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"The night was started by Twin Sister, a quintet with only one raspy voiced female. I certainly hope she's got a twin somewhere!...Xiu Xiu and Tune-Yards' setlists and more pictures from the Friday night show at Bowery Ballroom (4/9), below......Next up was Zola Jesus, moniker for Nika Roza Danilova. Last year, she collaborated with Freddy Ruppert and Jaime Stewart for the Former Ghosts project, via the The Bull and the Ram. At that point, I had no idea who she was, but that song sounded pretty much like a nightmareish synth pop tune sung by Kate Bush, then after grabbing a couple of mp3s off her debut album The Spoils, it became clear that was her preferred line of work. She recently released a new EP called Stridulum that still goes down that same line of being the second coming of Kate Bush in an even more refined manner...
...Tune-Yards is another one-lady band, in this case her real name is Merrill Garbus....she proceeds to create her musical and vocal loops right in front of you. I have no idea how she does it, but it's incredibly fascinating to watch and makes her set electrifying...
...Xiu Xiu went through yet another line-up change, now it's only a duo with new member Angela Seo...About half the set consisted of songs from the new album Dear God, I Hate Myself. I've been listening a lot more to the album and it's currently on the rise with me. At first it struck me as a bit too 8-bit, but once you really give it a listen the sheer melodic genius of it all starts to shine through. Guess it won't really appeal much to the people who complained about Women As Lovers not being noisy enough, it probably is the most pop album. [pecusita]
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Twin Sister
Zola Jesus
Tuneyards
Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu setlist
Black Drum Machine
Apistat Commander
Gray Death
Dear God, I Hate Myself
Muppet Face
Gayle Lynn
I Luv the Valley OH!
Falkland Rd.
Poe Poe
Guantanamo Canto
This Too Shall Pass Away (for Freddy)
Chocolate Makes You Happy
Boy Soprano
tUnE-yArDs setlist
Hatari
You Yes
Fiya
Powa
Jumping Jack
Real Life Flesh
Safety
Biz
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Twin Sister is so good!
Posted by Anonymous | April 11, 2010 4:23 PM
Twin Sister IS good! So is Tune-Yards. Xiu Xiu, however, is AWFUL. TERRIBLE. Bad.
Posted by Anonymous | April 11, 2010 4:26 PM
This show looked boring.
Posted by Anonymous | April 11, 2010 5:27 PM
Twin Sister is not good!
Posted by Twin Sister Fan | April 11, 2010 5:28 PM
No actually Twin Sister is good.
Posted by Anonymous | April 11, 2010 5:30 PM
OMG! I'm pecusita :)
I thought the gig was a no waster. First time in like 10 years I've attended a 4 band bill without a dud.
Twin Sister picked up really well when they started playing the new songs. EVERY BAND delivered.
Xiu Xiu's set was too short. More songs please!
Posted by dee | April 11, 2010 5:49 PM
more people should be talking about zola jesus. thank you.
Posted by Anonymous | April 11, 2010 6:42 PM
All the bands on the bill were great. Even though it was like a CMJ set with something for everyone, everyone delivered. For 6:42, Zola weighs about 85 lbs.
Posted by Darkness | April 11, 2010 6:48 PM
OK, the seventh Tuneyards photo is just terrifying.
Posted by Mommy, I'm scared. | April 11, 2010 9:20 PM
I was next to the guy in the red hat who is touching Zola Jesus in that photo. He was as annoying as he looks. Hands off, dude.
Posted by Anonymous | April 11, 2010 10:49 PM
Zola Jesus is horrible and needs a hummus sandwich.
Posted by berger | April 11, 2010 11:43 PM
Yuk (dude in the red touching Zola).
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 12:21 AM
xiu xiu rules
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 3:10 AM
less people should be talking about zola jesus. please.
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 5:19 AM
i have a headache just imagining this show. au
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 8:57 AM
at least bleach the stache...
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 8:59 AM
I think this show was very interesting. Last time i have missed this show. But next time i don't want to miss it.
Posted by Custom t-shirts | April 12, 2010 9:17 AM
Twin Sister were incredibly bland and girlfriend can't sing.
Zola Jesus showed promise and girlfriend can sing.
tUNE-yARDS were much better live than on record.
Xiu Xiu were Xiu Xiu.
Posted by the ghost of Susan Janet Ballion | April 12, 2010 10:36 AM
I would need a lot of pills to be at that show. Not to help enjoy it, but to be able to deal. Because it looks like a lot of cry babys who need a stage to share tear times.
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 1:30 PM
this show looked a snooze fest
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 10:22 PM
nothing sexier than an old broad with a moustache
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 10:33 PM
Twin Sister sounded like the band who plays the school dance in the 80's movie that you hate because everybody is just too sensitive.
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 11:29 PM
Twin Sister's guitar player moves like a chickenhead.
Posted by Anonymous | April 12, 2010 11:32 PM