I wrote about Xiu Xiu for the Calendar in PW

Xiu Xiu

Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart has a knack for self-deprecation. With Xiu Xiu’s latest, Dear God, I Hate Myself, he’s taken it to a whole other level. And Dear God is a gem of post-punk indie rock; it's as pop as they get while still singing about abuse, humiliation and despair. The lineup’s been a rotating cast, but always at the fore is Stewart, a gay rock star for the postmodern age. There’s something beautiful to be found in all his misery in excellent records like Fabulous Muscles and Women as Lovers. Tonight he’ll turn the Church into a weird anti-gay gay rock show the way no one else could. The fabulous and ecclectic Tune Yards open. -Bill Chenevert



8pm. $12. With Tune Yards. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. r5productions.com

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