Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Live in Concert NPR Musics SXSW 2013 Showcase

00:00 Under the Earth 4:10 Gold Lion 7:50 Sacrilege 11:50 Heads Will Roll Yeah Yeah Yeahs Karen O pulls off one of the trickiest maneuvers in rock n roll: the ability to appear utterly bonkers on stage while remaining in control of every chaotic outburst. The woman knows how to make an entrance, too: She emerged on stage at Stubb s in Austin for the band s sole appearance at SXSW 2013 clad in canary yellow, sporting a sparkly fez, giant eyeglasses, and a glittering scarf. Mixing classics from throughout the Yeah Yeah Yeahs catalog with neverbeforeplayed morsels from the forthcoming Mosquito, the New York band cleared plenty of space for its singer, and she didn t disappoint. The result was artrock where each side of the equation actually complemented the other: Yeah Yeah Yeahs strangeness unfolds in pursuit of something blistering and primal, but there s also room for songs that wander quietly through meandering interludes and dark alleys. It s rock n roll that rocks fiercely