<< Rewind - SQT

For the past weeks, you eyes have been dealing with a noticeable increase in sunlight. Don't worry, it's a long-lost phenomenon known as spring. And yes, I know this weekend it's all about Coachella and the desert heat, but here in Mexico City, spring started at the "Spring Quesadilla Tour" - live music, beer and something crazy called quesadillas ... you might be familiar with that term.

So picture this: It's Friday night, right about sunset. The weather just right, people start gathering, the lights go off. Local Natives come on stage, they do their thing. These young cali-boys know how to make people smile and sing along to their folky sound. Pretty nice. They play for about 35 minutes. Then their off.

Then it's OK Go, a band that's been around for a while now, but has recently grown due to their crazy videos and hyperactive personalities. There's thousands of tiny pieces of color paper flying everywhere, matching their colored suits. They play most of their newest tunes and a couple of old hits (like "Get Over It" a personal favorite). The lead singer does some crowed surfing decides to go a capella for a little while, while a bunch of fans carry him.

And then it happened. Yeasayer, the reason most people (me included) were there for, walked on stage and brought every single one of us back to life. It didn't take long for the entire crowd to be dancing to their futuristic rhythm and singing along to some of their hit songs, such as O.N.E, Madder Red, Rome, Sunrise and Ambling Alp. Bizarre, yet completely talented, Yeasayer is definitely a live act you shouldn't miss. (*The only thing that could have made this performance better would have been listening to "Love Me Girl")

Now, for the fourth and final band to play that night, this being Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, I have no pictures nor much feedback. During the break I ran into some friends, we started chatting and to be honest, after the performance I had just witnessed from Yeasayer, Mr. Sharp and Company were simply not doing it for me. Never the less, I could see from a distance, that people were happily grooving and the band looked really happy to be playing for them. Other than "Home", which I very much enjoyed, that last performance is a bit of a blur (no alcohol was involved, I promise).

Overall conclusion: Good show. Nice band diversity. Yeasayer = Da'shit. Too many drunk kids pissing me off... could have done better without them.