[DID NOT ATTEND: October 14, 2024] Xiu Xiu / mcdazzler / J Lesser
I’ve been intrigued by Xiu Xiu for quite a while. The band is an experimental art-pop group of Jamie Stewart, Angela Seo, and David Kendrick. Although I don’t really know all that much about them, I’ve heard their live shows were pretty wild.
But it seems like I’d probably never actually go to a show of them. Especially if there were other shows going on that week.
Although seeing the opening acts, maybe a future show should be investigated.
mcdazzler is someone I’d never heard of. She sounds like a wild and fun show–she is in the video for Xiu Xiu’s latest song (it is quite NSFW).
Behind the @mcdazzler handle is Alicia McDaid, a self-proclaimed “disgusting feminist” who has been making confessional, character-driven performance art since the late ’90s. After a stint at Smith College and some time in London she ended up in Portland. While working as a traveling puppeteer touring the Pacific Northwest states she found herself lonely and unhappy, and with a friend’s camcorder embarked on a series of videos where she simply cried on camera or performed monologues in character
J Lesser is the stage name for Jason Doerck–between 2003 and 2006 Doerck was a member of the laptop group Sagan, alongside Blevin Blectum, Wobbly, and video artist Ryan Junell.
He was listed as Lesser on the bill, but there is a band called Lesser from the UK. It’s not that band.
I listened to some of his stuff on Soundcloud, and I guess it’s exactly what you might expect a laptop musician who is opening for Xiu Xiu to sound like. Lots of noises and sounds and no beats or rhythm. If I was in the mood, I’d have enjoyed this, but I definitely wasn’t.
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