A while back, some friends and I invented the word "gradswag" as a sort of positive spin on "senioritis". I combined this idea with the old plan The Hound and I had for a straight up graduation party somewhere off campus and my love of the word "shindig", and the Gradswag Shindig was born. Alex Brubaker and Mob Device (fka Kolstrom) had both played at a local BYO restaurant called The Whole Cannoli, so I figured they would be open to the sort of thing I was proposing. Nik Seitz, the proprietor, was not only open but cautiously optimistic about it, and so on the Wednesday between finals and graduation, it happened.
We kicked things off with some tunes from singer-songwriter Anthony Francesco, who played so passionately that his set was cut short by his fingers bleeding all over his guitar. Next up was Darry Miller & the Veil, whose full band show fit better in this venue than they had in a loft bedroom at the last show I asked them to play. Their set, as usual, was very tight and professional, perfectly conveying Darry's songs directly into one's head, from which they are unlikely to leave.
From there, things got a bit more dance-centered. We (The Fox and the Hound) played a diverse set of hip-hop, Bmore club, electro, and the occasional dubstep track to warm the crowd up for the main event. Mob Device, formerly known as Kolstrom, threw down a ridiculous dubstep set. He rarely DJs, preferring to focus on school and his production, but this made it clear that it is well worth the trip if you can catch him live somewhere. By 1 AM, things were beginning to wind down, but DJ KiB kept the party alive with his own selection of dubstep chunes. It was a great party: the music was great, YESNOCO sold some sweet I heart Dubstep and Gradswag t-shirts, and feedback was all positive.
If you missed out, be sure to catch Darry & co. at
North Star Bar on Tuesday and Mob Device at Club XS June 24th.
We kicked things off with some tunes from singer-songwriter Anthony Francesco, who played so passionately that his set was cut short by his fingers bleeding all over his guitar. Next up was Darry Miller & the Veil, whose full band show fit better in this venue than they had in a loft bedroom at the last show I asked them to play. Their set, as usual, was very tight and professional, perfectly conveying Darry's songs directly into one's head, from which they are unlikely to leave.
From there, things got a bit more dance-centered. We (The Fox and the Hound) played a diverse set of hip-hop, Bmore club, electro, and the occasional dubstep track to warm the crowd up for the main event. Mob Device, formerly known as Kolstrom, threw down a ridiculous dubstep set. He rarely DJs, preferring to focus on school and his production, but this made it clear that it is well worth the trip if you can catch him live somewhere. By 1 AM, things were beginning to wind down, but DJ KiB kept the party alive with his own selection of dubstep chunes. It was a great party: the music was great, YESNOCO sold some sweet I heart Dubstep and Gradswag t-shirts, and feedback was all positive.
