Yeasayers LIVE at Natural History Museum in Los Angeles

I had a wet and wild Friday night.  It took me 3 hours and 30 minutes to drive to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles on a rainy 101 and it was worth it to see Brooklyn’s Yeasayers.

Some background on the Yeasayers before I get into the review, I went to see Man Man perform in Santa Barbara and this band called the Yeasayers was opening for them. At this point I had only heard 1 track which I played on my specialty show, New Noize, before attending the Santa Barbara show. I got there early enough to check out the Yeasayers open, THEY WERE SO GOOD THAT I DIDN’T STAY FOR MAN MAN. I didn’t want to ruin what I just saw, heard and felt.

So you know I was psyched when I heard the Yeasayers were doing a couple of select shows before they head over to Europe to start touring. I got even more amped when I heard they were doing a show at the Natural History Museum in LA. I went to one of these events about 4 years ago when Autolux and Deerhoof preformed in the American Wing in front of the Bison Diorama. Needless to say, the Autolux/Deerhoof show was a truly unique experience and so was the Yeasayers.

This time out, the place was packed. I felt bad for a large majority of concert goers. They had to watch the show from the lobby because the capacity in the actual wing where the Yeasayers were playing was 300, and there were well over 300 people there. How did I move in and out of the crowd so seamlessly? VIP/All Access wristbands that a very AWESOME person hooked me, and my plus 1, up with. But the Yeasayers still hooked up the lobby crowd. They had people walking around with 3-D cameras that were projecting a live feed of the show on the walls of the lobby in LIVE 3-D.  Plus the 3-D glasses were old school blue and red, not new school Avatar clear!

The Yeasayers killed it. Opening with “The Children” they started to tear up the Natural History Museum with all sorts of strange and wonderful sounds. Sure there were moments of unwanted feedback and some technical malfunctions, but that’s half the appeal of a live show. 2/3’s of the show consisted of material off their new album, ODD Blood. Some highlights include Madder Red, Ambling Alp, O.N.E and Love Me Girl, a personal favorite. They did different renditions of material off their first album, All Hour Cymbals.  Sunrise was a stand-out track for me. I especially dig how these cats vibe on stage, they look like they are having a good time and have no fears expressing it on stage. Amazing harmonies and wacked out noises made this show one to remember.

Final Verdict, if the Yeasayers are playing in your area check em out!