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People love concerts, and what’s not to love? Fans can arrive right at the advertised time, and get hours of entertainment. But what is often overlooked is the preparation for the concert. On the night of Sunday, March 10, KRUI put together a show at Public Space Z featuring the So So Glos, Supersonic Piss, and Huge Lewis, that started at 8 PM, but most people don’t know that the making of this show started before noon that day! The concert itself was a success, but not without the hard work of some KRUI staff.

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The three member band, featuring Daniel English, Jake Missen, and James Kennedy opened for Brooks Strause and the Gory Details that night.

Despite warning that he might pass out during the first part of the show, lead singer English had an outstanding night.

Blasting the audience with a wave of insomniac sound, Huge Lewis quickly burst into their set, automatically drawing attention to the stage. When the band introduced their two new songs, their seams finally came undone, releasing a whole new wave of electricity.

Huge Lewis debuted the songs, one “about your body and the other about weird stuff.” Upon hitting these songs, the band seemed to erupt with energy.

Placing Huge Lewis’s music into a certain category is a hard task. The set had a certain aesthetic to it that screamed indie, but demanded its own genre.

Many of Lewis’s songs have certain a blurry quality that is backed by a haunting bass- one of the most definable qualities about the music- and guided haphazardly from quick riffs to huge drops into almost sluggish refrains.

After Huge Lewis finished off their set, the mood was finally right for Brooks Strause to take the stage, which he did- taking the time to let the crowd get properly riled.

You could say that Brooks Strause and the Gory Details much resemble the Black Keys in style, but that would overlook what makes them unique as a local Iowa City band. That night, the group featured an array of instruments including, surprisingly, a bass saxophone. The group obviously knows how to work the stage.

Strause and his companions put on quite the show, exhibiting everything from the sulky, bluesy style that got Brooks started in music in the first place to the fast-paced, howling blues-rock.

Listening to Brooks Strause can be like taking a joy ride in an El Camino, smooth and cool. The band gives its listeners that satisfied feeling of having exposed themselves to something that may help their soul in the long run.

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On Friday November 9, SCOPE Productions brought Manchester Orchestra to the IMU Ballroom. The two indie band openers from Iowa City, Huge Lewis, and The Olympics, were a hoot. There was intense hair-whipping, guitar solos on the floor, and a multitude of interesting sound techniques. The Olympics’ keyboardist, Trevor Polk, was almost entertainment enough, occasionally sticking his tongue out or pulling his shirt over his head.

Manchester Orchestra began their show with little self-introduction, just rock music, instantly creating a paradise for head-bangers and moshers; though, shortly into the show, lead singer Andy Hull said, “No fights this show, guys.” Fortunately, there were none. Halfway through, Hull played a new song called “Bane”, during which he spent about five lines impersonating the villain from The Dark Knight Rises. It was a favorite with the surprised audience.

The show was oddly calmed by Hull’s hypnotic voice. The set ended with the song “The River.” Hull rendered the entire ballroom completely silent as he sang certain lines such as, “I’m gonna leave you the first chance I get,” over and over again. And then they did, much to the displeasure of the audience, who shouted, “One more song!” Thankfully, Manchester Orchestra came back on and played a few more, officially ending with “Shake it Out” and “100 Dollars.”

Manchester Orchestra was formed in 2004. The members include Andy Hull (vocals/guitar), Jonathan Corley (bass), Robert McDowell (guitar), Chris Freeman (keyboard), and Tim Very (drums). The band is based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Their most recent album Simple Math came out in May 2011.

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