Saturday night's show at the Bouquet was up against a huge crowd-draw out at the VAC, so the odds were stacked against a huge turnout. Even so, I was disappointed at the numbers there for this lineup. Boise needs more shows like these, more of this brainy progressive hip hop and DJ work. Now that we're actually getting some, let's hope folks start showing up for it.
As for the show itself, every act was outstanding. Openers Ninth Cloud were smooth and hard, two MCs rapping and singing over some killer tracks from their third member, who left his consoles to get some words in too. Egadz was probably the biggest eye-opener of the night. I was unfamiliar with his work, but he blew me away from the first tune he played. A big burly bearded dude with a huge console spread out before him, Egadz hammered out beats and melodies without ever engaging a laptop.
Restiform Bodies was one MC and one DJ. It was obvious they were a bit off by the size of the crowd, but they gave it all they had and worked the folks that were there into a mini frenzy. They worked their way through much of the stuff on TV Loves You Back, and for the most part it came off great live. Bobby Trendy and Panic Shopper were strong moments, and the DJ beat drums along with his console, especially at the end when the MC joined him for some instrumental tracks before calling it a night.
Great show. I wish more people could have seen it. The Bouquet stands to become a really good venue for this town. So let's start going there.
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