On Sunday night, tUnE-yArDs (Merrill Garbus) shook the U-District’s relatively new Neptune Theater with her deep and thundering drum and vocal loops, created on the spot in front of the audience. Joined on stage by bassist Nate Brenner and two saxophonists, the quartet unleash a plethora of sounds ranging from gutteral and booming, to soft and intimate. Openers were Malaikat dan Singa and Pat Jordache.Photos by Victoria HoltPublished on November 21, 2011
tUnE-yArDs’ two talented saxophonists.
At this moment, Merrill had the crowd clapping along to a beat with her, then she quickly changed tempo, throwing the whole crowd off. She’s a cheeky performer, and keeps her audience on their toes!
tUnE-yArDs perform with a unique and engaging energy.
Merrill would often stop mid song to say something funny to the audience, or grin when surprised by overwhelming screams of joy from viewers.
Fans watched in awe as Merrill recreated favorite tracks live, even improvising at certain points.
Merrill performed barefoot, twiddling knobs and tapping pedals throughout the entire show to control her looping system and effects.
Fans watched in awe as Merrill recreated favorite tracks live, even improvising at certain points.
An amusing tshirt.
Crowd members donned Merrill’s characteristic face paint shapes.
Crowd members donned Merrill’s characteristic face paint shapes.
The Neptune features beautiful stained glass of mythical gods.
The Neptune still sells concessions as it did when it was a cinema. Snacks like popcorn, candy bars, and soda can be bought and enjoyed during the show.
tUnE-yArDs’s whokill, Gangsta single, and BiRd-BrAiNs for sale.
The merch table was decked out for the holidays.
The Neptune still sells concessions as it did when it was a cinema. Snacks like popcorn, candy bars, and soda can be bought and enjoyed during the show.
Elijah Bailey-Caffee and Allyn love the latest record whokill, and can’t wait to see it performed live.
Openers Pat Jordache whet the crowd’s appetite for the off-kilter vocals and drum rhythms to be delivered by tUnE-yArDs.
Crowd members donned Merrill’s characteristic face paint shapes.
Crowd members donned Merrill’s characteristic face paint shapes.
