should be interesting, sy have had this tendency to select some pretty
polarizing bands to open up for them.
my top 5:
5. Black Dice 11/30/02, Irving Plaza--Of all the "noise" bands, these
guys are still my favorite. They didn't annoy the audience as much
as they did opening for the Yeah Yeah Yeah's but a great impatience
could be sensed.
4. Hair Police, 7/29/04, Vic Theatre--Wolf Eyes also played, but I'll be
damned if HP didn't just destroy them. Brutal shriek-fuck. Great on
record too.
3. Sleater Kinney, 9/4/05--Arthurfest--Played right before SY on the
main stage, so yeah, they count. Even sound issues and Corin
Tucker's iffy throat couldn't dampen this fun set.
2. Les Georges Leningrad, 8/4/04, Metropolis--Montreal weirdo freaks
came on after a wild performance by co-openers Sunburned Hand of
the Man and just went stupid. Expectorate flew upward and
outward, synth burped and vomited, band members fell over
(intentionally and not-so), and their hometown crowd was all
.
1. Stereolab, 3/17/02--Again, played right before SY at ATP LA.
Practically a greatest hits set, and the last American gig the band
would play before the tragic passing of Mary Hansen. Started with
"Come and Play in the Milky Night" and ended with "John Cage
Bubblegum", and the middle was the choicest deli meats.