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Xiu Xiu, ftr. tUnE-yArDs @ Horn Gallery, KC
Tues 4/6/10, 9pm

UPDATE:

It was Jamie and Angela Seo, guitar and a keyboard respectively. The show was good, they played Dear God,… stuff and some oldies-but-goodies (ObGs). Despite the horn’s size, they didn’t interact or even look at the audience much. Kinda felt like a hit-and-run performance, with a lot of ppl studying had no idea where that xiu xiu sound was coming from, it was hella loud.

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xiu xiu

ORIGINAL:

Xiu Xiu is coming through tonight. Excited to see them,  they really defend their musical niche… lyrically disturbing, often sonically terrifying – with frantic drum machine and screeching/discordant electronics, and beautiful. You have to be in some mood.

‘Clowne Towne’ or ‘I Love the Valley OH!’ off Fabulous Muscles are accessible tracks.

The opener, tUnE-yArDs… dunno. I read a Micachu comparison, with sparse/tribal beats and octave-shifting vocals, aand ukulele, sweet.

Yacht, ftr. Bobby Birdman @ Horn Gallery, KC
Sunday 2/28/10, 9pm

Yacht is coming to town this weekend. To the small middle of nowhere, so sweet.

I’m excited. Trying to describe the music to a friend earlier, I remember using fun/self-empowering/electronic. I think I’ve heard crazy/experimental in regards to live performances, who knows!  Check his interview with the setup

I’m most familiar with ‘… Your Magic Is Real’, and the newer ‘See Mystery Lights’

PS. Jona Bechtolt was one half of the group The Blow, so like duuuh

Dan Deacon

Horn Gallery @ Kenyon College – Gambier, OH
Sunday 11.1.09

OMG AMAZING!!!