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Last night, my friend Brett and I went to see Electric 6 down in SLC. The venue was this total dive called the Urban Lounge that had more hipsters than I've ever seen. All the boys looked like Beck or Rivers Cuomo and the girls looked like Betty Page. The show didn't even start until 10, so we were prepared for a late night.
There were three opening bands. We arrived late and missed the first one, which, I think, was a local band. The second opener was Rock Kills Kid. They definitely had the hipster/disco/pop/punk thing down, and I was pretty impressed. The third opener was Every Move A Picture, who obviously went to the Franz Ferdinand school of music. They were energetic, but not very original.

Electric 6
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Finally, around midnight, Electric 6 took the stage. They play some great disco-punk that's fun to the point of absurdity. Here's a few song titles: Naked Pictures (Of Your Mother), Dance Epidemic, Nuclear War (On the Dance Floor), etc. It's nice to see a band that just wants to have fun and doesn't take themselves too seriously. The entire crowd was jumping and dancing and having a great time. Dick Valentine, the lead vocalist, totally worked the crowd. He gave off kind of a hip geekster vibe, and strangely reminded me of Don Weber (for those of you who know him). He danced around and had a sly grin and occasionally layed on the stage between verses to do push-ups and sit-ups. Yeah, you heard me.
They played until 1:30, and by the time they left the stage, everyone was hot and sweaty and exhausted, but we all had smiles on our faces.