Parquet Courts - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

KEXP.ORG presents Parquet Courts performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded August 6, 2014.
Songs:
Ducking & Dodging
Black and White
Vienna II
Dear Ramona
What Color Is Blood
Host: Kevin Cole
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Luke Knecht & Christopher Meister
Editor: Jim Beckmann
kexp.org
parquetcourts.wordpress.com

[@a.g.athome6878]

the buzz of their amps before they start playing. a sign of things to come

[@Zumic]

0:18 - “Ducking & Dodging” 5:55 - “Black & White” 8:47 - “Vienna II” 9:45 - Interview w/ Kevin Cole 20:11 - “Dear Ramona” 22:37 - “What Color is Blood”

[@jaaustin6988]

Thanks. That interview was getting long-winded.

[@juansoriano5978]

this still is my favorite parquet courts kexp performance

[@williamscerbo458]

they don't play very many notes, but they sure do play the hell out of the notes they do play! amazing band in my opinion.

[@BigBlack81]

+William Scerbo I love bands that can play a lot of notes...and then I love bands like this that have few notes but a passion bucket BRIMMING with fury. A great lesson in minimalism in music, this band is.

[@K8sSolM8]

I don't always many notes, but when I do... I play the hell out of them!

[@robbieclark7828]

It works so well because those two guitars play only what they need to play, and they’re so locked into one another, it creates the perfect blend to get the sound they need.

[@cyoung7127]

I really wish they would have played Instant Disassembly but I still enjoyed their set

[@18JMCPRODUCTIONS18]

how i felt at their concert... seeing them again in 2 weeks so hopefully they come thru

[@Skiivin]

isnt that one like 9 minutes long

[@andrewcampbell3071]

That song is so damn good

[@BabyCarrot2Coconuts]

12:44 Kevin Cole - "So the last album Light Up Gold was the most played album on my show." Andrew Savage ' "Christ" Thought that was a hilarious reaction.

[@BabyCarrot2Coconuts]

That's not very nice Clint.

[@BabyCarrot2Coconuts]

Thank you?

[@PoliceBoy465]

I like how honest and direct Andy Savage is.

[@batteryleg3432]

This is simplicity at its best love there sound.

[@rileywebb9]

drummer plays the shit out of that thigh my god

[@spoonforleg]

He's got bruises to prove it.

[@matrocious]

R Webb good work drumming one oh one, they only make kits so big because your parents can relate #rush #ledzeppelin

[@BrotherSaturn]

i needed this laugh , I don't care if your comment is like 4 years old thank you lol

[@JeKramxel]

Black & White is an amazing track! So raw and powerful!

[@carlosuruguayo]

Love tis band. Thnx Kexp for bring them back to your studio again. Light up gold album was a brilliant work but the sound is brightness to me. So I was waiting a full performance in a place like KEXP, where sometimes live performances sounds better than in a studio. This band deserves this

[@jumpugly6818]

All these guys do is get better and better and better. Tremendous work!

[@lukegilmour9681]

This type of rock gives such a different sound when live

[@dynamite-with-a-Laserbeam]

Vienna 2 ❤️ i love this band sooo much

[@JaimeEskobar]

i was standing clapping like a gospel maniac to that first song, very good!

[@harveygarbage8618]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😜🔥😜

[@BigBlack81]

Melodic noise. But never, EVER stupid nor sophmoric. An acquired taste perhaps but I know it has all the things I like in a band that explores this kind of sonic landscape. Again, probably not everyone will get this band. And that's okay. They still rule anyway.

[@thebrninater]

agreed

[@artificialdeathrecords9505]

+BigBlack81 you sound like such a pretentious fuck

[@BigBlack81]

Artificial Death Records Thank you. I appreciate that. Nice channel banner, BTW.

[@DaSolo363]

+Artificial Death Records well he is right

[@sunepedersen8537]

lol he removed it

[@IndieSolari]

Pls come to Brazil!

[@nicobeck42069]

uhull

[@awakenimpersonator6046]

Fucking great americana/bed head/Richard Hell feel. One of my favorite band ever.

[@findinglittlewing]

they killed it. so good!

[@wr787]

HOLY FUCK THIS IS BADASS

[@TheIDGE]

kawaiidesu oy vey No Shit! I've never heard these guys before, blown away right off the bat!

[@johncwiek5729]

Sounds about one billion times better than the album. Rare.

[@nicocrinkleburg]

100% their live stuff is played at a faster tempo and has so much more personality

[@robotjeans]

excellent stuff

[@rogerlopez4507]

i love music and this is why i do. thank you. I bought most of your music already

[@taunicheree]

Love this band!

[@jasonguthrie1780]

raw sound and super talented!

[@nevets4ever4]

Loving this....raw and unpolished. The voice and energy reminds me of at least two 'Johns' of the punk/post-punk era - Jonathan Richman and Johnny Lydon.

[@connorriley7294]

they remind me of the feelies

[@neurochunk]

Love the new record.

[@moonmonkey999]

so good

[@moonmonkey999]

great stuff

[@christophermaxieii8727]

Rockin' and the rolllin's at it's finest.

[@avoiceofyourown9652]

this is badass

[@BangBang_464]

love love love

[@martinhyizna3299]

They are so fucking great!!!

[@xxedelbrockxx]

Best band out there

[@JefeJeffAlmanza]

I dig it.

[@celsoch]

They are so fucking awesome!!

[@_hallblade_]

One of my favorite bands of the last couple of years, simple, like college rock, but flavored with some of my favorites, sonic youth, ramones, the feelies. so good.

[@swutted3439]

Cool come to brazil

[@cashley36]

why is everybody judt trying to comparre the to some other band??? jee. Andy savage's unique talent is obvious Aren't many lead singers who can write political lyrics, play lead guitar, and draw. take them for what and who they are!!

[@rileywebb9]

***** well played ol' chap, well played indeed.

[@moonmonkey999]

+kneejerker lol

[@moonmonkey999]

+Catherine Woodward im not comparing them to anyone x

[@KarenRobertsonMarketingGuru]

love

[@nevets4ever4]

Ok - so here's one example where youth is NOT wasted on the young.

[@rachelnbrien]

You. rock.

[@joeblack9745]

I hear a little bit of Minutemen in these guys, not a bad thing.

[@ginoabeyta311]

I wonder if Mike Watt digs these guys

[@bathrugby15]

perhaps a little gun club as well

[@zetetick395]

Yeah, you can sure tell what they dig And that shit sure aint a bad thing! :D

[@fictitiousfictitious8964]

Minutemen are a hardly known treasure. RIP D. BOON

[@pleasenononsense]

this rocks so freekin hard oh man

[@edwarddyssel8063]

yes.

[@Vandal_Pickups]

♥!

[@lanewhite2025]

BAD ASS !!!!

[@viachicago836]

OMG these dudes can grind. Husker Du meets War on Drugs

[@Otello2011]

Fucking New York man! Most of its bands have a unique sound.

[@cojodoodoo112233]

Does anyone know how to get a similar guitar tone to andrew?

[@ethanbroughton8439]

+Joe Curtis Why would anyone want this shitty indie rock tone? God I miss the days of classic rock like Nickelback and ACDC and Ellie Goulding

[@cojodoodoo112233]

I'm just gonna assume you're trolling

[@ethanbroughton8439]

It's me Joe

[@moonmonkey999]

+Eung Kyu lol

[@InternetHockeyGuy]

+Joe Curtis Music man amplifiers. They're wonderful!

[@rvmanuel]

Kevin Cole why you so cool bro?!

[@steffenvriend4508]

Really reminds me of some old school punk like the romones and black flag. They pretty much run with simple straight lines and then explode into big sounds usually in the chorus.

[@ioannamanoli]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet !

[@zodiacrippers9011]

Wire meets Urinals/100 Flowers vibes going strong. Fuckin dig this!

[@moonmonkey999]

nice

[@hazuinf]

anybody know what model of Squier Telecaster Andrew uses?

[@STP_Fantasma]

Hazuinf h Affinity, I believe

[@hazuinf]

Gabriel Garcia That's almost incredible

[@STP_Fantasma]

I think its awesome he uses a Squier. Any guitar, in the right hands, can sound amazing Hazuinf h

[@eric6523]

Singer reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite

[@sampope200]

I kno right!

[@cwoestenburg]

Fun fact he’s actually the inspiration for the character.

[@cwoestenburg]

nah I’m just drunk.

[@KVID1000]

Because Napoleon Dynamite was a real person and also a singer in a rock band. Enjoy your tenth birthday.

[@michaelh3992]

Except he's smarter than you.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Ducking and Dodging sounds so influenced by Ten Years After's version of I'm Going Home at Woodstock

[@Spookytoof]

I just randomly had a dream last and on a wall it said the parquet courts like wat

[@chrissvitreoushumour]

Parquet Courts next album will be maybe inspired by The Wall? If you believe in that stuff.

[@matrocious]

Spooky i sort of speak with people in mine, guess i could relate though with one about #romannumerals more greek if we're specific and a sweatshirt, then a sweater and someone believing it all a joke - hopefully your dream had the opposing presentation of parkay quarts, for breakfast tables and toast or family dinner and rolls or biscuits

[@hazuinf]

Does Austin mess up/forget his line at the start of Vienna II?

[@InlandEmpire91]

Hazuinf h No I think Andrew's guitar cut out and it threw him off

[@moonmonkey999]

+Hazuinf h yes

[@jortizx]

what pedals/settings will give me a similar tone?

[@cantina2425]

Black & White bumps

[@alexisb3925]

Sean looks oddly similar to Michael Gira at 4:58

[@andrewreischling5404]

Song starts at 20:14

[@sulthonkamil4977]

Reminds me of pavement somehow

[@Skiivin]

especially Dear Ramona, sounds like "Nothing Ever Happens" off of S&E

[@johndotcue]

A lot of early PC has that Pavement feel, weird and a lot of words being sung.

[@dervirico]

compararaison n est pas raison ils ont un leur son j aime

[@dervirico]

so blur alors?

[@eatthem5829]

First song sounds like 12XU by WIRE

[@rodolfoperalta5180]

Will Ferrell should play cowbell on Vienna II

[@anotheropinion8638]

The bassist, watching this video after the fact: "Wow, I am such a GREAT singer!!"

[@calc2323]

Has anyone ever heard a KEXP interview that wasn't effectively a sleeping drug?

[@talyobirdsey]

Every time

[@mdarkcity]

are all radio show interviews this pointless? have i just never noticed?

[@jakehoff52]

no comments?

[@johnarcher2844]

bad breeding tshirt?

[@elliottsmith8636]

Wait that's not will Ferrell?

[@decanusgimmiethatharpboy319]

Who disliked this - are you bonkers?

[@granthambeard]

Donuts only rules all.

[@gregorioganesh4551]

These guys are actually pretty good.....the new Sonic Youth?

[@iwalrus2538]

pretty much the new (old) Gun Club

[@antwisindustries]

cool Bad Breeding shirt

[@thatmanckid]

wikipedia says post punk and indie rock all this is is a smooth cool void/the faith fronted by a lackluster greg ginn trying to be fugazi and i love it

[@radarlovesRT]

Hahaha all this is is a smooth faith/the void cover, awesome! I too love it. and I love that description

[@vatroslast]

"Why waste time play many note when few do trick"

[@simoncambourne25]

12:51 haha. Only him.

[@geriw8412]

I hear a little Jim Carol in the vocals

[@JPVanderbuilt]

:-)

[@seitekivirus]

OYE QUE FOME LA BANDA, LES GUSTA EL ÑATO PARECE

[@pope400]

I suppose I'm relieved it's not meant to be Zeppelin, as I'm sure Robert Plant is as well.

[@SuperSaglow]

Where the fuck did Zeppelin come up?

[@cwrigh13]

sounds a lot like kings of leon before they became U2

[@zarleylapuc4108]

kinda reminds me of Johnathan richman

[@optionalinfo1]

HEY BROS WHEN ARE YOU GONNA HAVE GUITARS EAT CYMBALS PLAY "WARNING" SERIOUSLY ONE OF THE BEST SONG IVE HEARD IN YEARZ. IM ExTREME.

[@matrocious]

when people warrant these presentations it should be understood they are performing in a box maybe three times larger than most traditional recording spaces, in front of one or two, three four five, six people, maybe this band really brings that concept home, musically and performance

[@matrocious]

these songs for them go in a different direction completely, and then a balance sort of out-shifts between albums to a now more present, weird if prescient, sound, never forget #fergusandgeronimo

[@matrocious]

"i just want to sleep in my own bed again" as though people are aiming to keep people from people, like " yeah, we see you and together you work, as well as apart, so forget about all of that", and then how beautiful about the play for #hitchikersguidetothegalaxy, "your bed is as much her bed as his bed as their bed, deal with it"

[@jonburkhartsmeyer386]

sounds like pavement

[@Hotitalianman]

broken string

[@dweengusrat4856]

austin looked blonde in the preview i was scared

[@Donnyf3841]

I didn't know Napoleon Dynamite could play drums..

[@jaaustin6988]

Prob cliche but lots of Nirvana/Incesticide elements and vibes. Even though I know it's out there, it's good to know music like this still exists and is being played/featured on the radio.

[@YellowstoneCountryFlyFishing]

The drummer and lead vocalist look like Art Garfunkel clones.

[@TheHigginns]

God damn. Ive never been so bored in my life.

[@wesleyalan9179]

3:07 .....that fellas neck pickup... Good grief!

[@mintynovember8458]

Band delivers here but JESUS, the chat is such time consuming wank which actually compromises the whole performance and it all becomes a bit black and white and strangely dull.

[@Skizzzzzyyyy]

If Napoleon Dynamite was actually cool

[@thomasmcbride9204]

Trash interview. Terrible at phrasing questions. Very awkward host. Might seem harsh but this is the man's career. And he's the weird uncle of Pacific Northwest radio.