I am going to do my first concert review while my ears are still ringing.
Earlier tonight I made it over to the Eagle Theater in Pontiac, MI to see Foxy Shazam play. As with every concert in my lifetime, there are bands before the headliners.
The bands consisted of ..well, I forgot the first band. I wouldn’t say they were bad, they were just kind of generic post-punk scream style, and they didn’t have great presence.
The second band were the Bad Rabbits , they were quite fun. Their light dancing and use of distortion made for a fun concert. I could tell that the rest of the crowd had never head of them and we were all pleasantly surprised by them. I smiled quite a bit during their set and had my toe tapping.
Sadly the Bad Rabbits were followed by the Young Veins, I am not going to link you to them as they are boring and you will fall asleep. Longest 30 minute set I’ve ever seen, at least by a band that was technically competent. The Veins just lacked any sort of soul to them, it just felt like generic indie-pop.
Finally Foxy was on.
Foxy Shazam is a crazy band with a very strange sound. They got a bugle, but it’s not ska. They scream, sometimes. It’s really good and I enjoy the shit out of it. But they are also really a band to be seen live. They have the type of stage activity that needs to be seen. The singer Eric dances around and gets that mic stand moving in an amusing way, lots of crowd diving, and standing on the backs of the other band members, without anyone missing a note. He climbs up speakers, he throws water, but all with style and a an air of enjoyment. The fans end up on the stage and Foxy takes care to push off those who hog the stage for too long. Sky, the keyboardist is also fun to watch, as he moves with strange motions and expressions that are just entertaining to watch, and of course the playing with his feet. upsides down sometimes. Gigantic flourishes to lightly tap a key. Smiling and frowning to the beat. Holding the keyboard out to the audience to tap a key, and that beard, that beard is huge. Combined with the other things the band does, the crowd is moving, everyone is having a good fucking time. It’s excitement and fun, and odds are they will be playing bigger venues soon, and the magic may be lost then, check when they roll through your town, and make sure you see them while you can get the full Foxy Shazam experience.
So yeah, the concert was pretty fucking good, and I want to see Bad Rabbits again and Foxy as well. Very worth my $10 I paid.
Posted by d3adend 
