troubles, hence the line “on a recon mission for the riches of a poor man’s life”.

Co-directors Harry Greenberger and Abigail Honor saw the opportunity to make this music video into a mini-movie; a chance to really tell the story. “Disco Ghetto” was filmed at NYC vegan hot spot, Kates Joint, and Bowery Electric. The video features members of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Company dancing with Jesse Malin and The St. Marks Social.

You can check out the video at RollingStone.com or below.

Catch Jesse and his band at Bowery Electric on July 30th.