Deerhoof - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

[@demonicsweaters]

So glad Deerhoof are still around and still amazing!

[@MindOverManaX]

20 years since i've seen them live. Agreed!

[@brutongaster3253]

My Lovely Cat <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="19">0:19</a> Scarcity Is Manufactured <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="297">4:57</a> Plant Thief <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="515">8:35</a> Momentary Art of Soul! <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="754">12:34</a>

[@GiantBugs]

This has been my favourite band since I was 5 years old. Deerhoof forever!

[@niceheartwhitesuit]

Deerhoof is a gift.

[@ajm6875]

No. you're a gift

[@niceheartwhitesuit]

@@ajm6875 aww shyuks

[@zindi1138]

as the raven feather

[@ErnestTokes]

We're not worthy

[@matthewbair482]

The way that John and Ed interlock their guitar parts is absolutely wild

[@Boyish000]

I remember Greg around Breakup Songs' release talking about them being "one big guitar together"

[@brianzane5748]

Most underappreciated guitar duo that I can think of. Absolutely brilliant.

[@stephenburke358]

My favorite guitar duo of all time! SO damn creative

[@whom382]

@@stephenburke358 KK and Tipton (Judas Priest) is still mine, but they are near the top.

[@denverexec2000]

Yes the interlocking guitars are so excellent, and a hallmark of their work since way back. Ed told me that Greg sometimes joins them in playing guitar on their recordings. The time will come when they get the recognition they deserve, right? In the meantime don't miss them live. I followed their tour around the country before COVID, every gig was great and always different in some way. I think the band should be considered for a MacArthur award, or something similar and major.

[@kagillogly]

Absolutely some of the craziest s*** I have ever heard! Where have you been all my life, Deerhoof? Thanks to KEXP for, once again, introducing me to amazing music.

[@danielcropp8553]

Welcome! I would recommend the records "Friend Opportunity" and "Offend Maggie".

[@cyoung7127]

My favs are Apple O, Breakup Song, La Isla Bonita, and Deerhoof vs Evil but you really can't go wrong with any of their records

[@IdrisFashan]

Oh, man. The joy of re-finding this band… I thought they broke up! Thanks algorithm demigods! 😅

[@whom382]

@@danielcropp8553 Friend was my introduction to the band and Maggie is IMHO their best album so good picks.

[@stevo626]

You should try Juan's Basement set

[@jonathanadams6673]

Pure creativity. I saw these guys at the haunt in Ithaca, ny. Literally the coolest crowd ever. Havent met a deerhoof fan who is not an interesting person. This is something a.i. would not be able to create

[@paintsomestuff6727]

What a great comment.

[@colinmacdougal8941]

Face melting set, wonderful interview. I feel like a better, happier person now. I also like the way they all spoke instead of having a spokesperson as is typical. I don't usually comment but this time i could not hold my tongue.

[@h4r4]

That was amazing. Never heard of these before, blown away. And the interview, fantastic

[@ericm2326]

Deerhoof are such shredders. Every member of the band..mindblowing. Such a force

[@popetones7400]

They are so unbelievably skilled and use it so well. They never get showy, or selfish, they are always listening and serving the unit.

[@iivviicca]

they all play different music at the same time

[@Hurkmaniacs]

Absolutely brilliant band, still! And clearly the most refreshing interview too that I have heard in years. Unfortunately this kind of brilliancy will never appeal to the masses but honoustly who cares.

[@jimlovesgina]

It's good that you are able to determine what is brilliant. I feel like such an idiot in your presence.

[@Hurkmaniacs]

@@jimlovesgina maybe not brilliant, I just like them a lot.

[@mhtbfecsq1]

@@jimlovesgina Don't you think they're brilliant?

[@kkupsky6321]

I love it. You guys are the absolute best and I’m glad there’s another 19 albums yet. I love meeting you guys the couple times I did. You’re my favourite band. I can’t believe it’s been over twenty years I’ve been jammin you guys.

[@brianmcghee4906]

Greg may be the greatest living drummer

[@bearclawshooster2173]

Man I gotta say he’s out there in the best way. Awesome drummerz

[@phf-official]

100%%%%

[@andyspendlove1019]

Saw them live last month and can confirm he’s an absolute joy to watch.

[@Brokenrain573]

A duo of Greg and Zach Hill in the style of the rhythm devils album.

[@consulentecomunicazionestr3072]

This drummer is great, but listen to Black Midi drummer please

[@owendsidwell]

Yes!! I've been waiting for deerhoof to show up on KEXP! Not disappointed

[@mynamesnotglen]

Thank you KEXP!!! Big love! Seeing Deerhoof in Chicago next month, super psyched!

[@davidhunt7071]

Id describe it as organised kaos deerhoof r pure awe inspiring this is the future of modern music in its rawest form

[@iainmoore2514]

Joy! Not seen them play for about 5 years now, but this caused great memories to flood my mind. Always looked forward to hearing Greg's mid-set thoughts whenever I saw them - he never misses. Lovely people.

[@lobabobloblaw]

Forever a unique and amazing group. I’m glad all my old memories of them get to mingle with new ones.

[@kentuckychromedesign]

I feel like I was so late to falling for this band. Mountain Moves was the record that really sucked me in, although I knew a handful of their songs before getting deep into that record. I'm kicking myself for how many chances I've had and missed to go see this absolutely amazing band before, but I will never miss them when they come through town again. The pure joy that shows from them after playing together for nearly 30 years is so contagious, and the fact that they're still writing absolute earth-shattering jams 30 years into a career is a testament to their musical power. (Also, fell in love with Chris Cohen's solo work in the past few years and it blew my mind to see that he was Deerhoof's guitarist for such a long time!) I can't say enough nice things about this band. So cool to have such a great sounding document of a band that is still firmly in their prime.

[@uncccut23]

Chris Cohen was their guitarist up to 2005’s The Runners Four where he played the bass (my favorite bass album ever).

[@conemedemelee20]

this isn´t happening... i DREAMED yesterday about Deerhoof! wtf! and i don´t remember well but i do remember say something like: oh look who we have here, it´s Greg Saunier itself, the indie drums legend. u know his sound its unique. Then im here <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="553">9:13</a>am oclock drinking coffe and i almost spit it out when YT algorithm seend me to this.

[@vilo1264]

Big Brother listens to your dreams

[@gabhanachdenogla8342]

Never heard of these lads in my life - a big thanks from Ireland KEXP.

[@Lincolnlogsoff]

True legends

[@SmartStr33t]

I got into them last year. Bit of a daunting back catalogue, but my 2 favourites are Friend Opportunity and Break-up Song. Not listened to the new album yet, but on the strength of this video it's going to rock.

[@jamesorrell7462]

@@SmartStr33t IMO, Friend Opportunity is their best album. My go-to feel-good song is +81

[@gabhanachdenogla8342]

@@SmartStr33t Ah cheers for that Drew.

[@Dunavitzki]

Look up Deerhoof live from Juan’s basement. You’re welcome.

[@dominey]

Nobody sounds like Deerhoof. Such a great band.

[@figgettit]

so many bands sound like this lol

[@gherrd3568]

@@figgettit such as

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

@@gherrd3568 Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band...such as.

[@gherrd3568]

@@AnthonyMonaghan the singers sound completely different, and gregs drumming is one of a kind, such as. melt banana would have been a more feasible comparison

[@samuelhumphrey5908]

Best explanation of being an Artist ever "we just want to be good people" 😂 brilliant xxx

[@owlampersand7993]

Her voice combined with their musical style is legendary...I LOVE Deerhoof 🤩

[@dburquhart]

Magicians all, I'm convinced. Taking sound and sanity itself apart in real-time and still sticking the landing, every time. It's like they're operating a train that always changes its mind, jumps the tracks and still gets exactly fucking where it wants to go by sheer, raw will alone. And gets there early. 🙃

[@lenadroks]

your train metaphor is the most accurate way to describe their sound!

[@luketargett2233]

such a good comment

[@viaxartes2899]

Muy geniales . Los escuche hace como 13 años atras y me parecieron super originales. Que bue o verlos aun rockeando ! ❤

[@brianhillhouse]

Amazing band, one of my top five, but my goodness let’s give praise to KEXP for giving us an amazing perception of the performance! Thank you both!

[@mhtbfecsq1]

Who's your other 4?

[@brianhillhouse]

@@mhtbfecsq1 1. Jeff Buckley 2. Harvey Milk 3. Neurosis 4. Qotsa

[@mhtbfecsq1]

@@brianhillhouse Knew Jeff and quotsa but never checked out neurosis or HM before. Got what I was after, some more good music to listen to. Thnx 👍

[@brianhillhouse]

Hell yeah, I think people usually crack open well on Harvey Milk “life the best game in town” and Neurosis “given to the rising” is a fairly good transition into them.

[@ven11235]

I love deerhoof, I totally forgot their band name for years and could not remember any song titles haha Then this popped up in my feed! I am so grateful!

[@esc8engn]

when listening 15 years ago, i really liked them, but had no idea they'd be such a force for years to come. well done, deerhoof. rock on!

[@jean-jacquesdupuy99]

Agreed, Juan's basement session (on KZbin) is a testify to that.

[@veithkilbert4253]

I think they opened a portal to another dimension during the guitar parts on plant thief. But deerhoof could fight off any monsters that might come through the portal with their music.

[@donovanhaas7315]

Holy cow, that literally took my breath. Beautiful song.

[@ciegee5465]

What I hear most is you all listening, receiving, hearing--how open you are to just expressing what's out there in the air, with nothing assumed or preconceived, so pure and unattached to any fixed mooring, following only inspiration. Sometimes it feels like the top of a wave and you're up on it so long I'm expecting it to break.

[@metalalive2006]

Saw these guys before when they were touring, really love their energy and style.

[@SinnetSongs]

Are they not touring anymore?

[@donluigimx]

@@SinnetSongs not yet

[@metalalive2006]

dunno, it was almost 10 years ago , since then I've never followed the band lol

[@ozenfant_ozn]

great stuff! finally something completly different to my ears.

[@Grejb444]

Damn I haven't listened to this band since like 2008 I'm glad they are still rocking!

[@BestMaxScheffel]

Their last two albums are some of their best. Check the both out when you have a chance!

[@codyplatona6886]

Long overdue deerhoof are such a legendary band

[@thekskill]

oh my gosh YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@angrybeavers12]

Greg is such an animal. Not a single drummer plays like him!

[@davidsiegel9943]

Wow what an awesome band. Never heard them before

[@edgarmezavids]

One of my favorite live acts! Looks like Greg added a tom since the last time I saw him perform.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Ooof one of my favorite bands of all time. Stoked about this one!!

[@42Psyche]

So bummed I got sick the day of the show. Thanks KEXP for getting the closest version I could see online. 💕

[@riversart2030]

As a long time Deerhoof fan it's always great hearing new live recordings and I love seeing them all in high spirits, joking around like this.

[@mhtbfecsq1]

Great music.

[@nizzla12]

So much going on on a minimalist drumkit. Bravo. Deerhoof are BADASS

[@inefavelerrante]

Love Greg and his charming laugh! So glad I once chatted with one of my favourite drummers of all time!

[@johnmarin8469]

Its been years, still, Deerhoof always amazes me ❤

[@popetones7400]

Kudos to the sound engineer(s). This mix is rt on. All of it is, and her bass is represented perfectly. They are as nice a group of people as a band could be. It’s so very cool to see such skilled musicians use their skills to serve the song and not to wank.

[@reubenhendy]

interestingly says in the description it was actually mixed by their drummer! the sound engineers are incredible as always of course:)

[@popetones7400]

@@reubenhendy very cool info. Didn’t see that

[@drumsong4431]

Sensational band !!!

[@Rob23465]

Randomly seen this band recommended in a Nic nocturnal video comment section. Glad I checked them out. Crazy sounding. Puts a big smile on my face.

[@dburquhart]

I've tried to explain what they do for decades. Turns out their label had it right the whole time: Joyful Noise. 🙂

[@figgettit]

its very typical japanese noise-inspired/experimental-inspired rock music, the whole scene there is full of similar stuff

[@LfunkeyA]

@@figgettit not typical at all

[@figgettit]

@@LfunkeyA extremely typical

[@logarithmking]

Love Greg's new kit. Sounds a lot smoother than the one during the 2017 days

[@TheTommie001]

Going to see these Guys in margate next week, very excited!

[@Lincolnlogsoff]

Holy shi it's deerhoof!!!!!!! Legends

[@broadcastdeez]

for the uninitiated this band has been great forever. bowie was a fan of this band. greg wrote a post somewhere about meeting him and he knew the names of all the band members.

[@danielstoddart]

That makes sense. Bowie had impeccable taste in bands, and a lot of my fave bands were bands I discovered from reading Bowie interviews. Deerhoof is one of them, but also Arcade Fire, TV On the Radio, the Secret Machines, and more. The music world is a poorer place not only without his artistry, but also without his band recommendations.

[@dimosma2414]

Fantastic over twenty years! ❤ Such a genius musicians

[@joaogolko]

maior banda de rock do mundo!!!

[@georgespencer3973]

Every time they come out with a new record I feel a sense of relief - that they’re still together !

[@ericmalone3213]

Greg Saunier with his 22 inch hi hats and minimal yet thundering, propulsive drum kit; The commingled contrapuntal guitar parts of John Dietrich & Ed Rodriguez; Satomi Matsuzaki shaking the walls with her bass and singing in Japanese for the American market : This is The Deerhoof Difference!

[@cpolicari]

Fucking Plant Thief is wizard-tier!

[@StevenMichals0812]

Has to be the craziest sound i ever heard in my life. I love it !

[@dolfkellens5701]

Kings of timesignature , freaking fokking awesome . I love this band . Love from Holland .

[@millerprj]

They give me the impression of a bunch kids who found some instruments in a garage somewhere without ever having played before and this is what pours out of them. Genius!

[@inescamus00]

Este canal es la cuenta confiable para descubrir nueva música, gracias por tanto 💖💖

[@leascaart]

Incredible band!!! I've been a fan since Milkam album.

[@thekskill]

this riff around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="884">14:44</a>.... holeeeeeee shyeeeeeeet!!!!

[@camiolisaza6280]

Woo! Masters

[@rumo510]

When Deerhoof were in their early days, they kinda got shuffled into the punk scene by default. There just wasn't enough music like them around, and they were weird and kinda heavy. It worked at the time, I guess. I'm glad to see them still going, and hope ppl realize how much of an inspiration they have been to artists for the last 30 years.

[@Xylus.]

I think there's a quote on wikipedia where someone said they were "too pop for noise fans and too noisy for pop fans". Perfect for me tho :3

[@nowyourefinished6481]

I came for "My Lovely Cat! but stayed for the drummer!!! Greg Saunier is an amazing force (and percussionist, too!) who is so fun to watch perform. Oh yeeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!

[@kzustang]

Wild and brilliant. Great band!

[@JoshBCamp]

Legends

[@A.F.Chimes]

Yes! Miss this band. So good!!!!!!!

[@Brian-vv1ut]

First Deerhoof show in September in the best venue in PGH: Mr. Smalls. It seems so far away!!! Can’t wait.

[@TomasDiazVelasco]

One thing I love about KEXP apart from their great taste in music is how intelligent and in tune their presenters are. (no pun intended)

[@greatstuffs]

They are so good they are so great they are deerhoof

[@ncironjohn4336]

Excellent!!!

[@donthomas3529]

Thank you

[@mikeknowles5848]

Jesus, this is so good.

[@leonciohuaman3874]

FINALLY!!! ❤❤❤

[@billyf3346]

so few other bands always bring the melody. im lovin it. :|

[@laeonflux]

Such unique sound

[@burmaunderground]

Refreshing. Thanks KEXP.

[@sohnson439]

One of my best bands from which I have been 18 years old

[@nonservitium]

Takes me back to Thinking fellers local union

[@thedankriffs]

Getting some Captain Beefheart energy here, but in the best way!! This band is awesome!!

[@Pomeray8]

Fast and bulbous!

[@thedankriffs]

@@Pomeray8 straight up!!

[@goatuscrow4135]

Yep

[@toddjeffrey1772]

So very inspired by this amazing band

[@charleschalmers477]

This is the world's greatest Deerhoof cover band.

[@jimmycoleman5853]

Plant thief just splattered my dome

[@sirdouglas2010]

Absolutely Unique and Joyful Shredding.

[@skatepuunksurvivalist8536]

Fantastic

[@scapularwingingrecords]

John is a badass guitarist!

[@quakers200]

Right up there with Zappa. Need to listen a few times to take it in.

[@GuyBanani]

thanks so much this means so much

[@jacopocom]

What a band ❤

[@altodds]

wow far out man...love it

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@altodds]

the guitars are awesome

[@veithkilbert4253]

The deerhoof difference, haha good one Larry

[@christianmeza4529]

amazing

[@immersiveworlds]

Amazing!

[@nickowen8771]

I think it's very cool that Greg mixed this session as well