QRO ever again will return its attention to Brooklyn’s hyperactive favorite couple, Matt & Kim.
Name: Matt & Kim
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Members: Matt Johnson, Kim Schifino
Albums: To/From EP (2005), Matt & Kim (2006), Grand (2009), Sidewalks (2010), Lightning (2012), Lightning Remixes (2013), New Glow (2015), We Were the Weirdos EP (2016), Almost Everyday (2018)
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Tour dates:
May 5, 2024 – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA
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Matt & Kim playing an instrumental live at Highline Ballroom:
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Matt & Kim playing “Silver Tiles” live at Highline Ballroom:
Matt & Kim playing “Yea Yeah” with Rude Mechanical Orchestra live at McCarren Park Pool:
Matt & Kim playing “Grand” live at (le) Poisson Rouge:
Matt & Kim playing “Lightspeed” live at (le) Poisson Rouge:
Matt & Kim playing “It’s a Fact (Printed Stain)” live at (le) Poisson Rouge:
Matt & Kim playing “Spare Change” live at Danbro Studios:
Matt & Kim playing “Good Old-Fashioned Nightmare” live at Danbro Studios:
Matt & Kim playing “Daylight” live for the first time at Music Hall in Williamsburg on January 22nd, 2009:
Matt & Kim playing “Silver Tiles” live at Music Hall in Williamsburg on January 22nd, 2009:
Matt & Kim playing “Lessons Learned” live at Hammerstein Ballroom on Halloween ’08:
Matt & Kim playing “Jesse Jane” live at AC2:
Matt & Kim covering Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend” and playing “Yea Yeah” live at House of Blues:
Matt & Kim playing “Good For Great” live at House of Blues:
Matt & Kim playing “Good For Great” live at Terminal 5 on November 12th, 2012:
Matt & Kim playing “Let’s Go” live at Googa Mooga:
Matt & Kim playing “Daylight” live at Googa Mooga: