Les Savy Fav: Mohawk: 12/14/24

This was an entirely unexpected show.  A friend from out of town pinged me on Saturday morning with the offer of a free ticket.  In a strange confluence of events, he was flying in from France, where he had been for work, planning to hit this show by some hipster Brooklyn weirdos who are not French at all (despite the name).  Buncha Rhode Island School of Design dudes being odd for the fun of it.  They have never been on my radar at all, but he sent me some stuff about them and it was interesting enough to go for it.

As you can see in that video, the lead singer is super freaking intense.  He spent half the show in the crowd, bopping around and tangling his microphone cord all over everyone.  I got to touch him a few times, which I'm sure was a thrilling experience for him, and I helped untangle his cord a time or two (if you know what I mean).  The tunes were fun, a little more post-hardcore/arty stuff than just straight indie, and yet their music has appeared in lots of random places - True Blood, College Hoops 2K video game, Grand Theft Auto 4, NHL 2k8?  Eclectic list.  That song above was featured in the True Blood episode, and the episode was even named after it.  Was a little like a noisier, more abrasive Strokes.  It was a good time, even if I don't think that I will be adding their studio albums to my rotation.