Yeek Yak Air Force made music from 2000 - 2004. Currently, members of YYAf are still making music in other forms: Amatuer Radio Operation, Kelli Hanson, Ollie Byrd, and Sea Legs.
Woke Up Falling, Volta do Mar, Yeek Yak Air ForceThe Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WAFebruary 19, 2002__________________________________________________This evening promised an interesting variety of musical tones, as well as an interesting mix of bands -- the up-and-coming (sort of) local headliner, Woke Up Falling (they're actually from Portland), the "exotic other", Volta do Mar (oooh, Chicago band!), and the opener with a bizarre name, who's from god-knows-where. Good enough!______________________________________Yeek Yak Airforce turned out to be local, and turned out to be pretty interesting despite their goofball name. A three-piece with a bald singing bassist, they mined an interesting corner of the math-rock universe involving melodic basslines, skronky, angular guitar work, and rock-solid drumming. The aforementioned singing bassist has a high, keening wail of a voice, which provided a nice contrast to the chunky, angular music. The trio also were quite a sight: the diminutive, bearded guitarist hunched over his guitar with a glazed expression on his face, and the singer/bassist often hopped up and down, lurching this way and that, making all sorts of entertaining facial expressions. Although I'd never heard of the band, they seem to have a bit of a following already (either that or they just have lots of friends) -- there were a good 50 people watching them (as well as a few girls hollering out "Yeek Yak rocks!" after they finished their set, which sounded downright weird), which is quite impressive for an opening band on a Tuesday night. All in all, they were quirky, tight and entertaining, which is more than I could reasonably ask from a local opening band of whom I've never heard.
