Deerhoof!

A trip to Williamsburg is always an experience. A journey through hipster Ville to find music that even they find cool brought me to North Six. A nice sized venue with a large stage and some steps seating in the back, North Six was sold out for Deerhoof, a San Franciscan four piece led by Satomi Matsuzaki. It seems that the ten year benchmark is being good to the band, fans finally giving them the credit they deserve. Playing a poppy hardcore style that is unique and with Matsuzaki’s intense stage presence and choreographed moves, Deerhoof rocked the stage, all wearing soccer outfits. They played mostly new material from their forthcoming album, “The Runners Four” but threw in some old favorites like “Bunny.” The band was not interactive with the crowd, ignoriing song requests and the only answer to questions that I put forth like, “What’s up with the soccer outfits?” was silence. Perhaps the uniform is in theme with the name of their new album? The band switched between melodic poppy moments and hardcore instrumentals, bringing some movement to the crowd but as usual in this city the people find difficulty in bringing their bodies to move to the music, but as always lots of clapping after the songs. They also switched instruments between them and the bassist and the guitarist both played a song, showing the versatility of team Deerhoof.

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Posted on 10/3/2005 ( Permanent Link )
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