Jukebox the Ghost Perform Catchy Rendition of Rage Against the Machine's 'Guerilla Radio'

J[ukebox the Ghost ]opened for the XYZ Affair at [Mercury Lounge](http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/) on Saturday night to a crowd that ate up the trio’s ear-pleasing piano pop tunes and on-stage repartee. The normally spunky group seemed short on enthusiasm compared to past shows, but despite this, the songs were served up in neat, catchy, pitch-perfect packages.

[Jukebox] ran through tracks from its debut full-length, Let Live and Let Ghost, during its 50-minute performance. The set had highs— “Hold It In,” “Victoria” and “Good Day”—awkward-sounding lows— “Miss Templeton’s 7000th Dream”— and "say-what?" moments— a bizarre turn of Rage Against the Machine’s “Guerrilla Radio”. But the show was undeniably tight.

Jukebox is one of those bands whose live shows sound as slick as their albums, and while getting a more raw sound from a band might be one of the fun parts of seeing a live show, there’s something to be said for sounding that polished and still being genuinely fun, not sterile, in a live setting.

[Photo by leannetr on Flickr.]