Subsonic Chronic
TRIBE Member
I was swinging into town for my mom's birthday on Saturday and was tipped off that the New Deal was playing at the Wave. This immediately became my plan for the night. Picked up my friend Erin and swung by the Wave around 9 to quickly grab tickets and then headed over to Spinsah's for a surprise visit, only to find that he and everyone else at his place ahd already picked their own tickets for the night's show.
Got into the Wave to find it nicely packed in there, with the dance floor bumpin and people everywhere. I'm kinda surprised that there isn't already a review thread considering the Tribe representation I saw there (Spinsah, Stargurl, Liquid Fairy, Blueker, LostinthEhole, SlipperyPete...gah... who am i forgetting...)
The New Deal kicked ass. From the start, they rocked out two wicked sets of live housey beats. They're "songs" consisted mostly of improv jamming that would stretch ten, fifteen minutes at a time. With only a drummer, a bassist and a keyboardist, they've perfected the "live house" sound. I don't know how else to describe the music except as jazzy live house music. All three performers were perfectly in tune to each other, reading off the body language and hand and head signals to know what to do next.
Towards the end of their first set they announced that they would be doing one more song before taking a short break, and finally, twenty minutes later that song came to a close and gave the crowd a well-needed break. I was nicely surprised to see the crowd really going off to their tunes throughout the entire night.
Although... the crowd was kind of strange. It was obvious that a lot of people there aren't normally into the electronic scene, I came to this conclusion when I heard jock-like cheering at some of the songs as well as the occasional grinding couple on the dance floor. (and from using my keen detective sense, obviously). I was finding myself robbed of my dancing space a few times by some overly excited drunkard who's dancing style is limited to jumping up and down when the music is good. And by the end of the night I must have stepped on at least half a dozen beer bottles that people had decided to put down on the dance floor when they were done with them. (????)
But whatever, as long as people are into the music who am I to complain. It was an awesome night and a great set by a group who is getting bigger and bigger with each gig. Clearly the New Deal has set themselved in a class of their own.
Pete
Got into the Wave to find it nicely packed in there, with the dance floor bumpin and people everywhere. I'm kinda surprised that there isn't already a review thread considering the Tribe representation I saw there (Spinsah, Stargurl, Liquid Fairy, Blueker, LostinthEhole, SlipperyPete...gah... who am i forgetting...)
The New Deal kicked ass. From the start, they rocked out two wicked sets of live housey beats. They're "songs" consisted mostly of improv jamming that would stretch ten, fifteen minutes at a time. With only a drummer, a bassist and a keyboardist, they've perfected the "live house" sound. I don't know how else to describe the music except as jazzy live house music. All three performers were perfectly in tune to each other, reading off the body language and hand and head signals to know what to do next.
Towards the end of their first set they announced that they would be doing one more song before taking a short break, and finally, twenty minutes later that song came to a close and gave the crowd a well-needed break. I was nicely surprised to see the crowd really going off to their tunes throughout the entire night.
Although... the crowd was kind of strange. It was obvious that a lot of people there aren't normally into the electronic scene, I came to this conclusion when I heard jock-like cheering at some of the songs as well as the occasional grinding couple on the dance floor. (and from using my keen detective sense, obviously). I was finding myself robbed of my dancing space a few times by some overly excited drunkard who's dancing style is limited to jumping up and down when the music is good. And by the end of the night I must have stepped on at least half a dozen beer bottles that people had decided to put down on the dance floor when they were done with them. (????)
But whatever, as long as people are into the music who am I to complain. It was an awesome night and a great set by a group who is getting bigger and bigger with each gig. Clearly the New Deal has set themselved in a class of their own.
Pete
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