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| Heyrocco at Black Cat 5-15-2013 |
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| The Features at Black Cat 5-15-2013 |
I like a couple songs by both the Features and Heyrocco, the
tickets were cheap at Black Cat, and the set times were early enough to take the metro home,
so I took a chance on this show. It was
worth the money, but being worth $15 isn’t really fabulous. Heyrocco seems to have some promising
songwriting, but their stage presence and sound engineering wasn’t great. Their
main effort at connecting with the audience was asking everyone to dance over
and over, but the music wasn’t all that dance-inspiring. It came across as cute
and slightly clueless about getting an audience going. They did not provide any
examples of dancing to their music themselves. They were very polite to the
audience, and towards the end announced sheepishly that their van had broken
down and they needed a place to stay.
They suggested a sleepover where they could play songs for the
host. I so wanted to volunteer – if I
had a bigger house, I would have.
The Features sounded a lot better, though they also
struggled with instrument vs. mike levels. I think that was the sound guy’s
fault, since it plagued both acts. Their act wasn’t very engaging, though. They
didn’t move around on stage much and only spoke to the audience a few times.
They did appear to be completely professional in their musicianship, just not
must in terms of performers. I left
shortly before the end of their set. The evening ended up rather forgettable.
Favorite song by Heyrocco: Elsewhere
Favorite songs by the Features: Another One and I Will Wander