We’ll have more on this when we post our SXSW roundup for last night, since your entire Stereogum staff was on hand for it, but something strange and amazing happened last night at the FADER Fort. The night’s headliners, boozy Ohioan underground legends the Afghan Whigs, were a few songs into a tough and grizzled set when Greg Dulli started singing Usher’s “Climax” and, a few seconds later, Usher himself was onstage next to the man, singing. For the rest of the half-hour set, the Afghan Whigs served as Usher’s backing band, doing atmospheric and bluesy versions of his songs while Usher showed off a million-dollar falsetto, brought out Sinkane to perform Ahmed’s “Runnin,” and a rapturous, disbelieving crowd absolutely lost its mind. High-quality video of the entire set is already online, and you can (and should) watch it below.
So, uh, can we get a whole album like this? Please?
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I LOVE the Afghan Whigs. I have never intentionally listened to Usher until now. This was sweet!
I don’t say this lightly. Best band ever. SHAMEFULLY underappreciated.
So happy they are giving it another serious go.
Guess I gotta watch some Usher…
There were many brains melting over in the Afghan Whigs community as this was streaming.
I saw Whigs few months ago and I’m still under spell. Watching this preformance doesen’t help me to recover. The worlds needs another Whigs album
Their “Lovecrimes” cover was my favorite song of last year. I too hope that they get their fannies back in the studio for a full-length.
Usher + live instrumentation = good. He needs to have a consistant live band with him as he tours. It really livens the mood.
How cool do the Afghan dudes look grooving behind Ursher?
usher?
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