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Telescopes, smoothies, handstands, piggy backs, and crowd surfing. These are just a few of the things that I had the chance to perceive with my two eyes yet again.

How can I even begin to describe what happened at this concert. Well there really is no way of justifying a USS show with words. It’s something that needs to be fully experienced to enjoy. I mean sure you can listen to their albums, watch their videos on YouTube, but you’ll never truly understand the full joy and exhilaration of this uproarious band until you’ve gone and seen them live.

May 11th, Kitchener, Ontario, home to the Wax Night Club, a pretty decent venue. I can tell you though, even though it doesn’t look like it can hold that many people, it can sure draw in quite the crowd. By the time USS hit the stage, my knees were being crushed up against one of the many speakers placed around the front of the stage. It wasn’t the biggest stage I’ve seen Boo-Schultz and Human Kebab play, but they used their space wisely and got around with relative ease, jumping here, jumping there, literally running rampant everywhere. I doubt there was a part of that stage they didn’t touch.

This amazing duo expends so much energy on stage; it’s incredible to think how they can do this night after night. The energy that they expel is then consumed wholly by the audience and you can see how contagious everything truly becomes. There’s not one single person in the audience I saw that night that wasn’t jumping around and bumping into everybody else. Their music reverberates through the ears and signals the rest of your body to start moving. I wasn’t even halfway through their set and I was drenched in sweat.

Their set list was also something to note. They played some classics such as Anti-Venom and Pornostartrek, while playing some of their new material off their new EP: Approved. A good variation between the new and old and they even played an amazing cover of Outkast’s Hey Ya. It was an exhilarating and energetic night. One that I won’t forget that’s for sure. These guys never cease to amaze me and always put on one hell of a show.

I did however miss the cardboard cut outs they used to wave around at certain shows, a minor thing that didn’t spoil the night whatsoever. They had also written on the set list that they were going to perform Drop Around the Clock, a song that has become one of my favourites as of late, but ended up not playing due to time restraints. Overall though my ears were very satisfied with what I heard that night, actually right as I’m writing this now, they still continue to ring.

Their antics and stage presence are both unparalleled and should not be taken lightly. If you’re hoping for some of the same old same old, then boy you have definitely come to the wrong place. These guys jump off walls, flip, trip, and spazm across both the stage and audience. You never know what you’re going to get when you go to see USS in concert. It’s an unreal experience, one that must be beheld at least once in at least every individual life I think. You just don’t know what’s going to come next. They’re always changing and progressing in various ways to better themselves for their audience. They’re truly a once in a lifetime sort of band.

The opening bands including Michou, The Speakeasies, and Manorwood, were all really phenomenal as well. I wasn’t expecting too much from any of the opening bands, since I had never heard of any of them before, but they had all left me actually wanting to check out more of their stuff once I had got home from the show.

Some of the most memorable parts of the night would have to include either the classic Kebab, Ash, piggy back, while still playing, Kebab’s DJ scratching while upside down, Ash playing his guitar with a telescope, or Kebab’s turntable guitar. Even after they were finished playing, they came out to their merch booth to talk with fans and sign merchandise. These guys have been loyal to their fans through and through and it’s absolutely incredible to see that no matter how big these guys keep on getting, they’re still the same humble, friendly, and amazing guys I’ve seen time and time over again.

It was an absolutely phenomenal night, and I hope I can see these two amazingly loyal, generous, epic, exhilarating, energetic, beautiful people play again very soon. I’ve said this before in much older posts, but if you haven’t seen these guys play live, get your asses in gear and get out there and go, I promise you, you won’t regret it.

USS are still playing shows all across Canada and still have many shows across Ontario still lined up, so if you haven’t gone out and got tickets yet, do so now. Plus they have also just released their new EP Approved, which can only be purchased physically at one of their shows, so what are you waiting for? Go out and catch the next USS show nearest you, have the time of your life, and be the strange you want to see in the world.

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