Fischerspoon: Stunnin' and Dancin' @ 930 Club

Sunday May 10th, 2009: Fischerspooner chill out, heat up, and glam up the 930 Club.

Lets look at this by the numbers:

• Five years without a show here in the district, 
  
• four years without a new album, 
  
• five years since they last performed in the district, and 
  
• *gasp* six years since I first discovered them 

For the new "Between Two Worlds" tour at the 930 Club,  Fischerspooner freakin' BROUGHT IT.

Androgynous dancers, super thumping bass, and awesome out-there costumes made for one  blistering performance.  Danielle loved the puffy yellow dresses, I dug the gold lame camoflouge (and the 2% body fat). I think we both would have gone out and about in any one of the suits, but especially the neon hat.

Entertainment, the band's new album, is not Odyssey which was not #1's. They are each self contained and stand on their own merits. Fischerspooner spoke of working on the music and lyrics first and then finally the production itself -- a 180 flip-flop from how they've done it previously. I'm a little surprised by that, seein' as how after having seen the performance, I like the new disc Entertainment a whole lot more. 

Danse en France and the Best Revenge had shown up on earlier EPs around the netters, but as part of the "Between Two Worlds" tour, they were able to visually display the meloncholy and dark tinges that perhaps aurally were outliers.  It has me listening to the disc differently and repeatedly; a great feat for a show.

I don't know if i want to call it my favorite part of the performance, but I did really enjoy the "I'm sick of this song" rendition of Emerge. Sick beats, yes, but they had the dancers spinning in circles flicking off the audience and also saw Casey Spooner half-heartedly miming along to dance moves that clearly once were *hit-hit-hit* but this time around ended up more *eh-eh-eh* (think Britter's last VMA performance). It went a long way towards infusing some humor in a dark but shiny Fischerspooner set.

I loved it. I want to see it again. Stat.

Go listen to some tracks off their new album, Entertainment, here.

Interview: Fischerspooner | Features | Music | Washington D.C. | Decider:

 "After four years of silence, the notorious spectacle-makers have returned with a self-released new album, Entertainment, and a new stage show. Prior to tonight's performance at 9:30 Club, Decider got the scoop from Casey Spooner."