Yeallow plays an original show in the Museum of Modern Art – Strasbourg. An unique rock show mixing video performance with Jeremy Bellot (AV exciters).
Informations : 10 € / 6,50 € (Limited access) – Only available at Musée d’Art Moderne – 1 place Hans Jean Arp à Strasbourg ( See the place on http://tinyurl.com/c664lgc )
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When this unlikely group of strange looking fellows took the stage at The O2 Academy Islington, London this week the audience didn’t know quite what to think.
The ‘Costello’ (or perhaps Loyd Grossman), double on the guitar / keys (Fred) seemed – to all the world – as if he was urgently looking for a fight. And the gurning the bass player (Bill) seemed quite extraordinarily deranged.
So, understandably, the audience kept themselves at a safe distance from the stage.
But YEALLOW ( this quartet from Strasbourg, France) with their musicality, precision mechanics, and hard edged indie rock sounds, soon gained a cautious crowd.
With songs like ‘Blown Away’ we got a pliant funky base – with fizzy splashes of guitar chords and those characteristically bleak and even somewhat somnolent vocals that may remind you of ‘Morrissey’. These vocals tended to spiral around like mayflies in a spring breeze. Rattling good drum-work ensured things were kept chugging along in a uniform way, and the bass play kept things deeply bubbling under the surface.
With a keen ear for idiomatic key change ( wherever it can be squeezed in), and a desire for authentic craftsmanship to create their moody aural soundscapes, Yeallow were shamelessly punk most of the time- yet they really were as soft as a puppy dog’s tummy – when it came down to it.
Driving, repetitive and mechanical they may be, but they were also able to provide finely-cut pop songs with deserving choruses, at the appropriate moment. Their emotions may have been hard to decipher, but their intentions were clear – they were there to make populist rock music for the rank and file – inflected, naturellement, with a thick slice of Alsatian philosophical whimsy.
There is nothing fashionable about this band – quirky is the word. But there is something engaging and entertaining to be discovered within their relaxed Gallic off-beat charm. Check them out to see what I mean.
– © Neil_Mach July 2012 –
Pics of the life on https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3885076079364.285264.1052745632&type=1
01/20: Live @ Sun Beatz Club – 8:00 PM, RÜLSHEIM (KARLSRUHE), DE
03/23: Live @ La Salamandre – 8:00 PM, STRASBOURG , FR – w/ Featuring Yourself
04/28: Live @ Festival des Artefacts – La Laiterie Grande Scène – 9:45 PM, STRASBOURG, FR
infos on facebook & Festival website
05/24: Live @ The Cavern Club – 8:00 PM, LIVERPOOL, UK
05/25: Live @ Camden Rock – 8:00 PM, LONDON, UK
07/25: Live @ O2 Academy Islington – 9:30 PM, LONDON, UK
11/25 : YEALLOW _VDXP_ Live & Video Experience @ Auditorium du Musée d’Art Moderne -16:00, STRASBOURG, FR
Alex Hill (rock critic) went to the Camden Show : rate 7/10 !!!!
YEALLOW SHOW REVIEW LONDON | AH 25/8 Entertainement Blog | 25/05/2012
Yeallow a French based band made their London debut at the famous Camden Rocks venue. In a great live venue for gigs, Yeallow launched into a fast paced tempo waking the crowd up and getting their attention. ‘Blown Away’ was an upbeat track with a great flow to it and really set the mood for the rest of the set.
You could see the band enjoyed each others company and knew they could rely on each others talents to come through. Througout the set they were smiling and their passion was obvious for everyone to see. They had come to put on a show for their London crowd and didn’t want to disappoint. With the stage being so small and the band being contained within the space the bass player dived into the crowd whilst still playing during the track ‘Oversized’
The crowd were getting more and more into the gig the longer Yeallow played, with heads moving and swaying, tapping their feet and dancing about.
Midway through playing ‘To The Deep’ there was a solo which included all of the band members doing various activites adding another element and improvisation to the show. Two thirds of the way through their song ‘Seventeen’ the topless drummer in shades, exploded into an individual solo, going faster and faster showing his full range of skills. The lead singer also got on the keyboard to show he can also play keyboard as well as the guitar.
Yeallow had definitely left a mark with the crowd wanting more and they will want to see them back in London soon. I’m sure Yeallow will have picked up a few more London based fans after their energetic and fun-fuelled set.
Rating 7/10
Alex Hill
http://alexhill1985.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/yeallow-camden-rocks-25th-may-show-review/
It was really a pleasure to come back to Liverpool and London last week to play @ The Cavern Club and @ Camden Rock.
The audience was great and the venues always so cool. We love to play in England, the audience is so… Rock ;o)
Some pictures
YEALLOW live at the Cavern Club | Liverpool
Thank you it was a pleasure for us. Great audience, great artists during the festival.
Thank you to Jean-Luc for programming us and to our team : Romain (sound) and Nico (lights)
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Playing between pop and rock, driven by an international ambition, after three years and an album, YEALLOW builds its reputation as an English-French-Californian band. Punctuated by meetings and concerts in mythical places (they played at the Cavern in Liverpool, Whisky A Go GO in Los Angeles and recorded with Jay Franco in New-York) the YEALLOW trajectory passes this Spring by the scene from the well-known venue “La Laiterie” during the Artefacts Festival Strasbourg.
Discover the new video clip from Blown Away filmed during our last tour in England @ The Half Moon, The Cavern Club and The Clapham Grand in London and Liverpool.
Blown Away is available on CD Single 2 tracks (Signed and limited Edition) in our Music section
Special thanks to our fans who came from France for this incredible party.
