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40th Street Warehouse November 8, 2003 Review by Jake Thomas The Ex Models had played the night before and I had missed it (played at the Hemlock, which I’m sure was packed to the gills and I would have had to have gotten there way early just to get in…I’m too lazy for that sort of thing. Sell more advanced tix for shows Hemlock!); so there was no way in hell I was going to miss one of my very favorite bands two nights in a row! I got there just as the first band was finishing, which meant that Dance Disaster Movement was next. I’ve got their record and it’s just ok – I was curious to see how their live show would pan out. After many long and tedious technical difficulties, they finally got the show on the road. The band is just two guys, but they make up for the lack of members with samplers that would loop different instruments and fill in the holes. For most of their show, the singer would get some keyboard and/or guitar parts going on the sampler, let them loop, and then grab the mike and freak out while the drummer kept the beat. There were plenty of kids dancing and lots of good times had. They were a great complimentary pairing for the Ex-Models, and I was glad I had gotten there early enough to check them out. I was so pumped up waiting for the Ex-Models to come on that I zoned out and totally blew off some random girl who was trying to talk to me. When they finally came on, I totally freaked out like it was Beatlemania or some such thing. I danced and spazzed out so much during their set that my neck hurt for the next two days – my body just isn’t used to that sort of thing (and I don’t expect it to either, as I only dance about once every 5 or 6 years). They played nearly all of their songs, but what’s most important is that they closed with ‘3 weeks’, which is not only my favorite song of theirs but possibly my favorite song to come out this year (either that or ‘Hey Ya!’ by Outkast, please don’t make me choose…). I would say for everyone that doesn’t know this band to go out and get one of their albums, but they aren’t for everyone…all I’ll say is that this was easily one of the best shows I’ve seen all year. ©2003 playinginfog.com |