A couple things should be noted about this show...
1) The crowd was rather scarce. I would be polite if I said the Double Door was half full (maybe a 1/4 full?). This was surprising. You would think that in being part of one the most critically acclaimed bands of the past decade (TV on the Radio) that Kyp Malone's side project would be able to a draw crowd. This did not happen. I can only wonder why.
2) Kyp Malone's facial hair is amazing up close. It's like he's wearing a ski mask where you can only see a person's eyes and nothing else. His beard engulfs his face like Santa Claus. How his girlfriend or wife finds his lips to kiss him is beyond me. He's like an Ewok, and his voice is his weapon.
Rain Machine's songs ranged from pretty good ("Give Blood') to downright epic ("Smiling Black Faces"). Backed by a band that just seemed happy to be on stage, Malone used the stage as his altar like he was giving the crowd a sermon. And like any good sermon, his voice had soul, power, and was simply mesmerizing at times. It sucked you in and took you on a journey, never leaving you feeling like you were being subjected to his feelings and thoughts; rather, it left you feeling like you were doing the happy dance with all the other Ewoks at the end of Return of the Jedi...
No comments:
Post a Comment