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  1. Sasquatch: Sleigh Bells

    June 24, 2011 by Ross

     

    To be completely honest, I did not know what to expect from the Sleigh Bells. I was worried that picking Sleigh Bells over Death Cab for Cutie would haunt my memories of Sasquatch 2011 forever.  The Banana Shack was full to capacity and after a thirty-minute wait because of technical difficulties, the lights turned off and Derek Miller began blasting guitar riffs of “Iron Man” that energized the youthful crowd. Lead singer Alexis Krauss would help Miller with her dynamic vocals and her ability to hypnotize the body and force it to dance. Within the first three songs of their set, I could not help but to dance and fall in love with this noise pop duo. The combination of Miller and Krauss with the light show and Sasquatch crowd was perfect. “Crown on the Ground” is still ringing in my head and I hope it never leaves.

    Listen to “Crown on the Ground”:

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  2. Sasquatch Teaser

    June 1, 2011 by Steph

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  3. Sounds of Sasquatch v.IV: Sleigh Bells

    May 25, 2011 by Dave

    Sleigh Bells began with a conversation in a Brazilian restaurant between the guitarist of Poison the Well and the mother of the very talented Alexis Krauss.  In what remains one of my favorite “this is how the band got together” stories, Derek Miller (previously of poison the well) was waiting tables at Miss Favela when he mentioned he was looking for a female vocalist and heard the mother of Alexis Krauss immediately volunteer her daughter.  Sleigh Bell’s sound might be  described by comparing them to another male/female duo “the bird in the bee”.  If you’re familiar, imagine the bird and the bee beating you violently across the face with their music utilizing powerful beats and screeching guitars producing a sound that garnered a lot of media attention very quickly.

    Only a few years into existence and this group is already throwing down performances at festivals like Coachella and Pitchfork receiving rave reviews.  Their set will be short but you will leave it out of breath.

    “Crown on the Ground”

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