Miike Snow Black & Blue

As mentioned during last week's Preview of the show, I was recently bestowed the honor of attending a musical performance by the electro-pop band Miike Snow (also referred to as a Hipster's Wet Dream).  In great anticipation of the show, my friends and I took it upon ourselves to gather socially in an attempt to dump copious amounts of liquid friendship down our throats so as to positively influence our upcoming experience at one of our favorite musical dance clubs. Needless to say, the show was a chaotic and awesome blur of good friends, good drinks, and most importantly: good music.

The electro-pop Swedish/American sensation dubbed Miike Snow succeeded in both blowing our minds and getting our hips movin'. After sadly missing the opening band Delorean (who we hear great things about), we spent the majority of our pre-show experience continuing the fun in the downstairs bar while Miike's extensive stage prep was underway. By the time the show started, we were ready to rock... and rock we did.

The six-man international crew took the stage with their all black jumpers and white Eyes Wide  Shut masks and immediately dove straight into "Cult Logic." At first, Andrew Wyatt's vocals  seemed a bit overpowered by the chest thumping synth and bass. None of the lyrics mattered  at the time though, seeing as we were there purely to party. Over the next few songs, the sound  quickly adjusted to mirror that of the album: perfectly balanced vocals with heavy hitting  synth cranks. While they started off less mysterious by showing their unmasked faces, the  commencement of "Black and Blue" quickly evolved the show into an incredibly dark and eerie  experience. That's when the fun really started. With the fog machines and volume cranked up,  it seemed as if we all had indeed become part of some wild underground electronic cult. And  the fans rejoiced. Sing-a-longs aplenty, the band fired on all cylinders all the way through the  end of the show.

The only downside: the length of the show. It seemed that things were just starting to amp up when in actuality they were only running out of songs to play! The downside of having an   incredibly successful rookie album, I suppose. Indie-rock anthem "Animal" made its way into     the set list towards the end of the show, and from there on out it was only smooth sailing slow-paced electronica to carry us into the night. We wanted more! Hurry up and put some new tunes together! Also, I must pose the question: why do people hate dancing so much? We all go   to musical dance clubs to be free, why not just fully embrace the insanity and bust some moves? At least don't hate on others for tryin' to get down!

The show came to a conclusion right around the same time that my drunken urge to consume an entire delicious pizza reached its max. Home I went. Pizza I consumed. Cheers.