Xiu Xiu at the Jackpot

Trying to convince someone to go to a Xiu Xiu show with you is almost futile. 

​”Is it going to be fucked up?” one friend asked. “Maybe,” I said. “Is someone going to vomit on me?” asked another, referencing the video for the title track from Xiu Xiu’s latest LP, Dear God I Hate Myself, which features keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Angela Seo forcing herself to puke on camera. “Probably not,” I said. 

No, there was no vomiting involved. In fact, my biggest fear was that I’d show up and no one would be there, forcing front man Jamie Stewart to stare into my eyes while he was singing his brutally honest, painful, and often disturbing songs. Fortunately, I wasn’t alone, as there was a small legion of high school kids and college freshmen congregating around the front of the stage.