Tune-Yards (and some other dudes) @ Mississippi Studios, 5/29/2010

June 7th, 2010

Just a few brief notes on this show. The first opener was an act that came complete with a bizarre and crude stop-motion style animation with monkeys of various colors flying about, and rapping, and I guess this thing is only half-finished but now I know what going mad begins to feel like. Mostly missed the second act due to the arrival of several friends who got tipsy and lost arriving via limo (the limo ride being a birthday present) and caught up in talking.

Tune-Yards was brilliant, at least as good if not better than the Holocene show of just two months past, singing, dancing, jumping, and enchanting the crowd through a boisterous and playful set. Being the headliner this time– which bought Amy enough time after her performance to make it to the show this time, bonus– we got a little more of an extended set, including the chance to see “Safety” played live during the encore set. Also, there was some saxamaphone in the mix which worked really far better than it sounds like it ought to. It’s one of those instruments that can really make things cheesy in a hurry; thankfully this was not the case here. Fantastic performances by the Tune-Yards crew and a good night all around (perhaps sans Crayola monkeys).

(Video from the encore found via Mississippi apostille).

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