You Say Party! We Say Die! Are 'Dancefloor Destroyers'

Despite their weird name, Vancouver's You Say Party! We Say Die! crafted an affable dance punk mix to a well-attended Paradiso last night (June 25). Led by vocalist and resident screamer Becky Ninkovic, who sounds like she was kicked out of the Go-Go's to emerge as Joan Jett's understudy, the band wielded through "Opportunity," "Stockholm Syndrome, Pt. 2" and pronoun rich "He! She! You! Me! They! We! Us! Ok!," as well as a dozen others from both 2006's Hit the Floor! and their forthcoming LP, Lose All Time. While the hour-long set mostly blended together, You Say Party! We Say Die! performed with razor sharp tightness, cleverly making punk a little more danceable and straight dance a bit more angry. Plus, the crowd lapped up each note as if its life depended on it, turning a muddy Monday evening into a hipster dance party, complete with all those studded belts, cropped hair, and pretension one would expect in someone who shares the same predilection for four-on-the-floor dance as they do for punk. SHAIN SHAPIRO / PHOTOS BY SAM MIRLESSE

We asked: When throwing a dance party, which theme would you pick: disco or punk?

Name: Serana Eek
Age: 21
Hometown: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Occupation: Student
"Punk."

Name: Willam Waist
Age: 24
Hometown: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Occupation: Photographer
"Punk."

Name: Bella Hay
Age: 16
Hometown: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Occupation: Student
"Bad disco."

Name: Emma Van Helden
Age: 22
Hometown: Amsterdam
Occupation: Media studies student
"Punk."

Bassist Stephen O'Shea / Photo by Sam Mirlesse

You Say Party! We Say Die! at Paradiso / Photo by Sam Mirlesse