SAID THE WHALE w/ Royal Teeth
Last Monday, Said The Whale and Royal Teeth played at the DC9 Nightclub. Born Cages opened, but I unfortunately arrived just as their set was ending. I had never been to a show in DC before, but I have to say that even though DC9 is a small, 200 person venue, I was fairly impressed. The atmosphere was very casual, but the rooms open set up still allowed for people to move around and dance when the bands were performing.
As Royal Teeth took the stage, Gary Larson the lead singer immediately tried to get everyone involved in the show, clapping his hands and trying to get the crowd to sing along. Royal Teeth launched into "Hold Me" as their first song, pounding on the drums, and utilizing every inch of the stage to dance and jump around. They just released their debut LP Glow last month (which admittedly, I was not very impressed with) and it's very clear that they're still highly energized from their recent release. Each and every song they played with a smile on their faces, and seemed genuinely excited to be there, not showing any signs of exhaust from being on the road for so long. Each song they performed, they poured their heart into as they played. At one point, Larson even carried his floor tom into the crowd and started playing and singing from there. They finished with "Wild" and the crowd went nuts. After they finished people even started chanting for them to play another song. They kindly declined, but it was clear that they had caused quite a buzz in the room. I have seen Royal Teeth before, and what originally caught my eye about them was the fact that they're so energetic onstage, and I must say almost two years later and they're showing no signs of slowing down.
Said The Whale then took the stage, and definitely packed one heck of a punch. Opening with "Mother" followed by "Camilo (The Magician)" they had everyone engaged and singing a long. They got a little softer in the middle, with "Big Sky, MT" and slowly from there, built up the rest of the set from there until explosively ending with "Loveless" and "I Love You" and there was not one person in that room at the end who wasn't dancing. Other than the fact they seemed a little fatigued from being on tour, they put on a solid show and I suggest if you haven't yet, going to check out their new album Hawaii, and if they're ever in your area, checking them out because they really do pack one heck of a punch in their set.
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