On a Saturday sometime back in August, Pitchfork presented a pop-up show at Villian. It featured a set from the band Protomartyr, and Pitchfork.tv shared three songs from their performance. Watch them perform “Why Does It Shake?”, “I’ll Take That Applause”, and “How He Lived After He Died” below.
Protomartyr is an American post-punk band formed in 2008 in Detroit, Michigan. It features Joe Casey on vocals, Greg Ahee on guitar, Alex Leonard on drums and on bass guitar.
Protomartyr – “I’ll Take That Applause” – Live
On August 29th, 2015, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, three bands came together for a pop-up show announced only days before, with a surprise headliner.Protomartyr
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