Yeah Yeah Yeahs
By David Downs
Faux art rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs emerged from the modern nouveau riche New York in 2000, with an astonishing first show opening for the White Stripes. It was the first time the trio had played together live. Yeah Yeah Yeahs united noise-loving drummer Brian Chase, metal-trained guitarist Nick Zinner and catty Karen Lee Orzolek or Karen O--an indie rock sex symbol thanks to her screeching voice and predatory posturing. The band's first EP "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" (2001 Shifty) careened across the internet alongside pictures of the band's theatrical live show, fueling demand for their second EP "Machine" (2002 Touch & Go). Yeah Yeah Yeahs then... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Brooklyn, ,New York United States
- Formed Date:
- 2000
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