After sweat-inducing sets from Chapel Hill’s It Is Rain In My Face and Athens, Ga.-based trio Reptar, Javelin took the stage in Raleigh for the third time in the past four months.
This time around, Denmark Records brought the indie dance duo to Kings Barcade, and like their previous performances before, Javelin had the crowd bouncing, dancing and even surfing until the very end. In fact, for several minutes after the final song, most of the crowd stood around expecting the party to continue long into the night.
As we’ve noted before, the energy of a crowd directly affects the performance of a band on stage. Thankfully for Javelin, the crowd at Kings was chock full of energy and the Brooklyn duo took note, saying, “We’ve been to North Carolina more times in the last half a year than any other state. And we keep asking ourselves, ‘Why haven’t we moved her yet?’”
Javelin’s set was comprised of a wide range of songs from their impressive catalog, but highlights included “Oh! Centra” from their new LP No Más, and “Soda Popinski” and “Radio” from their 2009 eponymous 12-inch.
If you’ve never seen Javelin live, it’s a must see experience. While their albums certainly stand on their own, they’re immensely subdued compared to the band’s frantic live shows.
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