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Kele
Also Playing: Does It Offend You, Yeah? and InnerPartySystem
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Sat Sep 11
8 pm
http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/32881/?search_redirect=Double%20Door Kele, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, and InnerPartySystem at Double Door
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke sets his dance-friendly agenda early on his solo debut, barely coming up for air during an opening trifecta that includes the ecstatic first single “Tenderoni.” It all sounds exciting and as liberating as one would expect of a singer-guitarist going solo with keyboards and drum machines, and Okereke does a fine balancing act with the shirtless bumping and dramatic electro-pop, even making room for a little Bloc Party lite with “Unholy Thoughts.” Okereke has said that he’s finally found his sweet spot with The Boxer, which will give Bloc Party fans pause; it’s a good album and all, but it shouldn’t be mistaken for anything more than an adventurous side project. It's difficult to define the genre of British maestros Does It Offend You, Yeah? The band's 2008 debut reveals Killers-like guitar, a danceable beat, plenty of electronic noise, and a steel drum. Perhaps its still-in-progress follow-up will shed some light on where it wants to go.
Double Door 1572 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke sets his dance-friendly agenda early on his solo debut, barely coming up for air during an opening trifecta that includes the ecstatic first single “Tenderoni.” It all sounds exciting and as liberating as one would expect of a singer-guitarist going solo with keyboards and drum machines, and Okereke does a fine balancing act with the shirtless bumping and dramatic electro-pop, even making room for a little Bloc Party lite with “Unholy Thoughts.” Okereke has said that he’s finally found his sweet spot with The Boxer, which will give Bloc Party fans pause; it’s a good album and all, but it shouldn’t be mistaken for anything more than an adventurous side project. It's difficult to define the genre of British maestros Does It Offend You, Yeah? The band's 2008 debut reveals Killers-like guitar, a danceable beat, plenty of electronic noise, and a steel drum. Perhaps its still-in-progress follow-up will shed some light on where it wants to go.
Updated 08/31/2010
