Matt and Kim at Virgin Free Fest (09/25/10)
Photo: Jon Klemm
Stream: Matt and Kim – “Cameras”
“You know things are going well when Kim has to take off her bra after the first song.” – Matt
I worry about Matt and Kim. I worry that one day, Matt and Kim will just up and decide to shed their corporeal shells and exist in the universe as pure, golden energy. They could do it, too. As soon as they show up on stage, beaming impossibly wide, standing on top of their gear and waving to audience members like every single one was a long-lost sibling, you know that these guys are cut from a different, possibly radioactive cloth. After a quick warm-up, they launched into “Good Old Fashioned Nightmare,” to which the crowd responded with unrestrained jubilation. They managed to sustain that level of joy throughout their entire set, which included a cover of DJ Kool’s “Let me Clear My Throat,” and cuts off their forthcoming record, before bringing the house down with “Daylight.” [Brightest Young Things]
Matt and Kim‘s new album Sidewalks comes out on November 2, 2010 on the FADER label. They’re currently in the midst of a tour and they’ll be playing two record release shows at Webster Hall on October 26 and 27 (Buy Tickets). You can pre-order the digital LP right now on iTunes or before every show you can hear it at one of Matt and Kim’s free in-venue listening parties.
Tour dates and more photos of Matt and Kim from Virgin Free Fest after the jump.
Matt and Kim – Sidewalks (Nov 2)
Matt and Kim 2010 Tour Dates
10/06 The Clubhouse * Tempe, AZ
10/08 House of Blues * Dallas, TX
10/09 Austin City Limits Austin, TX
10/11 The Lyric Oxford % Oxford, MS
10/12 House of Blues % New Orleans, LA
10/13 Club Downunder % Tallahassee, FL
10/14 Culture Room ! Fort Lauderdale, FL
10/15 State Theater ! St. Petersburg, FL
10/16 Masquerade ! Atlanta, GA
10/17 Exit In ! Nashville, TN 19th Orange Peel ! Asheville, NC
10/20 Cats Cradle ! Carrboro, NC
10/21 The Canal Club ! Richmond, VA
10/22 9:30 Club ! Washington, DC
10/23 Rams Head Live! ! Baltimore, MD
10/24 Starlite Ballroom ! Philadelphia, PA
10/26 Webster Hall ! New York, NY
10/27 Webster Hall ! New York, NY
10/28 Water St. Music Hall ! Rochester, NY
10/29 Phoenix Theater ! Toronto, ON
10/30 Le National ! Montreal, QC
10/31 Northern Lights ! Clifton, NY
11/02 Higher Ground ^ Burlington, VT
11/03 Port City Music Hall ^ Portland, ME
11/04 House of Blues ^ Boston, MA
11/05 Toad’s Place ^ New Haven, CT
11/06 Pearl Street Nightclub ^ Northampton, MA
* w/ Fang Island
% w/ Big Freedia
! w/ Donnis
^ w/ Javelin
Matt and Kim at Virgin Free Fest by Jon Klemm
