In Concert : Electric Guest @ The Granada

Electric Guest enter in unassuming white tees and jeans, the audience unaware that they are about to be taken on a hypnotic neo-soul pop trip.  Swaggering about the stage, Asa Taccone uses his larger than stature presence to puppeteer the crowd instantly in unison - swaying to deep bass grooves peppered with bright drums beats.  Track after track, Electric Guest's journey through their debut album, Mondo, is a refreshing and youthful rebirth to a genre of music to the likes of Motown Greats.

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In Concert : Cults @ The Granada

Int. Music Hall - Night

An empty stage with the exception of musical instruments. A noisy crowd amasses, pushing their way to the front with anticipation.  The lights are turned down low.

A saturated blue haze illuminates the audience as the CULTS arrive onto a dimly lit stage.  The crowd CLAPS and CHEERS thunderously at first sight of the band.  The stage backdrop transforms with cinematic imagery and a cross faded layer of sound sets way for the band's throwback to retro pop.

On the outer level, the Cult's music is seemingly sweet and cheerful. There is a playful exchange of vocals between lead singer MADELINE FOLLIN and guitarist BRIAN OBLIVION while the TING of Glockenspiel adds charm and character to their songs.  Underneath, their lyrics hold a considerable amount of tension. Their upbeat sound poses a mask for the dark storytelling of drug use and love-gone-wrong arguments, while the mysterious and sultry side of Madeline comes to surface in the slowed down, agony laden song "You Know What I Mean."

A perfect thread weaved between each song, the night ended as the band and crowd sang as one...

CULTS

"I really want to go out, I really want to go outside..."

End scene.

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In Concert : White Rabbits @ Jackpot Music Hall

Massive energy can be used to describe the White Rabbits stage presence.  The group's fiery combination between switching instruments back-and-forth in a musical chair-like tango, lead vocalist Stephen Patterson's rapid-fire pounding on the piano, and having (not one but) two drum sections leading the pulsing charge, shook the stage to a point of near collapse.

Flying low on the radar, this relatively unknown band has recently released their third studio album, Milk Famous.  Translating the energy on to vinyl, their album has a crisp clean presence of seasoned musical veterans.  Definitely a band on the rise to watch out for.  

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