Holy Crap! It's Holy Fuck!

It's obvious that when a bunch of punks name their band "Holy Fuck" they're not too concerned about marketability. But the name also puts you off in a different way - like you're expecting to see a bunch of young Green Day wannabes come on stage overwrought with fake suburban angst.And that's not Holy Fuck at all. The Torontonians layer electronica style keyboards on big analog bass and drum beats, creating a rock-out-and-dance groove that is - dare I say - more infectious than LCD Soundsystem.Opening at LA's Echoplex for Super Furry Animals, HF proved that you don't need lyrics or a dominating frontman to make a show. Centered on the drummer a bassist, two keyboardists faced off, looking toward each other instead of the crowd, switching out equipment in mid-song while hammering through their all-instrumental set. And don't think this set was a jam band wandering ponderously through some old Dead riff; this was a rock show through-and-through.Website: http://www.holyfuckholyfuckholyfuck.com/MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/holyfuckThere are a bunch of live clips on YouTube, but the sound ain't so hot in most of them. So here's this: