Yeek Yak Air Force made music from 2000 - 2004. Currently, members of YYAf are still making music in other forms: Amatuer Radio Operation, Kelli Hanson, Ollie Byrd, and Sea Legs.
Woke Up Falling, Volta do Mar, Yeek Yak Air Force
The Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA
February 19, 2002__________________________________________________
This evening promised an interesting variety of musical tones, as well as an interesting mix of bands -- the up-and-coming (sort of) local headliner, Woke Up Falling (they're actually from Portland), the "exotic other", Volta do Mar (oooh, Chicago band!), and the opener with a bizarre name, who's from god-knows-where. Good enough!______________________________________
Yeek Yak Airforce turned out to be local, and turned out to be pretty interesting despite their goofball name. A three-piece with a bald singing bassist, they mined an interesting corner of the math-rock universe involving melodic basslines, skronky, angular guitar work, and rock-solid drumming. The aforementioned singing bassist has a high, keening wail of a voice, which provided a nice contrast to the chunky, angular music. The trio also were quite a sight: the diminutive, bearded guitarist hunched over his guitar with a glazed expression on his face, and the singer/bassist often hopped up and down, lurching this way and that, making all sorts of entertaining facial expressions. Although I'd never heard of the band, they seem to have a bit of a following already (either that or they just have lots of friends) -- there were a good 50 people watching them (as well as a few girls hollering out "Yeek Yak rocks!" after they finished their set, which sounded downright weird), which is quite impressive for an opening band on a Tuesday night. All in all, they were quirky, tight and entertaining, which is more than I could reasonably ask from a local opening band of whom I've never heard.
so are there any projects from former members that are as rad as this? we're gathering an army of rad bands to take over venues by force and we need air superiority!
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