Chicago Indie Rock Fans

September 11, 2009 9:00 PM - 7 attended

Datarock @ Double Door

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Norway. When one thinks of this bone-chilling European country, what comes to mind? Fjords? Vikings? Bad 70's teeny-bopper pop (Leif Garrett)? IKEA? Oh sorry, that's the country next door...

Little do folks know though that Sweden's cousins to the left have quietly borne a number of talented musical artists in recent years - particularly in the electronic genre (Royksopp, Lindstrom).

Included in this mix: Bergen's Datarock. Spearheaded by the charismatic Fredrik Saroea with some pals in 2000, Datarock started as a high energy quartet that could be more or less described as Electro Punk Dance Rock. Their "EPDR" sound was unleashed on 2005's fab debut LP Datarock Datarock. From the geeky, Devo-inspired "Computer Camp Love" to the bouncy, slithery rhythms of "I Used to Dance With My Daddy" to the irresistible disco punk anthem of "Fa-Fa-Fa", Datarock Datarock scored a respectable 7.8 rating from hard-ass critics Pitchfork. Clad in their traditional red Adidas jumpsuits and shades, Datarock's jams and let-it-loose live performances have slowly built a small but passionate following right here in the U S of A.

Today Datarock consists of just Saroea and Ketil Mosnes, but they've returned in a big way with the LP Red this past Spring. Red brings more of the same sound, but shamelessly flaunts more of their influences - check out the catchy "True Stories", a song almost completely made up of Talking Heads song titles.

I've seen this lot live just once and I can tell you that they put on a damned entertaining show. So if you're interested in giving these lads a go and not worried about shakin' a lil' boo-tay on a Friday night, come on down with us to the Door and check out Norway's Datarock!

Tickets are $15. Get tickets thru Ticketmaster (ugh) here for $15 + fees. You can also get them at the DD Box office for just $17 total ($15 for tik + $2 facility fee). Don't wait too long though, my gut tells me that this show will eventually sell out.

Meetup Details:
We'll meet at Pint (1547 N. Milwaukee Ave) at 8:30pm. Esser opens the show at 9pm. Look for the CIRF table signs.

John
Tickmaster BAD - so your tickmaster purchase will run you $26.50 -- I encourage you to get them at the DD Box office. There is a $5.00 "convenience" fee and then $6.50 for them to put a stamp on it.

Posted August 28, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Myk
"Originality, nostalgia, sincerity, camp ? none of these are stable elements in Datarock?s world, which may explain why ?Red? comes across as well as it does," says today's NYTimes rave. Count me in!

Posted August 31, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Roland
Connie & whoever else missed us at Pint: Apologies for you not seeing us. We were there from 8:30-9:45p at a table near the entrance by the window with the tabletop sign. Please understand that sometimes in larger places like this on a Fri night it can be difficult to ID people and be seen - we try to display the sign(s) as visible as we can, but occasionally people will miss us. We'll continue to work on being more visible at the meetups though, hope to see u at the next show.

Posted September 12, 2009 at 10:34 AM
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7 attended

4.003 (3 ratings)

Event Host

Roland
Myk

Amazing show -- even the band was blown away!
Matty

Great show. Both bands were very entertaining. I too missed the group at Pint. I looked around for awhile and didn't see anyone. I ended up wandering into the back room to the couches and chilled w/ some friends before we headed over to the show. Great show nonetheless.
Connie

Datarock and Esser were both great! It was a good selection for a meetup event. However, I wasn't able to find the group. I was late arriving at Pint (arrived at around 8.45). I didn't see anyone with the signs. I walked around the bar a few times. After about 5 to 10 minutes I started to think that everyone had left to go to the Double Door, since the show was suppose to start at 9. When I arrived at the Double Door there was a line forming. I looked up and down the line and didn't see anyone with signs. This was only my second meetup with this group, so I don't know many people. It might be helpful to give a time frame for the bar. So, if you're meeting at Pint..you'll say how long you'll be there (i.e. 8.30-9) or an approximate area of where you'll be at the bar. Even though I couldn't find the group, I still went to the show and really enjoyed the music.
Jennifer
John
Devin