Also Check Out: Le Tigre, Klaxons, Hot Chip.
Location: São Paulo, Brazil.
My brother won tickets to Live 105's big show, BFD, and being the only one he knows with a car, I got to go along with him.
Usually any show put on by a major radio station is one big jerk-off fest to whatever mainstream rock bands the muscle heads happen to listening to, when they're not pretending to be black and listening to sellout rap artists. Essentially this was just another case of this except that the white kids are actually listening to ex-indie bands these days. This opened the doors for a few cool artists this year at BFD. I'm still bummed that Foo Fighters didn't make it though, they're like the staple "Rock" band everyone listens to at these shows.
One of the first bands to hit the stage was CSS, that one Brazilian band you probably know about.
They're honestly the kind of band you can't just put on and be like, "damn, this shit really speaks to me" and then start imagining how these kids from Brazil are going to come over and totally change our concept of rock and roll or some shit. Even my Mates-of-States-loving self has a tough time with this band, download their album and see what you think.
On the other hand, when you see a little Japanazilian jump around on stage and dance like she's in a middle school talent show, and you're there pumping your fist, stomping your feet, and kicking up dust, while the Asian jock next to you claps along because this song happens to be about alcohol, it makes it all seem actually pretty alright.
Official Site: http://www.csshurts.com/
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/canseidesersexy
Kathryn
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