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"Two weekends ago, the Microsoft KIN launch tour kicked off in San Francisco with a pair of free, surprise concerts by Yeasayer and Asher Roth &amp;amp; NER*D. This past weekend, the pop-up series landed in...\n\nfacebook dialogPinterest\n\nTwo weekends ago, the Microsoft KIN launch tour kicked off in San Francisco with a pair of free, surprise concerts by Yeasayer and Asher Roth &amp;amp; NER*D. This past weekend, the pop-up series landed in New York City--and the shows were just as electric.\n\nThe three secret sets were announced via KIN's Facebook page as well as some strategically-placed ads around the city. Leading up to this weekend, the only public info that was revealed was basic: who was performing and on what dates--in this case, Passion Pit, The Ting Tings, and The Black Keys.\n\nFriday afternoon, a few hours before the show, the specific location and set time was posted for Passion Pit. The free 18-and-over show was set for the Classic Car Club in Chinatown at 9:30 p.m. Lines started outside the venue fifteen minutes after everything was announced. Behold the power of social networking.\n\nThe hourlong set was, as you'll see in the video below, high-energy. For more photos from the event, go to www.facebook.com/kin.\n\nSaturday night, two shows went down at roughly the same time. On the lower east side, The Ting Tings took over a gymnasium at the Alliance Community Center. And back at the Classic Car Club, The Black Keys performed to a crowd that included Robert Plant, Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon, John Varvatos and... yours truly. (There was a short period of time I was standing right by the aforementioned iconic gents and achieved moment of rock nirvana.)\n\nfacebook dialogPinterest\n\nThe duo from Akron, Ohio played a sampler platter of hits from their five albums--and some tunes from their upcoming sixth, Brothers, which is out tomorrow. From my sources who were dancing along with the Ting Tings, I hear that the UK duo's percussion-pop set was raucous, sweaty and fun.\n\nVideos from both shows are posted below. The next stop on the KIN launch tour is Chicago where The Dead Weather will play... sometime, somewhere. Want the specific details? Keep your eye on www.facebook.com/kin or follow me at @TeenVogueLeigh and I'll make sure and spread the word."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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