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Roddy Bottum and his Imperial Teen crew kept things rolling at KEXP's remote session from Chicago's Engine Studios yesterday, jamming through a set of their twisted pop tunes, mostly culled from this year's LP, The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band.



Host John Richards' typical fanboy gushing took on a more personal tone at the Teen's appearance than the previous few bands. "I've been a DJ as long as you've been a band," he revealed. "I think I've played you since the first week I was on the air, so it's a particular honor to have you on the show."



"Now that I've buttered you up," he added, "I'm ready for a great show. No pressure." If they did feel any pressure, they certainly didn't show it, and quickly launched into Baby and the Band's "Do It Better". They later revisited their late-1990s hit "Yoo Hoo" to wrap up the set.






Setlist:

Do It Better
One Two
Baby and the Band
Shim Sham
Yoo Hoo

Hear it HERE.














(Imperial Teen with KEXP's John Richards)

Dates:

10-05 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-17 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
10-18 Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
10-19 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar
10-20 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's Place