News: YACHT To Open For Yeah Yeah Yeahs
YACHT just confirmed a string of Fall tour dates including dates with Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Full dates are below
+ = with Yeah Yeah Yeahs
& = with Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Breeders
09/04: Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands
09/07: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom+
09/09: Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre+
09/10: Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre+
09/11: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle, 12 am set
09/12: Portland, OR @ Old Town Block Party, 9:30 pm set
09/13: Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue+
09/15: Pomona, CA @ The Fox Theatre+
09/17: Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre&
09/18: Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theatre Lobby, 11:30 pm set
09/19: Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club, 11 pm set
10/24: San Diego, CA @ The Loft – UCSD, 10 pm set
11/14: Miami, FL @ Electric Pickle
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll
Another dose of provocative disco indie that deals in vocal simplicity that’s also slightly laboured, almost sensational and certainly attention grabbing. ‘Heads Will Roll’, represents Karen O and friend’s attempt to convince Festival goers that their hazy, light dance edge is as important to a modern festival as a flushable toilet.
Toe-tapping percussion rhythm helps the build up to O’s mild spasms of euphoria, power venting and controlled feistiness, as the sliding guitars keep s the tempo from dropping into a pit of lethargy. The usual quaintness of a YYYs jaunt is still lurking around like a dateless wonder at a disco, but their usual urgency and at times annoying, but irresistible catchiness seems to have been left in the locker room this time around.
You just wonder if Lady Ga-Ga will just have a little too much in the omnipotent femme pop/disco stakes this year, for O and company to demand and capture their usual amount of attention?
Bonnaroo 2009
Did you attend Bonnaroo this year? Yeah, I did not either. But, don’t worry we have been treated with some nice photos from the festival.
**All Photo Credits to Karen Dunbar
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**All Photo Credits to Karen Dunbar
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
Sonic swirling back beats and Karen O’s climbing, provocatively animated prowl continues to dominate the Yeah Yeah Yeahs approach. ‘Zero’, features a brazen disco swirl that will add energy to their now infamous live sets, as they continue fatten out their sound with the vocals continuing to rise in profile and punch.
A ’(MSTRKRFT Remix)’, draws out further the profile of the vocals, giving O’s touch an echoing drawl and the backing takes on a more rustic edge. The modern legend of the YYYs will continue to grow.