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For once in my time seeing foreign bands play in Beijing, this show had a local opening act that was perfectly paired with the visiting group. While Xiao He and Jeffrey Lewis’ music doesn’t sound the same at all, their philosophies and sense of exploration with music are undoubtedly similar. I feel like Xiao He explores music through manipulating the sound of it, while Jeffrey Lewis does so through his lyrics. I loved both of their performances, though, and for me it represented a return to some of my favorite music.
But first, I’ll talk about Xiao He. He’s a quirky kind of fellow, and you never know what you’re going to get. I’ve seen him twice — once at a Maybe Mars showcase, and once at a Time Out folk event. I enjoyed him at the showcase, but due to a lot of factors (not all of which were his fault), the Time Out show was not very enjoyable. He is experimental with sound, and that can often turn me off sometimes, but this time at Yugong Yishan, he was just the right amount of crazy. He didn’t do a song with a two-minute silence, but he did mash up Chinese pop songs and reduce them into tiny snippets that he wove together into a song. And his screaming and wailing when he sings is powerful, a little bit weird, but fits his sound perfectly. Though sometimes Xiao He has an off night, it’s always worth checking him out in case he’s amazing.
Then, after a brief excursion for cheap beer, we went once more into the fray for Jeffrey Lewis. Now, I had only peripherally heard of Jeffrey Lewis a long time ago, when I had delved beyond The Strokes and into their circle of musician friends — Ben Kweller, the Moldy Peaches, etc — but I never seemed to have room in the anti-folk part of my heart for him. I respected and loved listening to his nine-minute History of Punk on the Lower East Side (which has since turned into The Complete History of Punk), but beyond that I couldn’t get into it. That said, many an anti-folk hero has not become a favorite until I have seen them live (Adam Green comes to mind), and that’s what happened at Yugong Yishan. Not only is Jeffrey Lewis’ music more raw and therefore more interesting when performed live, but he delivers a full entertainment package.
He’s also a cartoonist, so he did three short presentations — one on the history of Communism in Russia, one was a fictional black-and-white piece about a detective, and one on the history of Communism in China (it was more cute than subversive; check it out on YouTube) — with a projector splashing the back wall with his illustrations. It was great to see and highly entertaining, and gave the show well-earned breaks. But the music was just as entertaining, because his lyrics are amazing and the music just enhances them. I can’t remember the name of the song, but there was one about spending your time wisely that really resonated with me, and reminded me why I love anti-folk (whatever that term is meant to mean) — they’re usually brilliant lyricists.
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