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Merciless drummer

It's not what it seems. The drummer didn't kill Kimbra in Texas.
But they killed it:
"Posse" - Live from Austin City Limits Music Festival 2012

Wearing all black

Hamilton (NZ). Saturday, June 10, 2006.
One of Kimbra’s first big performances, in front of more than 20,000 people. Many came from far away (even from Ireland!).
Sounds like everyone knew the lyrics and sang along.
Seems it was a cover...
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P.S. (November 2014): A better video...

Eat & Greet

Pizzas! Fuel for her pizzazz and a great source of inspiration for her songs.

Layers and layers of tomato sauce, mozzarella and toppings.

Layers and layers of rhythms, vocals and sounds.

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Crowding up "Settle Down"

Around "Settle Down" in seven example line-ups: let's talk about Kimbra crowding up the stage.

SOLO
Kimbra looping "Settle Down" live at 303 (Northcote, Melbourne) in 2009.
It's worth checking out this early version of the song, performed one year before at the same place.

DUO
Kimbra and guitarist Timon Martin performing at SXSW 2012 festival (Austin, Texas).

TRIO
Vocals, keyboards and drums. A jazzy rendition of "Settle Down" performed at Studios 301 (Alexandria, Sydney) in September 2011, at a promo event for The Sims.

QUARTET
Kimbra with Timon, Stevie and Ben performing "Settle Down" in July 2012 at the "107.7 The End" studio, an alternative rock radio station in Seattle.
One of the guys behind the camera, Mat Hayward, wrote: 'she could release the song A capella and I would love it just as much, if not more!'. Well, in fact he had already heard it A capella, as he explained here.

QUINTET
Kimbra and her full band at the second annual Critics' Choice Prize - part of the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (2011).
Watch the full concert here.

SEXTET
OK, this is a little tricky. Not a true sextet but a virtual ensemble of six Kimbras or more, and only at certain moments...
This weareus.co.uk video for NOWNESS.com consists of a visual recreation in post-production made from a single take of a live solo performance of "Settle Down".  

SEPTET
Two outlandish backup singers joined temporarily the band during the Australian Tour of May 2012. They were also on stage when Kimbra stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) in Los Angeles on 23 May 2012, as we can see in this video.
"Settle Down" performed live at Enmore Theatre (Sydney) on 17 May 2012 here.