sts9 jams the showbox
I was the fortunate recipient of a free ticket to Saturday night’s STS9 jam at the Showbox — my first STS9 concert. The warmup band was Blackalicious. STS9 performed two sets, the second one started a few minutes past midnight.
I shot the video clip with my phone; it’s from the last song of the second set prior to the encore. This was one of my favorite songs, if anyone knows the name let me know.
The weirdest thing about this band is how they all wear earphones and don’t look at each other while playing — I suspected that they were listening to a click track with recorded instructions on when to change key, when to stop playing, etc. I figured they’d be screwed if the earphones quit working.
On the positive side, their drummer is a human machine. And they hypnotize you into dancing, maybe with the bright lights. They got some pretty fabulous grooves going.