There are ambivalent too-cool-for school crowds and then there are tUnE-yArDs fans. Instead of shying away from crowd participation, the latter group actually embraces it and exudes a child-like energy to mirror the impressive outpouring by mastermind Merrill Garbus.
Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs playing at pop fest 2010 (Photo Sam)
I had the opportunity to see tUnE-yArDs perform again last night at Park Slope’s new music venue, The Rock Shop. (Full review to appear on Brooklyn Vegan soon). Here’s an example of how enthusiastic the small but spirited audience was:
(An excerpt from a newer song, roughly titled “Do You Want To Live?”)
The crowd was even ultra supportive in the face of technical issues. After realizing that her ukulele didn’t seem to be working properly, Merrill stopped to try to fix the problem. Here’s how it went down:
(the laughter was because Merrill inadvertently captured someone cheering in the audience in her loop, and it became incorporated into the song).
Looking forward to hearing that new upcoming material!
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