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Chromeo @ 2006 Intonation Festival, Chicago | pics
Nicole Chavas of Radio Free Chicago brings us this review of Chromeo's performance at the 2006 VICE Intonation Festival in Chicago....
Upon first hearing Chromeo's almost over-the-top blend of funky 80s-inspired dance music, I had to wonder if the musicians were serious. Once the Chromeo duo Pee Thug and Dave 1 took the stage, it was obvious there wasn't a trace of irony in the music they were making- they just wanted people to dance.
With Dave 1 on the guitar and Pee Thug rocking the synth and the talk box, the band alternated between tracks from their debut album She's In Control and brand new music from their forthcoming album. Dave 1's sense of humor played front and center throughout the show, emphasizing several times the fact that all their songs are about "girls and dancing," begging the audience to drop the tired rock 'n roll fist in the air routine and get their feet moving instead, even managing to keep the audience interested with his hilarious babble as Pee Thug took a couple minutes fixed a kit drum meltdown. He later rewarded the audience for their patience by thanking them for being so "gangsta" (insert robot-voiced sample here) as they wrapped up with the song of the same name.
Photos by Rory O'Connor
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Strangest show ever - The Arcade Fire and Chromeo opening for The Unicorns at the Knitting Factory. Really late night.
Posted by Anonymous | July 13, 2006 10:13 PM
Good god! I was at Intonation and everyone i was with agreed that Chromeo was, by far, the most irritating thing about it. Their schtick may play in the clubs but for god's sake - put down the vocoder for five songs... they were easily this year's Go! Team.
Posted by Chris | July 14, 2006 8:43 AM
hmm, not a trace of irony?
Posted by hmmm | July 14, 2006 1:37 PM
That Knitting Factory show was great, good, and then awful. Arcade Fire, not very well known then, was really committed. Chromeo was pretty good but they don't translate well live because, contrary to whomever wrote this review, David positively drips with semi-obnoxious irony. (Back then he was even sporting a mustache.) On record, you can fool yourself into thinking this is pretty simple, fun dance music, but seeing them live and experiencing David's between-song ironic posturing sort of undermines an honest appreciation of the music.
Finally, The Unicorns had the distinction of being the worst show I've ever seen, period. Fucking disgraceful. They fucked around so much onstage and their drunk friend (playing a roadie character) was so disruptive to their set that it completely sabotaged the performance. Their "roadie" actually broke one of the microphones a couple songs in, and spent five minutes shouting for someone in the audience to pour honey all over his chest. (I actually think he ended up doing it himself, but I can't remember.)
The weird thing was, I also had tickets for their show the next night and I was really dreading it, but it ended up being one of the most fun shows I've seen in NYC. They were sober(ish) and apologetic, and claimed their roadie had died and was now just a disembodied voice in heaven. And they played really, really well. The unpredictability turned out to be kind of charming.
Posted by todd | July 15, 2006 9:50 PM
not too bad
Posted by WOW GOLD | December 2, 2008 11:13 PM
I was at Intonation and everyone i was with agreed that Chromeo was, by far, the most irritating thing about it. Their schtick may play in the clubs but for god's sake - put down the vocoder for five songs... they were easily this year's Go.
Posted by tower defense | March 30, 2009 8:56 AM