Black Moth Super Rainbow

Dodging people, traffic lights, cops ready and willing to give j-walking tickets, cars and arriving at the pavilion was almost a feat considering it’s only a block away!  Luckily I had a moment to gather myself before having to blurt out “excuse me, pardon me, comin’ through” as I weaved my way through the already tightly packed crowd. 

The group started off with a “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” video being displayed behind them and a sonic reverberation so loud everyone’s organs and innards rattled together which kind of tickled and everyone giggled a little bit.  I really enjoyed the vibe of being in this crowd because everyone around me was definitely there to have a good time and the pretentious vibe of some festival goers I’ve experienced throughout the week was rather void at this show.

The thing about having a live drummer back a lot of psychedelic trip-hopish electronica is that they can flub up - and unlike a live fusion jazz or jam band, it’s more difficult for that drummer to come out of it sounding like they knew what they were doing. When there is a little glitch so early in the set of this type of performance, unfortunately it stands out like the kid who took the bad acid.

Thank goodness the 2 or 3 little groove breakers I heard didn’t warp my perception enough to leave a bad taste in my mouth, in fact it made me want to stick around for more because everything else about what they were doing was so unique and positive it was truly enchanting.  Songs like “Drippy Eye” and “Lost in the Woods Picking Flowers” will be stuck in my head for weeks now, thanks guys and gal!