The Joy Formidable - Whirring (Live on KEXP)

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The Joy Formidable perform "Whirring" live from Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop during KEXP's broadcast at SXSW. Recorded 3/17/2011
host: Cheryl Waters
engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Shelly Corbett, Scott Holpainen and Christopher Meister
editing: Scott Holpainen

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@kexp 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. We do it on a shoestring budget. This one was shot on 4 DSLR cameras. All of our videos are done with very little money, very small staffing but lots and lots of passion!

@LahDinky 4 жыл бұрын

To see how far you all have come now! Great stuff keep it up KEXP :)

@barbara-holley 3 жыл бұрын

The video work is amazing, glad to see you guys never lost the passion!

@kenyankee4118 2 жыл бұрын

Great gig. The only thing I ALWAYS hate about concert and studio shoots is the flipping of the camera angle every second. I'd rather just watch the band from one camera instead of inducing an epileptic seizure. Everyone does that flipping stuff. I want to watch the band not all that camera flips.

@Sogonrei 2 жыл бұрын

This band rocks! The guitar playing here with Rhydian and then when Ritzy threw down serious shred like her fingers were on fire blew me away....and Matt killing the drums!

@jasonwu9287 2 жыл бұрын

You guys did great! This video still rocks 9 years later.

@evilution7 4 ай бұрын

Still watching this regularly in 2024.

@larsq6128 19 күн бұрын

Me too

@jonathancoppe7469 6 күн бұрын

Me too 👍

@Alxx2 5 жыл бұрын

Guess you guy aren't ready for that, but your kids are going to love it.

@pridearts3169 5 жыл бұрын

This comment is everything.

@carlospetry2316 3 жыл бұрын

Sir... this comment. Man of culture!

@teddyholiday8038 2 жыл бұрын

Best comment I’ve read in years. Literally.

@mrbobawesome 2 жыл бұрын

Chuck! It's your cousin Ritzy.

@BarronVonSchnoot 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe how funny this comment is. It should be written in the comments section of every musical performance on KZfaq!

@acidperex 5 жыл бұрын

"Only 3 people making all that magnificent sound"

@massimoviggiani3378 Жыл бұрын

Amplifiers...

@Logistics00 Жыл бұрын

Hello from the US! I'm thankful to have discovered this song on the video game Hi-Fi Rush. The amount of dopamine I felt when it played was absolutely euphoric. Thank you for the awesome tunes The Joy Formidable! The song is absolutely formidable in the game.

@xJakeJeromex 7 жыл бұрын

6 years later and this is still my favorite 9 minutes on youtube

@skuzzyj 6 жыл бұрын

Jake Jerome 6.5 years on, surely you've seen them live now?

@alanroeder3476 5 жыл бұрын

Jake Jerome metoo

@dionfebrian2940 5 жыл бұрын

Nope. It's mine now

@vlad1mir18 4 жыл бұрын

Mine as well

@Dave-kg8kd 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful electronic mayhem and I LOVE IT !

@TeenieTinyTina 2 жыл бұрын

Years later and this is still one of the best live videos ever. The bassist adding his harmonies at the end of the chorus is still so good

@mozart_rosicky23 3 жыл бұрын

It's 2021 and this still give me the chills

@ZA-mb5di 2 жыл бұрын

I only discovered it in 2021 but same

@CHEMICALxxWARFARE 2 жыл бұрын

2022 represent

@ainmeile Жыл бұрын

2022 checking in. This still gets regular play in my car.

@SmallBlogV8 Жыл бұрын

YT pushed me this just the other day [Dec '22]. First time I'd heard this band. Instantly a fan.

@Kango234 Жыл бұрын

I'm here to tell you because of a game called Hi-Fi Rush, it's giving chills to an entire new generation.

@faunaflage 4 жыл бұрын

Man, it's a great look, but it's gotta be tough to tour with all those bikes...

@chuddoctor6820 Жыл бұрын

Hi Fi Rush 😍

@sabertoothrobot 3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap. That was some beyond-Sonic-Youth beautiful noise - shitty bike shop acoustics slayed. 10 years later I'm hearing beautiful shoegaze from this band and discovering some epic history.

@maniscalcane 2 жыл бұрын

Dunno what that means but I like it

@christophermaynard1902 2 жыл бұрын

It's not shoegaze; this is no slowdive; it's another beast entirely...they really know how to rock...

@slaytronic Жыл бұрын

@@christophermaynard1902 it's def shoegaze

@christophermaynard1902 Жыл бұрын

@@slaytronic well I'm hearing something different lol...it's all good...to me the the sound of shoegaze will always be slowdive. Been listening to them since the beginning I guess it's just me being spoiled by their signature sound...tjf sound when I hear it can be quite heavy at times which I absolutely love....enjoy the music!!!!

@hdng1984 Жыл бұрын

@@slaytronic it's gazing-at-someone-elses-shoes-gaze

@SusanJohnsonsuzvj 3 ай бұрын

That song woke me the fuck up! I hadn't heard this in ages. I used to love this song. I guess I've been asleep for the past decade!

@jamiebergamasco5140 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t think the video version could be topped but here we are.

@bigjonnydc 13 жыл бұрын

My five year old daughter was dancing her ass off to this song in the kitchen this morning. How cool is that? Man, I boogied too! Great band. And, as one comment below noted, she does put a lot of male frontmen to shame. She's got it.

@Treizez34 4 жыл бұрын

So glad to see that this type of music still exists in the world

@ndr523 3 жыл бұрын

Ten years ago it did

@faststratjo2006 4 жыл бұрын

I heard the studio version on a Spotify playlist, which led me to checkout this video. This inspires, hope we can back to shows like this someday.

@isaacrichmond7505 3 жыл бұрын

yeah...maybe some day :/

@simonblossom 7 жыл бұрын

I want this played at my funeral with that crescendo playing full blast as my coffin goes through the curtain.Thank you and good night BOOM !!! What a way to go )

@tomharding 3 жыл бұрын

Can I steal this idea? That would be such an incredible way to go out

@badofcheese 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful. I’m definitely stealing that. This version of the song is the chaos, pathos, joy and sadness of a whole life lived condensed into nine minutes of pure emotion. Perfect.

@savo456 7 ай бұрын

How the f*** do just three people make a sound so thick and loud and heavy and immense!? Bloody love TJF

@nickynoo86 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing! They deserved a better crowd reaction than a polite clap at the end

@xlrious1 12 жыл бұрын

i think this band has the best vibe between each other on stage out of any band i've ever seen.

@irotinmyskin Жыл бұрын

Did you ever see ATDI at their peak? You cannot top that

@BigRossD 3 жыл бұрын

Was there live. The one time I saw them. Hell of a show.

@frankfrank1364 4 жыл бұрын

End of the decade and still the best 9 minutes.

@a.statch4199 4 жыл бұрын

That rockout brings a tear to my eyes every single time. Go Wales! :D

@avictorbell2835 9 ай бұрын

Just rediscovered this absoloute gem, I'd forgotten how wild these 3 are live, still touring in 2023 Time to dig the cd's out again I think

@JoeyVatavuk Жыл бұрын

saw them open for Foo Fighters in DC in 2011. did a killer job and i remember this song giving me chills. forgot all about it until 12 years later.

@lesterbonnett9971 8 ай бұрын

I was at that show. Luck enough to be in a suite. We weren't really paying much attention to them. Until this song. Honestly, the whole suite stopped dead in their tracks, stopped talking and watched. Mouth agape, Unreal.

@punktlig7354 Жыл бұрын

Just watched them live in Columbus with Mobley and The Front Bottoms. The were one of the openers but when they were finishing with this song for the night. I would have been content and happy to leave after this. I was blown away at how amazing this is live. Made a forever fan out of me!

@Winter-Cardinal Жыл бұрын

Just saw them a few nights ago in Portland. Agreed. This song live vibrates your DNA in all the good ways.

@punktlig7354 Жыл бұрын

@@Winter-Cardinal To me, it’s now my definition of concert. The atmosphere was out of this world.

@RichardinNC1 7 ай бұрын

Yes I saw them a year ago in Charlotte. Blew away the other acts!

@thedogoffaleash 10 жыл бұрын

These guys are awesome live. So much force for a 3 piece band. They blew everyone away. I guess you could say they were a formidable force.

@GBeltran767 10 жыл бұрын

Booooo

@soapmeridius 9 жыл бұрын

thedogoffaleash oh the joy

@jarredescobedo4 8 жыл бұрын

+soapmeridius both of you deserves medals

@sik6589 7 ай бұрын

Imagine watching this and it not setting your nerve endings on fire

@Phoney.Baloney 5 жыл бұрын

2019 and I’m comin back constantly!

@HasanibnSabah 4 жыл бұрын

Right there with ya buddy

@spilledinfinity8652 4 жыл бұрын

Most certainly fae people from the preaternatural periphery. Thank you for visiting. Your songs shall enchant me forever more.

@ecostarr 7 жыл бұрын

Holy shit that was intense. The crescendo just kept building and building.

@caseyclausen2627 4 жыл бұрын

I love it. Seen them live three times. I never have run as fast as I have listening to this song.

@sirhenners204 5 жыл бұрын

now that’s what you call excellent songwriting

@TheDavidjenn 12 жыл бұрын

This goes to show.. it doesn't matter how much money you put into something.. if you suck at it, no money will help you make it look good. The passion for it will overcome budgets and will really put things together well. Good job, this is probably the best live recording of them to date!

@agreen182 3 жыл бұрын

I showed this video to an acquaintance of mine to convince him to come to a TJF show with me, and a few years later I was best man in his wedding. Not saying it's related, but it certainly didn't hurt.

@alanbauch2815 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime i watch this, it brings me to tears, these guys try so impeccably hard

@kitano0 6 жыл бұрын

I really liked editing in this video....I usually don't like a cut-a-second, but it works for this performance... I kept thinking she was going to set that guitar on fire...then I realized that she did....

@rayfoster4339 3 жыл бұрын

stunned and wanting more

@ice642man Жыл бұрын

There’s this video game called HiFi Rush and one of the levels feature this song. I’m glad the game introduced this song to me 🤘🏼🔥🤌🏼✨

@TheCurlyW 9 ай бұрын

They went all out for the audience.I bet they went home thinking that was the best concert they ever been to.

@sirarthurfrentzel7586 6 жыл бұрын

This is My all time favorite band. Never die The Joy Formidable.

@Piero5711 6 жыл бұрын

for me too!

@mc540flip 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, props to that drummer! Awesome performance.

@Dave-kg8kd 7 жыл бұрын

Went to see them just to hear this one, and I was not disappointed !

@Rickm71 2 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe this has been 10 years...SXSW was stacked that year and i almost missed this performance at Mellow Johnny's. It ended up being one of the highlights of the week!! I hope in 2021-22 we can get back to this type of setting...this is what makes music magical.

@ahalfassedmonkeyboy 6 жыл бұрын

She is goddamn intense. Thanks, KEXP, for being there to give this to us. What an amazing performance.

@mlette408 2 жыл бұрын

This performance is too dope! Still a banger, to this day!

@sirarthurfrentzel1434 10 жыл бұрын

These folks are really really really really really really really really good.

@cpkelley 12 жыл бұрын

I seriously can't believe this band. Every live performance of this song on youtube completely destroys. UNBELIEVABLE!!

@crowquentin104 8 жыл бұрын

man- wish i could've seen this performance, hey but these guys are the REAL FREAKING DEAL- Go TJF!!! -Big fan

@maxc.m.9038 5 жыл бұрын

OK, an unknown just discovered band, a girl at guitar, bikes all around and a bunch of noisy pedals... Am I dead? I'm in heaven?

@Piero5711 5 жыл бұрын

You're in heaven, like me the first time I discovered this band!

@spanawaykim1 3 жыл бұрын

I go back to this video when I want to watch a kick ass music performance!!

@markhagan6558 Жыл бұрын

Now THAT'S a great use of a bike shop after hours. Love this band.

@DhafinFausta 2 жыл бұрын

damn, it's been 10 years!!! I was sitting in the 7th grade of my JHS years and now here I am trying to finish my college... in the 9th Semester! ffkk where was time goes by? I miss those years. Tons of dreams. I feel like my time has gone wasted.

@ru4yeshua 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, intoxicating. I was not expecting that at all! Most excellent…

@Teknakill 2 жыл бұрын

new meme meaning, i agree

@pootypooty 13 жыл бұрын

this band is completely insane. i can't believe how much power and energy they channel through their three instruments. and +1 on the absolutely superb film editing. it would have been a very different video without it.

@skeptik 13 жыл бұрын

KEXP often makes me kick myself for missing bands live. Adding the Joy Formidable to the list. Outstanding.

@electricbloom13 11 жыл бұрын

I saw them at Corona Capital in Mexico City, I can't describe it!!!!! The Joy Formidable are AWESOME!

@nickvareymusic 10 жыл бұрын

She's got real character!

@joeypinili 6 жыл бұрын

I just luv ritzy's crazy eyes! :D

@391083 13 жыл бұрын

it must be spring... why does this song bring me to tears?

@nsxpetes Жыл бұрын

That was too perfect

@cnombret 5 жыл бұрын

Just saw them last saturday, still the same energy, they fucking kick ass. Best show of the festival for me

@Piero5711 5 жыл бұрын

for me too!!

@Sweeneytv 7 жыл бұрын

Man. She has a mezmorizing voice. So unique. And good live.

@Piero5711 4 жыл бұрын

I love you The Joy Formidable

@ckallaher 3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see them for my first post-Covid show, with about 300 people in a club with a capacity of 150, every knob dimed. Maybe my ears would ring for a week but it be so worth it.

@Jturbo3077 12 жыл бұрын

Watching Ritzy here is why I love music.....intensity, emotion, great playing.....she is on her way to rock goddess category

@WinstonGuitar 4 жыл бұрын

this is my favorite live version of the song, including at the beginning, where the drummer looks like he's off his meds

@Wuffyful 11 жыл бұрын

These guys and girl are by far the sweetest bandmates I have seen in a long time. And they make such nice music.

@jharristurner 10 ай бұрын

I liked the song on the radio but the live versions are tremendous. So much stage presence and the use of feedback and noise remind me of what rock n roll was to me as a kid, its perfection.

@edwardcutler6263 6 жыл бұрын

The welsh dragon breathes

@mcmSEA 3 жыл бұрын

Force of fucking nature, them. Just wonderful.

@andrewman8763 3 жыл бұрын

DAMN IM WASNT EXPECTING WHAT IN THE WOW MIND FREAKING BLOWN

@Piero5711 3 жыл бұрын

wonderful live, i love The Joy Formidable

@puffin_time 5 жыл бұрын

She's such an awesome guitar player!

@bhfromnh3914 Жыл бұрын

This is a banger forever

@dylanvine 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, wow and wow.. back live soon.

@zzipdrive 7 жыл бұрын

now THAT was a trip. thanks for making my day!

@alexbourdages3501 3 жыл бұрын

Jesus... Can we take a second and appreciate Rhydian tuning his string mid-song at 2:19 and then jumping back in without any fuss? What a pro

@VGBNDGRL 3 жыл бұрын

Discovered this gem of a so in high school, it would take me on such a trip :) it matched my youthful energy at the time!

@Piero5711 6 жыл бұрын

I love you The Joy Formidable and this wonderful live too!!

@ianbriggs8117 Жыл бұрын

Never usual leave a comment but that was fucking awesome!

@mh-ye1vw 3 жыл бұрын

I love this song...ritzy is amazing 😘

@paulexits 5 ай бұрын

12 years ago and just discovered it. Spectacular

@kylemedeiros6907 5 жыл бұрын

Love the editing for the video

@fuzzylogiceire 11 жыл бұрын

There aren't enough girls rocking out on electric guitars these days, this is brilliant stuff

@thereaction8648 2 жыл бұрын

Try these: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fZyFmLSoqbW4lYE.html (I discovered The Joy Formidable as a KZfaq suggestion under it.)

@LuDux 2 жыл бұрын

@@thereaction8648 I'll add kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5mHjZCXzL_UqGg.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNqcraac17amdKc.html

@mammontustado9680 2 жыл бұрын

@@thereaction8648 from kexp to high school talent show smh

@thereaction8648 2 жыл бұрын

@@mammontustado9680 Is this supposed to be an insult? If you think the Warning are a high school band, I'd love to hear clips of the musicians from *your* high school. I'll wait....

@RCAvhstape Жыл бұрын

@@thereaction8648 His high school can beat up your high school.

@StigStevens Жыл бұрын

That was god-damned MAGIC!

@SongsinT 8 ай бұрын

After watching this , You guys are always in my bloody heart

@tonebenderx 8 жыл бұрын

(an overused word to be sure, but I'll use it anyway) ... AWESOME!

@Jason_wears_stuff 10 жыл бұрын

huge fucking sounds for a 3 piece , love this album too :)

@SuperSmallZombie 5 жыл бұрын

God i'm so glad i clicked on this weird preview! I guess it is now stuck in my head for a long time.

@jeveriss 13 жыл бұрын

Never listened to these guys before but I watched the whole 9 minutes.

@danlargent2313 8 жыл бұрын

Very good group which energy melody, energy and madness. Largent Daniel

@ocangs 8 жыл бұрын

Epic !

@angiepippi 13 жыл бұрын

I love the crazy baby doll eyes. It is a little spooky at first but it becomes endearing. They build a wall of sound rock by rock. The editting is beyond perfect.

@jrperezdo 11 жыл бұрын

An honest and powerful performance. Made me a fan with one song

@krashd 8 жыл бұрын

Saw these guys at Glastonbury in 2011, my god did people move - you felt like you were in a tremor area, people rocking in unison.

@ChaitanyaBhagwat 7 жыл бұрын

Incredible energy! Hope to see you in India again soon :)

@conundrumbombs 13 жыл бұрын

Saw this band in Chicago last November and it was, and still is, the greatest live show I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing. Got to meet Ritzy Bryan afterwards, too. Unbelievably spectacular.

@caseyclausen2627 6 жыл бұрын

conundrumbombs I saw them at First Avenue in Minneapolis and I believe they had either just come from or were going to Chicago. Probably saw them same time as you and I agree. It was intense. That bassist jumped about ten people deep into the crowd. Ritzy was jumping around and the guitar plug got tangled with some lights on the mike stand. She kept jumping around while a dude came out to get that mess untangled. One of my favorite shows. When I think of Jim Croce's Time in a Bottle, I think of a show like those we saw. Wouldn't it be great to be able to step back into that experience? I guess we can a little with this video.

@PECKELXXX 13 жыл бұрын

very few of this kind of band had came out for the past 10 years and it was such relaxing to see and hear!!!! Downright stripped down kick ass!!! a perfect blend of noise and melodies combined!!!!!!! cheers!!!

@TheSackmaniac26 Жыл бұрын

okay, who's back because of hi fi rush?

@Daily..Equestrain. 4 ай бұрын

I never though music fit so well into an epic scene as when this song builds in that game. It’s amazing. I never heard of the joy formidable until then and I’m Better for it now

@Oldsurfer65 3 ай бұрын

Me. Totally forgot about this awesome song. Was playing Hi-Fi Rush tonight and this song started playing during an intense fight sequence and I was so for it!!! Got a little teary eyed yet laughing too. So fun!