{"id":6721,"date":"2015-10-06T13:06:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T17:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arts.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=6721"},"modified":"2015-10-06T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T17:09:13","slug":"beach-house-at-the-royal-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2015\/10\/06\/beach-house-at-the-royal-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach House at the Royal Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Sept. 19, I experienced Beach House live and the performance was nothing short of spectacular. One thing that I was immediately surprised by was how loud the band was. Listening to their records on your phone or computer with headphones doesn\u2019t measure up to the bass that leaves your body weak and the wall of sound created by Alex Scally\u2019s melodic guitar and Victoria Legrand\u2019s vocals \u2013 that reach tones on both ends of the spectrum with such power and rocking ferocity \u2013 forcing you into a trance. It was a concert that was so visceral it left you wondering how the time went by so fast. But you feel rejuvenated and excited. The experience is virtually ineffable. As one person at the show put it, “You guys are fucking killing it!” And to give you a context of the vibes of the show, Victoria responded to all the praise at one point by saying, “This is gonna be a four hour set.”<\/p>\n

For a moment, I want to talk about the lighting on the show.<\/p>\n

But before that, I will make a brief aside and say that the Royal Oak Theater (the venue where the concert was held) was absolutely beautiful, I highly recommend everyone to check out their website for future shows (they have acts varying from Beirut to stand up shows by Craig Ferguson \u2013 a man who, with absolute genius, deconstructed the Late Show format).<\/p>\n

Anyways, back to the lighting. On the stage, there were three white rectangles that were made from some light thread \u2013 for the light easily went through it. Behind those rectangles were lights on the floor that could change color along with the lights from the top of the stage. The combination of these transformed the stage from deep red, to a rich sea blue, to a starry white. Complimenting these colors was the lights in the backstage, that were filled with dotted light bulbs that lit up for certain songs to emulate a starry night. Here is a link to some professional pictures of the show.<\/p>\n

Beach House at Royal Oak Music Theatre<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n