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Published Wednesday, November 02, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

LIVE IN CONCERT, OK GO

(With openers Scamper and Juliette and the Licks, at The Middle East Downstairs, Oct. 27.) Fun, fun and more fun from the Chicago headliners. Surprised to find that Scamper is based locally. Not so surprised during the middle of their set to hear the bassist describe themselves mockingly as "derivative power pop," but me wants to give them another chance. As for Juliette and the Licks, well, it's about what you'd expect from a band fronted by actress Juliette Lewis. Kinda punky. Not too memorable. But not horrible, either. A passable bar band. Which puts in her the same category as Bruce Willis and his blues band. But enough about them. OK Go. So darned catchy. So darned fun. Just about every song makes you want to jump out of your clothes and bounce around the club. They even make more than adequate use of cowbell. Yes, more cowbell. "Do What You Want," indeed. And their encore "performance" of "A Million Ways." Brilliant. Simply brilliant. Watch the video for yourself at OK Go's home page. Then you'll have to watch it again.