Show Recap: Fauve, The Phantom Broadcast, Hometown Heavyweights, Pedestrians
Music for the Masses put together an awesome, eclectic show for everyone in need of some music on a Saturday night. There was a series of acoustic performances on the main quad on Friday the 13th (spooky) to promote this show. The big show ran a little past my usual bedtime, but it was well worth staying up for.
Never mind the Pedestriants, here’s the Pedestrians. The first band at bat hit it out of the park. The delicate, harmonized vocals between Celine Broussard and Tyler Kimble provided the most pleasant melody of the night. Colin Althaus’ guitar added a distinguishing twinkle to the folky rock group. This was Pedestrians last scheduled show before they go into the lab to start recording. After this set, it’s tough not to be excited about what they can make.
Bassist Tyler Day asked the crowd to step up closer to the stage because the band is “a tiny punk.” That became the understatement of the night right when they started playing. There was nothing tiny about Hometown Heavyweights’ sound. The set was fast, loud, and full of everything you would want out of a punk band. This was Daniel Ledbetter’s last day as the band’s drummer, and it was a good way to go out.
It was clear from the beginning that these guys would be giving a polished show. With their rock star persona’s radiating off of the stage, The Phantom Broadcast brought an unmatchable groove. They played through their new album Orphic Hymns. The dance rock meets 90’s alternative revival mood had the crowd swaying along. They had guest musicians join them on trombone and keyboard for a few of the songs and went all out in putting on a good show, complete with interludes and an outro from frontman Evan Opitz. This performance made it obvious that a studio version of this set would sound incredible.