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Fun Fun Fun Fest review: YACHT
Though this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest is a paradise for fans of punk from decades past, one of Saturday’s most energetic performances came from YACHT, the young electronic duo that played the tiny stage by the festival’s entrance as the sun began to set.
The performance began with the blast of spliced drumbeats and computerized blips characteristic of so many electronic acts. But atop the music were the youthful voices of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans chanting lines like “You can live any way you want” and “Be careful with the downloading and protect your eyes.”
The duo was barely still for the 45-minute set. Sometimes they danced in sync, other times they danced in free-flowing movements. In one song, they sang, “Will we go to heaven? ‘Cause it’s not understanding,” while Bechtolt kneeled down and Evans placed her hand on his head to push him back, as if to rid him of some plaguing illness in a swift, miraculous act.
At first, the audience moved awkwardly to the music, and most listeners seemed reluctant to dance. But in the third song, when Bechtolt took off his gray-collared overshirt to reveal a white T-shirt boasting an extraterrestrial-eyed Sarah Palin with the word “Palien” written underneath, all inhibition was gone. Listeners began jumping, dancing and waving their hands in the air.
Acts on the electronic stage might not be the main appeal of Fun Fun Fun Fest for many listeners, but as YACHT proved, they certainly have a lot to offer.
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By Karen Barnum
November 8, 2008 8:47 PM | Link to this
That’s Claire Evans with Jona, not Khalea Maricich. Khalea is from The Blow… a former project of Jona’s.
By Sharon Chapman
November 9, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
Thanks, Karen, you’re right. We fixed it in the review.