First Friday of 2013?
Might as well go to a concert. And why not Fear of Missing Out 2013 at The Echo/Echoplex?
I had only heard of a few of the bands in FOMO's lineup and
didn't really know what to expect but I mean, $8 concert, hey, sounds good to me.
I saw at least some parts of every band's set - I liked how
the set times were organized so that one could do that. However, only two of the sets really stood
out to me: James Supercave
Not only is their music pretty original, their performance
was great too. The frontman and
keyboardist kept the audience entertained - both danced throughout the entire
set, and made me wish I could get into music they way they do. Watching them actually put a smile on my
face. Not even kidding right now, it's
awesome to see someone really feeling the music they're playing (unlike most of
the other bands that night, where the musicians would just stand in one place
and stare blankly...not mentioning any names here). The only qualm I had was how the frontman
seemed to be the only person on the stage - the drummer (also skilled and
deserving some spotlight) was far back and in the dark, the keyboardist was way
off to one side, and the second guitarist and bassist were on the other side
crammed together and almost couldn't be seen behind equipment and speakers. Not saying the frontman was bad or anything -
he has a great vocal range AND stage presence, but I felt like each member
deserved a bit more recognition. After
all, they worked well together as an entire band and each person was obviously
skilled. Still, probably the best set of
the night, if not tied with
Yes, I know I've been blogging about them a bit much
recently, but they're music has really grown on me. They were the only other band with any stage
presence, and the only band with any notable audience interaction. Frontman Warren Thomas was obviously drunk
and therefore rude, loud, and getting off topic instead of playing - but
somehow this just added to The ABIGAILS' weird charm. He downed drinks on stage then threw the
empty cans over the audience, and even poured beer straight into an audience
member's mouth, but he never overdoes it. It was the best (and only) interaction with the audience I saw, and everyone loved it. They even played an encore song, and I didn't
see one person who wasn't swaying at least a bit throughout their set. I also found their drummer very impressive -
The ABIGAILS' music doesn't have hard drum parts, but her style is
enthralling. It's almost surgical, every
movement she makes is so precise. She
also just has a really interesting and darkly beautiful look to her, but that's
beside the point.
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