I got a chance to interview João Miguel and Luciano Oliveira a.k.a. The Twelves last Thursday at Popscene. Fresh off the plane from Rio de Janiero for their debut US performance, I actually hung out with them for most of the night, welcoming them as they began their first North American tour. The show was great, but I got a feeling most of the 21+ fans ended up at the Sebastien Tellier show at Mezzanine. Too bad they had to be on same night. Luciano even suggested we throw on their Episode II mixtape with some mannequin DJs, ditch the kids and go see Sebastien.
The Twelves at Popscene San Francisco 12/4/08 from Phil Reyneri on Vimeo.
Either way, I had a blast and got to sport my Albi tee from IV Garb during the interview. Then on Saturday, João wore the Smoke tee while playing the Famous Friends anniversary party at Club Europa in Brooklyn.
Here are four Twelves-related tracks for your enjoyment. You can also see my previous post about them and download that Episode II mix tape.
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The Black Kids - INGTYBHTDWY (The Twelves Remix)
The Virgins - Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix)
M.I.A. - Boyz (The Twelves Remix)
Photos by CarolineFM on Flickr, click for the entire set.
this is cool man, nice interview.