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May 29, 2011 at 12:40pm

SASQUATCH DAY TWO: Sleigh Bells ring and we listened

The Sleigh Bells inside the Banana Shack / photography by Ernest A. Jasmin

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I headed over to the Banana Shack for Sleigh Bells, easily the band I was most looking forward to at this year's Sasquatch festival.

The Brooklyn duo - singer Alexis Krauss and guitarist/beat programmer Derek Miller - also went on late. Not that fans seemed to mind with a pre-show mix of the monster rock hits of the '70s and '80s getting fans pumped up. A little "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "We Are the Champions," anyone?

Krauss and Miller hit the stage, guns blazing, with a seizure-inducing light show enhancing their trademark blend of block rockin' beats and distorted guitars. The duo had worked the crowd into pogo hopping frenzy by the time it wound down with "Infinity Guitars," "Rill Rill," "A/B Machines" and a newer cut (slowed down beat, monster bass) that I didn't recognize. 

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