Powerspace

When people go to shows they should look for the energy coming from the stage. Occasionally there is a show that is just so boring it makes you want to fall asleep. When the Yo! tour rolled through New Orleans the concertgoers became part of the biggest dance party that room has ever seen. Since there weren’t that many people there, the bands had to make the best of it, and they did. Farewell, a pop-punk/powerpop band form North Carolina, opened up the night with a explosive set with songs off of their recently released album Isn’t This Supposed To Be Fun!?. Everyone seemed to have a really good stage presence and moved around with the exception of their singer who remained in one general area. The sound was a little off making it difficult for the crowd to hear his voice Next up was The Secret Handshake, a indie/electronica band from Texas. The actual band consists of one person, but his live band consists of 2, the singer and a drummer. It seemed that the crowd was most excited to see this band. Because the genre of this band was electronica, everyone in the venue was dancing. When he sang a new song off of his brand new album, One Full Year, which no one had heard before he managed to get the crowd right into it. When he wasn’t sitting at his keyboard he was up at the front of the stage singing straight to the crowd. Headlining was Powerspace, a powerpop/dance band from Chicago. By the time they had come on at least 5 or 6 people had left. There are only 4 people in this band so there was more room on the stage for them to move. Their singer, Alec, used this space to his advantage by dancing all around the stage, sometimes with moves that were too risqué. Halfway into their set he came down into the crowd and danced for a little while during an extremely long guitar solo. Their set was fun to watch however it seemed short, and the show ended early. After the show everyone came out and all the fans got a chance to meet the bands, which is always fun. Overall the show was energetic and the people (the rest of the crowd and the bands) were fun to meet and hang around with. If any of these bands roll through town again anytime soon, I would suggest checking them out.