#crosseslive2012

Three crosses illuminated from the stage onto an excited crowd pulsing with anticipation of the arrival of Chino Moreno, Shaun Lopez, (and after researching the other members) Chuck Doom, Chris Robyn, Dino Campanella, and Jono Evans. Chino Moreno, front man of Deftones, Team Sleep and now ††† brought us an impeccable debut far beyond what was worth for the 20 bucks a ticket. I've seen Deftones in concert several times, yeah I met and hugged Chino too and told him how badly I love him (sadly never been to a Team Sleep concert, though caught some stellar You Tube performances) but I was blown away like never before from his vibe at his first ever Crosses performance on Tuesday 1.31.12 at The Glass House in Pomona, CA. Chino Moreno was breathtaking, mesmerizing, seductive, and erotic -those are words that could only be used to describe R&B Rock singer Prince! However, there was one word that just rides the surface in defining Chino Moreno and Crosses music that night -electric. Crosses music is incandescent, intense, deep, sexy and dark, which again are words that describe the soul of Crosses, Chino Moreno, a man that undoubtedly defines legendary. The deep beats that roamed the room crowded tight of nearly 300 people singing and holding onto every word that shook the room. At one point, from the audience my self and some of the crowd around me were throwing our arms and hands outstretched into the air towards a stage of a trinity of hot white crosses and a singer with a microphone that filled us with his spirit. For a second it reminded me of being at church praising the Lord in live song and worship. Well I can't lie, I did leave that concert feeling born-again. But honestly though, I don't have just one favorite moment from that night because every fucking song and performance was a moment. Chino Moreno continued to keep us in awe and completely thrilled the whole night through. He reeled us all in closer and closer. There was just this side of him that he revealed to us that night that was something personal, special and really unique. Chino had this cool, sensual, sexual alter-ego that we got a taste of from his live 'You've seen the Butcher' performances from the Diamond Eyes Tour; however, on this night we all got lucky and got more than a taste, we got the full course. From his dancing (and I mean he was really getting us going with his moves) in a way that you would probably only see him do celebrating at the club, to his adorable and sweet duet with Annie Hardy that was something tender, fragile and really precious. I've been to concerts where I've rated them as my top favorites, but I honestly can't rate this concert with the others. It's on a league of its own. The Crosses concert was an experience.          

-Rebecca Susan @RebeccaSusan Twitter

Here is a pic I took of legendary Chino Moreno from the ††† concert on Tuesday 1.31.12 at The Glasshouse in Pomona, Ca.

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