Chromeo @ 2006 Intonation Festival, Chicago | pics

July 13, 2006

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.