As sharp as I sting

Happy Tuesday, all. I am finally going to tell you about Mirah and Thao. A few weeks ago, Kat, Amanda and I road our bikes over to the West Bank for some dinner at Acadia and a great show at the Cedar.

I have a ton of pictures, as you can see. But I will tell you right away... these pictures do no justice to A). how attractive both of these women are, B). How well they play together and accent each other and C). How energetic they were on stages and how much fun everyone was having. Before the show, I had never really listened to Mirah. A and I really like Thao and saw her a few years ago with her band, The Get Down Stay Down. We know that Thao really kills it on stage and has an amazing presence. But I was pretty excited to hear what Mirah was all about. The opening band, The United States, was pretty good. They were actually really good at what they do, but it wasn't my absolute favorite genre of music (sort of alt. country type stuff, but *very* tight!) But their set was energetic and fun.

After the opening band, Thao and Mirah came out with their band. It was an awesome rhythmic jam for the first few minutes, which got me pumped up. Everyone on stage (well, besides the drummer and bass player) were clapping in rhythm (which i usually can't stand) but it sounded totally cool. It got everyone up and dancing, and then they busted into a song.

When these two ladies voices went together, I got goosebumps a little bit. I'm serious you guys. It sounded so beautiful, it was breath taking. Throughout the show they did a mix of Mirah songs and Thao songs. They sang their own stuff and sang for each others tunes. They also did alternate versions of things and really threw down.

One thing that I thought was great was the dynamic. Yes there were plenty of really upbeat, danceable songs, but there were also a few really sweet, lyrical, and melodic goldmines. I really enjoyed that.
Also, there was more than one percussion break down. Each member of the band had a different percussion instruments to grab-a tambourine, shakers, and extra drum-so cool. And Thao would just bust out some sticks and start beating on different drums on the drum kit!

And the opening band came out for a huge on stage jam (Mirah, Thao and their band came out for the last song done during the These United States set as well-both drummers together sounded AMAZING!)

There was a unique instrumentation. A clarinet, keyboards, bass, drum kit, violin, guitars, banjo and sometimes a bells set. The Clarinet player was loving it. He was dancing all over and such fun to watch! Over all, the show was really great. I suggest you look into both of these artists (both separate and together.) Also, we learned a few days before the show that Mirah and Thao may/may not be dating. Well, there is something going on between them, but they are trying to keep it hush hush so the world can focus on the amazing musical collaberation, not their hotness.

At the end of the show, they came down in the audience to sing and dance and have a good time. You can see that Kat was *loving* it! It was very cool. They also played a like 3 songs for their en core. All in all, amazing show! And below is a link to some of their music, so you can hear for yourself!

http://mixtape.me/p/17231