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Artist: Peter Bjorn and John / Chairlift / Venue: Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) / Date: 04.30.2009 @ 07:30PM / Genre: Pop/Indie/New Wave / Web: www.peterbjornandjohn.com

Peter Bjorn and John is a Swedish indie rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1999 and named after the first names of the band's current members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass guitar, keyboards and vocals) and John Eriksson (drums, percussion and vocals). They are best known for the 2006 single "Young Folks", which featured Victoria Bergsman, formerly of The Concretes, and was a top 20 hit in the UK Singles Chart. The hit was featured in the 2008 motion picture 21. It was also named NME's second-best track of 2006, beaten only by "Over and Over" by Hot Chip. In Australia it was voted number 16 in the annual Triple J Hottest 100 for 2006.

(Chairlift)

Frequenting late-night jazz shows at the strange Broker Inn on the outskirts of Boulder, CO, Caroline Polachek, Aaron Pfenning and Patrick Wimberly are all mystified by the 1980's faux-gothic architecture. Oak-cabinet aquariums, vacant dance floors, and muffled velveteen booths provide the ideal hypothetical setting for a new breed of pop music. Intent on making music for haunted houses, Chairlift in the summer of 2006. Shortly thereafter, relocating to Brooklyn, the trio further develops their sound into hypnotic yet tongue-in-cheek style, which is apparent in their first single. "Evident Utensil" was called "a charming pop oddity" by the NME, Exclaim! gave it "immediate cult status," and RCRDLBL.com deemed it, "the best single from a Brooklyn band since like TV on the Radio or something."