Well, the US tour came to a close and Sleater-Kinney finished it off with a promotional appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. I believe this was their first national network television appearance ever, but I could be wrong.
Eschewing the pure pop of “Oh!” or “O2,” or the hard politicism of “Combat Rock,” the ladies chose to play “Step Aside.” It made sense, considering they closed every main set with the tune for the entire tour. The band seemed a little nervous on the first verse with the unfamiliar surroundings, but by the second verse everything was clicking and they finished strongly. Everyone seemed like they were having fun and Corin got to wave hi to Lance and Marshall as the credits rolled.
Video clips of the performance are available here, courtesy of Toru (BangsSupaFan#1).
There are also another set of files available from GoDrex.
Between those two sites, you should be able to see this performance somehow.
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