w/ Hailey Calvert, Isabel
There was a fairly high percentage of space themed attire donned at the Hideaway tonight for Astrid and the Asteroids’ "Autopsy" single launch, and it was wonderful to see the event sell out The Hideaway.
Opening the night was Astrid’s self-proclaimed “prodigal vocal student” Isabel.
She picked up her Electric guitar, and together with her bass guitar
playing friend they played a set of mellow melodies. Let me tell you,
there’s an untamed soul woman behind her reserved demeanor. Her vocal
style reminds me so much of Sara Bareilles in many ways. There
are inflections that just captivate you into listening. Quite a stunning
set, despite the unruly ambient noise in the small venue.
Next to light up the stage was Hailey Calvert. This lady is
quite a sensational guitarist, vocalist and all round performer. Her
country infused tunes really caught attention of the rowdy audience. Her
voice was pure and ethereal and captured the best that the female voice
has to offer.
So Astrid and the Asteroids burst onto the music scene a
little two years ago, with their funky space tunes. Known for their
outrageous attire, the band have calmed things down a bit, even although
frontwoman, Astrid still loves the Black Milk nylons. AATA are a breath
of fresh air in an indie music revolution. There are so many new bands
out there that are just conforming to a pre-established unspoken set of
songwriting rules. The Asteroids on the other hand have their own set of
rules and each member of the band is supremely talented and has
unmatched sense of musicianship. Parmis Rose in my opinion is unmatched
on the keys. Add that to Astrid’s stunning vocals, Evan on the trumpet
playing like a world renown professional and the rest of the band and it
is truly magical.
Musically, they have their segues perfected which for such a ‘young’
band is really quite astonishing. For example, when telling the story of
Charles Whitman (Texus sniper, look him up) the inspiration for the
bands’ latest single “Autopsy”, instead of talking over the silence of
her band to an unenthused crowd, the band jammed the introduction of the
song while she told the lengthy story. Such a simple idea, yet absolute
genius.
In fact, everything about this band screams talent. Each and every
song in their repertoire is danceable. Yes. That is a word, I checked.
Weather it be crazy unstoppable foot tapping, or knee jerking, even to
ranging to the slow grind. For the latter, mid way the band breaks into Beyonce’s “Crazy in love”. You’d think it to be strange, but for these space cats, nothing is too out of this world!
In a nutshell the gig was rad, otherworldly even. This band has so
much energy and hold nothing back when they perform. It’s an absolute
privilege to watch them perform, and if I were you, I’d keep an ear out
for these guys. They’re something special.
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