[from Brooklyn, NY] sped-walk
nearly two miles across town to make it to this band my littlest sister had
recommended – arrived to find out they were only admitting badge people (SXSW
caste system) - I slunk over to listen from the outside knowing there were few
other venues in this part of town – I must have looked defeated because the
doorman waved me over and admitted me without explanation – most packed show
I’d been too and the crowd was jumping before the band even started… literally…
four 20-somethings next to me jumped in tandem for twenty minutes before the
band had started… they had to have been high but their enthusiasm was hilarious
– Kim plays drums and Matt’s on the keyboard – I was a little shocked at this
seemingly new genre of music that I was entirely oblivious to: electronic punk?
- would call it synth punk but that would group them with my beloved bands that
are dark and sleazy which is the polar opposite of Matt & Kim – they were
cheerful and hyper to the point that I thought they might be a Christian rock
band, especially with Kim’s creepy perma-grin and Matt’s feel-good messages to
the crowd – the crowd was nuts over them, crowdsurfing, and I cocked my head at
this generation who had grown up so immersed in electronics that this was the
music that felt real to them – the crowd and the band were in perfect harmony
(Photo courtesy of https://www.flickr.com/photos/rickkern/3686639820/)
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