Ziba Z, the host of Our Digital Future airing Thursdays 9:30am-10:00am, recently saw Matt & Kim @ the Observatory on March 8, 2013. Ziba's show review from the night can be found below. Check out more from Ziba at ziba.kuci.org
The crowd was an all ages mix of hip thirty year olds and ‘OC Teeny boppers’. Matt and Kim are taller than I realized, the images I have seen online previously are of them sitting on stage (Kim behind her drums and Matt behind his keyboards). Kim was all smiles in her yellow plaid pants, red belt, black skinny tank top, and extremely buff arms. Witty banter ensues as Matt makes fun at Kim's supposed attempt at showing off her non existent cleavage. I was surprised at how energetic they were from the minute they jumped on stage to the ninety minutes up to their finale. Kim started the show by running on stage and hopping on top of her drum set while fist pumping her drumsticks in the air to say hello. Matt also jumps up on his keyboard stool often, as he plays the keys and sings, I half expect him to lose his balance because of his height but thankfully he never does.
I first heard of Matt and Kim when they came out in 2006 with their hit single 'Yeah Yeah' off the 'I Heart Comix' record label. That was when I knew of them as two indie kids singing simple happy songs. Since then they have blown up in popularity and grown up in age but not lost their childish energy. Matt is the main vocals behind their electro pop indie rock sound. They throw in intro covers and hype music like 'harlem shake' to get the crowd going between the songs they perform off their album. Trap music and 'Chapelle show' intro sounds are some examples among the plethora of recognizable tunes sprinkled in throughout the night. They covered the 90's techno hit "Better Off Alone" (vocals by Kim).
These pair of lively musicians are from New York and really know how to get the crowd going. "We don't throw a show we throw a party" says Kim, which is evident with the multi colored mechanical confetti throwers and balloons present. Kim passed/threw out handfuls of 'Matt & Kim' labeled balloons for the crowd to blow up and toss around in the air during their following song. Their show is definitely a party and great dance time for all in attendance. Overall fun act live I'd highly recommend. Thank you KUCI for allowing me the press coverage opportunity to review and photograph this anticipated performance. Check out these great images from the pit courtesy of pro photographer Dave Jaranilla.
yay!
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