Friday, May 17, 2013

The Features with opener Heyrocco at Black Cat, Wednesday, May 15, 2013


Heyrocco at Black Cat 5-15-2013
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

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