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What It Was Like: Monotonix, The Breeders, Ra Ra Riot (again), Kid Sister, Chromeo

By Pete Freedman At 10:19pm Mar 17, 2008

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Kid Sister, looking fly and keeping it tight. (Pete Freedman)

Saturday night was a freaking marathon, man. Throbbing feet, bleary eyes, sweaty brows. It was painful and pretty gross. Except for the music. That was cool. More specifically, here’s What It Was Like on S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y night…

Band: Monotonix, the craziest motherfuckers the Middle East has ever produced. OK, probably not. But they are freakin’ nuts.
Where: Bourbon Rocks Patio
What It Was Like: The craziest punk show you’ve ever been to. The Tel Aviv-based garage punkers didn’t speak English too well, but nothing was lost in translation when the band moved its set from the stage and into the circling pit beneath it. The band members then proceeded to crowd surf, play their instruments while riding the shoulders of crowd members, and to let the crowd play the drums as they raised the kit in the air. And the ruckus didn’t really even hurt the sound—these guys played on furiously and unfazed.
Verdict: Seriously, these guys put on one of the best live shows I’ve ever been to. In addition to the other antics, there was beer chugging, beer spitting, beer pouring (onto gleeful audience members) and trash can tossing. As much as SXSW is no longer really about discovering new music, Monotonix was pretty much THE discovered band of the week for me and the other critics I met at the fest. No other band built up more buzz for itself than this Israeli three-piece did over the course of the five-day music fest. The music itself is nothing to get too taken aback by, but the show alone makes these guys worth anyone’s while. Elevate this band to must-see status in your notebooks.
Random Note: These guys moved super fast. I tried catching some pics of them with the digital camera I was using, but they all came out too blurry. Granted, I’m hardly a professional photographer.

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The Breeders, SXSW setlist

At 12:54pm Mar 16, 2008


photos by Jaime Lees

The Breeders played an unofficial South By Southwest show in Waterloo Park last night and gave the audience a small preview of its upcoming tour. The band dished out a long set of classics from its albums, plus selections from the Amps (Kim Deal's other, other project). Instead of serving as a nostalgia act, the Breeders seemed fresh, well rehearsed and enthusiastic about the show. Surprisingly, even songs off of the forthcoming Mountain Battles went over well. As usual, Kim and Kelley Deal were gracious, dorky, sweet, smiling and sang in perfect angelic harmony. Kelley, especially, seemed into the performance. On stage wearing her "Dayton, Ohio" t-shirt, she picked up the bass and joked "I wish I knew a Korn song." Their parents really should have had more kids.

Setlist (from picture):
Overglazed
Bang On
Tipp City
No Aloha
Huffer
Walk It Off
We're Gonna Rise
Pacer
Shocker in Gloomtown
Night of Joy
Divine Hammer
Cannonball
Happiness in a Warm Gun
Iris
Saints
Safari
Here No More
-encore-
Fortunately Gone
German Studies
Regalme
Note: pictured setlist isn't entirely accurate, "Regalme Esta Noche" wasn't played and I remember rocking out to quite a few songs that weren't listed ("Doe," "Hellbound," "It's the Love," etc.)


-- Jaime Lees
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