The Disco Biscuits take us for a ride
Ben Harley
Issue date: 2/9/09 Section: Scene
On Sat. Jan. 24 the Disco Biscuits performed at the Congress Theater in Chicago. The show was the Philadelphia natives' seventh stop on their winter of 2009 tour. A crowd of nearly 4,000 met the Biscuits as they took the stage.
Upon entering the music hall fans could hear the stunted sounds of Prefuse 73.
Prefuse did a mediocre job stumbling through their set. They hid in the back corner of the stage, while the house lights attempted to create a party atmosphere for kids to dance.
Their beats did not flow into anything that the human brain could call a melody, and even their beats would skip while the DJs attempted to salvage the piece and turn it into a set or at least a discernable song.
However, the small crowd did keep dancing - and in Chicago that is pretty impressive. Then RJD2 took the stage. RJD2 is another DJ act.
However, with a steady flow, and electric dance rhythms, his music pumped the crowd into frenzy, with the exception of a few hecklers in the back.
Mixed in with screams of "Go Back to Star Wars" were low bass notes, high strings and a steady rhythm.
After RJD2s set, he thanked the crowd. While the people on the balcony screamed, ready to party; the kids in the pit looked ready to pass out.
Minutes passed and the pit began to sag, until the stage lights came on. Big pattern lights shone on the already beautiful Congress Theatre ceiling and the Disco Biscuits took the stage.
The crowd screamed, the bassist jumped up and down in excitement, and the entire band erupted into almost a continuous hour of music.
The set began with "Uber Glue," and included medleys of crowd favorites such as "Crickets" and "Run like Hell."
The first set was an impressive jam medley from the band, and showcased their superb talent for mixing folk music, jazz improvisations and electric dance fusion.
However, their gritty rock n' roll incorporations were missing. Instead of the dirty and gritty side, the band tended to focus on their ethereal and dance styles. Even the lyrics in "Run
Upon entering the music hall fans could hear the stunted sounds of Prefuse 73.
Prefuse did a mediocre job stumbling through their set. They hid in the back corner of the stage, while the house lights attempted to create a party atmosphere for kids to dance.
Their beats did not flow into anything that the human brain could call a melody, and even their beats would skip while the DJs attempted to salvage the piece and turn it into a set or at least a discernable song.
However, the small crowd did keep dancing - and in Chicago that is pretty impressive. Then RJD2 took the stage. RJD2 is another DJ act.
However, with a steady flow, and electric dance rhythms, his music pumped the crowd into frenzy, with the exception of a few hecklers in the back.
Mixed in with screams of "Go Back to Star Wars" were low bass notes, high strings and a steady rhythm.
After RJD2s set, he thanked the crowd. While the people on the balcony screamed, ready to party; the kids in the pit looked ready to pass out.
Minutes passed and the pit began to sag, until the stage lights came on. Big pattern lights shone on the already beautiful Congress Theatre ceiling and the Disco Biscuits took the stage.
The crowd screamed, the bassist jumped up and down in excitement, and the entire band erupted into almost a continuous hour of music.
The set began with "Uber Glue," and included medleys of crowd favorites such as "Crickets" and "Run like Hell."
The first set was an impressive jam medley from the band, and showcased their superb talent for mixing folk music, jazz improvisations and electric dance fusion.
However, their gritty rock n' roll incorporations were missing. Instead of the dirty and gritty side, the band tended to focus on their ethereal and dance styles. Even the lyrics in "Run
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