The night started off with Faux Prix (Bradley Hanan Carter of the band BlackEnglish) and I was a fan from go. I met Bradley briefly before by the bar, and though conversation was short, you could tell he was a genuinely nice guy. His solo set was just him onstage with a beat machine, a guitar, and later a mini Casio keyboard. The set was filled with humorous crowd interaction and solid melodies which made for a great start to the night. Only downside I can see is I wished his set was longer. With any luck, he’ll be back soon with a full band *fingers crossed*. I applaud Reuben bringing him on the road.

reuben and the darkNow onto the band behind the show; Reuben and the Dark. Consisting of frontman Reuben Bullock, Shea Alain, Brock Geiger, Ian Jarvis, and Brendon “Dino” Soares. If you’re wondering why that name sounds familiar, its for two reasons; first his music is amazing and second you’ve probably heard his song ‘Black Water’ on the Breaking Bad movie El Camino sound track. The band was on the road in support of their ‘Un|Love’ album. When audience members weren’t already singing he invited them to sing along, and if you didn’t know the words, he would teach you. There wasn’t a still body in the entire house , everyone was moving with the music. Could you blame them? The band, minus Dino (who’s sitting behind the drums), could be found performing in one piece jumpsuits while owning the stage and you could tell the crowd loved it!

You could tell Reuben really loved connecting with the crowd.  It was important to him. At one point he sat down on the edge of the stage to sing to the people in the front row, before continuing climbing down and performing amongst the audience as they surrounded him. Before long he was back up on the stage deck and apologizing to security all the while inviting as many as he could to join him. If you weren’t already a fan, that had you! Nothing grabs you more than an artist who wants you to be a part of the performance.

I could go on and on, but in reality I’ll do them no justice. You should really just listen to them and you’ll find how awesome they are for yourself.

reuben and the dark