The following night, "Bands Night", showcased a few of the up and coming new reggae bands.
Dubkor started the night out with a nice set of roots reggae. Good singer, good band, I would see them again.
Kabaka Pyramid was up next. A very entertaining set. He is very political, with thoughtful lyrics. I wasn't sure how my right-wing friends would respond to his "Down with Capitolism" chant he got going through the crowd, but I certainly appreciate the intelligent lyrics. The band was also wonderful. The lead guitarist had almost a heavy metal style in a roots reggae format, and the the keyboardist was obviously a highly trained and talented jazz keyboardist. A really nice set, and expect to see more of him/them.
I really didn't even want to come this night. I'm really too old to stay up until 3/4 am on three straight nights. But then I started checking out the headliner, Raging Fyah, on Youtube.
Anyways, I couldn't get that song out of my head for days, so yeah, I was going to have to go. Good decision, as I loved the first two bands, and Raging Fyah also did not disappoint. Just a five piece, which seems small after seeing the much larger bands. But they really have a great sound, the talent is there, and these guys should go somewhere.
Another great night of reggae. Crowd was a bit disappointing, after a much larger turn out the night before, but it was an enthusiastic crowd and was treated to a great night of music.
Dubkor started the night out with a nice set of roots reggae. Good singer, good band, I would see them again.
Kabaka Pyramid was up next. A very entertaining set. He is very political, with thoughtful lyrics. I wasn't sure how my right-wing friends would respond to his "Down with Capitolism" chant he got going through the crowd, but I certainly appreciate the intelligent lyrics. The band was also wonderful. The lead guitarist had almost a heavy metal style in a roots reggae format, and the the keyboardist was obviously a highly trained and talented jazz keyboardist. A really nice set, and expect to see more of him/them.
I really didn't even want to come this night. I'm really too old to stay up until 3/4 am on three straight nights. But then I started checking out the headliner, Raging Fyah, on Youtube.
Anyways, I couldn't get that song out of my head for days, so yeah, I was going to have to go. Good decision, as I loved the first two bands, and Raging Fyah also did not disappoint. Just a five piece, which seems small after seeing the much larger bands. But they really have a great sound, the talent is there, and these guys should go somewhere.
Another great night of reggae. Crowd was a bit disappointing, after a much larger turn out the night before, but it was an enthusiastic crowd and was treated to a great night of music.