Singing over a Deerhoof vs. Evil jam called “No One Asked to Dance,” David Bazan (from Pedro the Lion! from Headphoens!) has crafted the new song “No One Asked Bazan to Dance.” It’s side A of the split 7″ series that Deerhoof are curating, featuring a bunch of indie rock heavy hitters. Check out the song below, and order the 7” HERE.

As a part of Carnegie Hall’s JapanNYC Festival presented by the awesome people at Wordless Music present a night of modern Japanese-inspired fun at Le Poisson Rouge. Deerhoof will headsline, supported by Ichi, a one-man band “combining steel-drum with ping-pong balls, tape-loops with double bass and trumpet with bongos, all in the space of one short set,” as well as If By Yes, a duo of Petra Haden and Yuka Honda, creating avante-pop jams.

Fresh of the tails of their latest Deerhoof vs. Evil, Deerhoof are one of the greatest cases for going to see live music in this day and age. They combine all the classic great elements of seeing a live band – the instrumentation, and even to some extent the song structures – with the crazed spazzery of noise bands. After seeing them at Europa last month, I can’t imagine not going back for more. If you have ever enjoyed seeing live music, you will enjoy seeing Deerhoof.

Below, check out the cool video for Deerhoof’s “The Merry Barracks,” where people’s heads start exploding. Metaphoric!

Take a song – in this case songs written by them, but not necessarily – and have Deerhoof play it. They will play it accurately. They will play it loudly. And they will fuck it up in a way that makes you rethink what you thought about songs in the first place and why you think you might play them. Last night the band played a powerhouse set at Europa, celebrated frontwoman Satomi Matsuzaki’s birthday and in general proved that they are one of the most important live bands currently on the scene.
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We’re still not sure why singer Jamie Stewart was folding his left wrist like that for the entire set, but Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof’s full rendition of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures was a pretty great way to start this summer’s Pool Parties. “She’s Lost Control” was the highlight (thanks for the video unartig) to a fun day in the sun. We were happy to see that Roberta’s and the Meat Hook were added as vendors. And left utterly perplexed by the fact that people seemed to enjoy the band Why? Why indeed! We’re already looking forward to next week’s lineup.

We’re still not sure why singer Jamie Stewart was folding his left wrist like that for the entire set, but Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof’s full rendition of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures was a pretty great way to start this summer’s Pool Parties. “She’s Lost Control” was the highlight (thanks for the video unartig) to a fun day in the sun. We were happy to see that Roberta’s and the Meat Hook were added as vendors. And left utterly perplexed by the fact that people seemed to enjoy the band Why? Why indeed! We’re already looking forward to next week’s lineup.

Looks like we’ll be drinking early — the World Cup, the first Pool Party and a solar eclipse are all coming together at once tomorrow. As noted before, here are some top spots for watching the game (our top picks are Iona and Brooklyn Bowl). Plus Deerhoof (not to be confused with Deer Hunter) and Xiu Xiu will be playing a free show on the Williamsburg Waterfront. See you there!

Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu will be performing Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures