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Concert Review: The Sounds, with Hey Champ
at the Bottleneck, May 12, 2009
By Jason Harper in Last Night's Show
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I have always thought The Bottleneck is a great place to go for shows. There's
plenty of dance floor for the skinny-pant-wearing dance crowd, enough seating for
the slightly anti-social crowd, and enough extra space for everyone else.
The venue was pretty empty early in the night. One club kid in leopard spandex
and another in a gold leotard bounded from the bathroom to the bar about - hmm
- eight times before they decided on a place to stand for the show.
People began trickling into the Bottleneck as evening became night, however.
When Hey Champ took the stage, the bar was only a little less than half full.
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Chicago's Hey Champ has a sound that blends indie-pop and electronic rock.
Saam Hagshenas (main vocals, guitar, keys), Jon Marks (drummer, keys,
backing vocals), and Pete Dougherty (keys and synths) had a relatively strong
stage presence. While they seemed a bit uneasy during their first two songs, they
began to interact with the crowd as their performance progressed. The song that
grabbed the crowd's attention (and turned a few anti-socials into dancers) was the
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Hey Champ finished their set in about 25 minutes and thanked the crowd (no, no
-- thank you guys!), reminded us their first album will come out this summer
(Sweet.), and asked if we were ready for the Sounds.
Oh, you can bet your indie asses that we're ready, thought the crowd. (I'm just
guessing.)
So, have you ever heard the sound sugar makes? Yep. Sugar makes a sound. It's
super, super sweet, a bit grating, but when you hear it in high doses, it's addicting.
The Sounds replicate the
sound of sugar. Not the sweet,
cutesy, pop sugar you see on
grocery store shelves, but the
dirty, sassy, New Wave sugar
you see in sexy little packets on
diner table tops.
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The fellas, Jesper Anderberg (synthesizers and piano), Felix Rodriguez (guitar),
Johan Bengtsson (bass), and Fredrik Nilsson (drums), took the stage first and
feisty, Debbie Harrylike singer Maja Ivarsson sauntered on stage last.
The Sounds opened their set with "Ego," followed by "Queen of Apology," two
songs from the group's previous album, Dying to Say this to You. Many in the
crowd were dying to say, Maja! Take me!
And I can't blame them, because Maja (and the rest of the band) looked good. The
groups' tight, tattered, 80s dance-rock appearance made it clear that we were all
supposed to dance (people forget, you know?)
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The Sounds continued synthpopapalloza with a song from their soon to be
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The Sounds always followed a new song with a crowd favorite. After playing the
new "4 Songs and a Fight," they played the punky, "Hit Me," and after rocking
"Dorchester Hotel," they belted the Cars-evoking"Hurt You."
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The Sounds put on a high-energy show that didn't lag. The band didn't seem to
mess up once, and Maja was able to sing, strut, lower her arse to the floor in a sexy
manner multiple times, and do an acrobatic leap in the air without falling or
breaking her black stilettos.
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During the end of their act (somewhere around "Fire") a lady who had attended
every show on The Sounds tour got a bit too handsy with Maja's thigh. While Maja
took this well, the security did not. The young ruffian lady got reprimanded, but
was allowed to stay (later, she decided to crowd surf into a crowd that wasn't
receptive). To add to the sexy, fierce atmosphere, another fan decided to shove
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The Sounds chose the perfect song, "Tony the Beat," as an encore. During this
song, Maja was comparable to a somewhat less pornographic Peaches. She got the
crowd to join in and sing the sex-laden lyrics, and continue to scream for more as
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While The Sounds' sound may have been a bit too sweet for my ears, I must admit
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Shawn says:
Little Hits
Really good review. I went to the show and I couldn't agree more. It was
the sound of sugar!
Rock Star Journalist
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 3:54PM
Dan says:
was this a fantastic review? oh, you can bet your indie asses it is. pure
sugar. wasn't at the show but felt like i had been after reading this rockin
review. in fact, i think i'm kinda starting to smell like smoke. nice photos
too. sweeeeeeeeeeeet!
Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 11:44PM
Dan the Music Master says:
I agree. Nice review and photos!
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