i gave in and made the trek to Williamstown MA to see Deerhoof a couple days ago. Williamstown is a town with a population of about 8,000. It’s in the northwest coner of Massachusetts, snuggled between upstate NY and Vermont. It’s quite a ways from anywhere.  They played at the tiny, elite, private Williams College, in the temporary student union – a former chapel- Goodrich Hall.  It wasn’t exactly crowded. Just me & maybe 100 kids that looked about 10-years-old.  The high ceilings made for great sound, but it didn’t translate into the video i shot.  i do like the vids though.  The stage and the black and white reminded me of the Ed Sullivan-ish In Bloom video. (Nirvana.) No close-ups. I know i missed some great close-ups.  I just wanted to keep the camera in one place so i could forget it and enjoy the show.

They were so good i swear i almost cried.

if this doesn’t get you right away, move into 1:40 or 2:30 minutes.

As a side note – i first heard of Deerhoof when i saw them play before the Akrons in NYC on New Year’s Eve.  Cemented by Saturday’s show, they are officially my new favorite band. It’s great to have a new favorite band with a 10-year back catalog!

Tags: Deerhoof, Review, Video

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