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Yes, that’s the name of the band: !!!. It’s pronounced “chick chick chick.” Don’t worry, if you just tried to pronounce their name as “three exclamation points,” you’re not alone. It’s a shitty, shitty band name but one hell of a good time. Their style is truly unique, a mash-up of rock, trance & funk. You can’t help but not dance to this stuff.

!!! consists of eight members playing a multitude of instruments including guitars, bass, trumpets, saxophones, two drum sets & a horde of percussive instruments, and several vocalist. There are seven white guys and one black chick (chick chick). At least, I’m assuming it was a black chick. Looking at the photo below, it’s entirely possible that one of the members went through a physical transition almost completely opposite of what Michael Jackson went through. I’d like to believe that happened.

As soon as they took the stage, the too-cool-for-school hipster crowd at the Avalon transformed into a dance party. Everyone was throwing their hands in the air as though they did not care and shaking their hips a la Michael J. Fox circa right now.

There was one particular Asian woman right in front of my girlfriend who stood out in particular. When the music started, she did that weird catatonic dance that girls do when they need attention, which is fitting for her because she looked like she was there alone. It’s that kind of dancing that would best be described as a cross between Tina Turner in her prime and a weapon from Halo 3.

This Asian woman was grinding so hard against my girlfriend that I was getting a boner. Not because I was seeing some chick grind up against my girlfriend, as awesome as that was. No, it was because she grinding so hard against my girlfriend that I could actually feel her through my girlfriend. And what’s more, she had roughly five feet of space in front of her so there was absolutely no reason for any of this madness. But it did add to the music and overall excitement of the night, so I’m not complaining.

Asians, although socially awkward and dangerous behind the wheel, can still serve a purpose.

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