DFA 1979 Photos

The last time I saw Death From Above 1979 live was in some warehouse in the west end 8 or 10 years ago when I first moved to Toronto. Gabe, Jesse’s cousin and the dude responsible for the now legendary elephant trunk drawing, dragged me there all, “you gotta see my cousin’s band play”. I remember I could hear them from the doorway and thought “what the fuck is that? A ten piece heavy band?” I was shocked to see two dudes were creating all that noise. Truthfully, it wasn’t love at first sight, but they grew on me hard and fast. And like so many other fans worldwide, I was devastated to hear they broke up. I still listen to You’re A Woman, I’m a Machine regularly at the gym. And like so many others who have worn our original DFA shirts to rags, I was psyched to hear they reunited. In front of a Mike Giant designed backdrop from Coachella and with two days worth of merch sold out long before they played their first home show, Seb and Jesse blew my face off. Thanks for making a lot of people happy all over again boys. Hats off.

All Photos ©Courtney Lee Photography 2011