Yelle, Highline Ballroom, NYC. May 3, 2008
Posted in Highline Ballroom, Live Shows on May 14th, 2008 by Ultragrrrl
(While Ultragrrrl is out conquering the universe, we’ll be having some guest reviews, like the following awesomeness from Andrew Borin)
Has anyone ever been to Trailer Park Lounge on 23rd St? Seriously, a pitcher of margaritas is $42 bones and I nearly let out a gay squeal in shock and awe, that is until the bartender told me the pitcher was for 8 people. So that would explain the rest of the events for the night.
After my margs I headed over to Yelle with my friend Katie. Thank Yahweh I found Glen and his friend Daniel in line because the line for ticket HOLDERS was two blocks long. Besides the drinks being overpriced at Highline, I really do enjoy the actual space. Even with that many people waiting outside, the show never seemed that crowded.
Heartsrevolution opened for Yelle; I had seen them open for Crystal Castles at SXSW and was even more impressed this time around. They have a very electronic DIY feel but their lead singer LO has an aggressive stage presence that really ties the group together. Although absent this time around was the Perez Hilton looking girl who was with them at SXSW, not sure what happened to her. Anywho, I really enjoyed their set even though it could have been longer.
For those of you who may not be familiar with Yelle, she’s a singer who hails from France and like Lily Allen gained notoriety via myspace. In America we regard her as a cool electro import but as my nieces and nephews in France would tell you, no one over 14 listens to her, she’s “too cheesy” (ugh youth). She gained notoriety for her song “Short Dick Cuizi” later to be retitled “Je Veux te Voir” which incidentally uses the bass line from 20 Fingers’ “Short Dick Man.” Ok so let’s just stop and gay check: Electro + Bass line from “Short Dick Man” + French chick singer = yeah we’re hitting gay gold here. Read more »
