18 May 2012 10:47 pm PST
Last week at this time I was at a Bassnectar concert. Let me tell you, never before had I felt my nose vibrate. There was so much bass, I could feel it in my bones. After I got through the lovely secured entrance of the Roseland Theater (roselandpdx.com), I experienced the downstairs bar for the first time (I know) and it was pretty chill in there, literally a cooler escape from upstairs.
Vibe Squad was performing when I went upstairs and got in the line to the upstairs bar, which wasn’t necessary to do but I was rollin’ solo at this event and I wanted to get shots from above of the massive, bobbing crowd. Right away you could feel the energy of people who came to dance and feel the positive vibes from all the ♥ heavy bass love. ♥ While I stood in line for upstairs, Vice Squad finished up and Bassnectar tastefully started the set with some bassed-up Beastie Boys. It was almost immediately louder than anything else ever in my life and putting in some ear plugs kind of took the edge off. Right when I got upstairs on of the fluorescent light bulbs broke, undoubtedly from all the vibration pulsing through the building.
The setup onstage allowed for a crazy cool lights & images show. I had heard that Bassnectar had upped the ante – I was blown away, almost literally. Seriously, the bass is what got me drunk.
Bassnectar in Portland, Vava Voom Tour 2012 - www.bassnectar.net
I recorded quite a few videos, and they’re all posted in one of my sets on flickr, Performances & Events, along with all the pictures - silhouette images of Lorin, who was this bobbing, jumping head of hair creating awesomeness. I don’t know if he tailors his sets to the city he’s in, but a little “Ready or Not (Fugees) / I Got Five On It (Luniz)” mix is a good choice in P-Town! To add to the visual pleasure, for a while there were balloons over the whole downstairs crowd. At some point I remember dinosaurs up on the big screens... Rawr!
You never know which of their songs a DJ is going to play, what kind of mix of old and new it'll be, or what other samples they’ll use. I really like “Timestretch” and was excited when he played not only that but also one of my favorites from Wildstyle, “Underwater,” with vocals by Tina Malia. I appreciated that choice over another song I like, Bassnectar’s remix of Ellie Goulding’s “Lights.” The former is more Bassnectar. No matter what, he brought the bass, and the people were ready for it. There was a lot of skin everywhere and I saw some interesting headwear, which I tried to capture photos of as people bobbed past me.
It was one big happy bass family. At one point a guy came through my area and had cups of water, offering them to anyone who responded. As I took a cup I wondered, Is it laced with LSD? Well, we’ll find out...
Nice surprise: a little bit of a favorite Nero song.
NEW from Bassnectar
Liz's Show is on Tuesdays at 10pm PST.
Tune in and you'll hear brand new music, hella old music, and everything in between.
Last week at this time I was at a Bassnectar concert. Let me tell you, never before had I felt my nose vibrate. There was so much bass, I could feel it in my bones. After I got through the lovely secured entrance of the Roseland Theater (roselandpdx.com), I experienced the downstairs bar for the first time (I know) and it was pretty chill in there, literally a cooler escape from upstairs.
Vibe Squad was performing when I went upstairs and got in the line to the upstairs bar, which wasn’t necessary to do but I was rollin’ solo at this event and I wanted to get shots from above of the massive, bobbing crowd. Right away you could feel the energy of people who came to dance and feel the positive vibes from all the ♥ heavy bass love. ♥ While I stood in line for upstairs, Vice Squad finished up and Bassnectar tastefully started the set with some bassed-up Beastie Boys. It was almost immediately louder than anything else ever in my life and putting in some ear plugs kind of took the edge off. Right when I got upstairs on of the fluorescent light bulbs broke, undoubtedly from all the vibration pulsing through the building.
The setup onstage allowed for a crazy cool lights & images show. I had heard that Bassnectar had upped the ante – I was blown away, almost literally. Seriously, the bass is what got me drunk.
Bassnectar in Portland, Vava Voom Tour 2012 - www.bassnectar.net
I recorded quite a few videos, and they’re all posted in one of my sets on flickr, Performances & Events, along with all the pictures - silhouette images of Lorin, who was this bobbing, jumping head of hair creating awesomeness. I don’t know if he tailors his sets to the city he’s in, but a little “Ready or Not (Fugees) / I Got Five On It (Luniz)” mix is a good choice in P-Town! To add to the visual pleasure, for a while there were balloons over the whole downstairs crowd. At some point I remember dinosaurs up on the big screens... Rawr!
You never know which of their songs a DJ is going to play, what kind of mix of old and new it'll be, or what other samples they’ll use. I really like “Timestretch” and was excited when he played not only that but also one of my favorites from Wildstyle, “Underwater,” with vocals by Tina Malia. I appreciated that choice over another song I like, Bassnectar’s remix of Ellie Goulding’s “Lights.” The former is more Bassnectar. No matter what, he brought the bass, and the people were ready for it. There was a lot of skin everywhere and I saw some interesting headwear, which I tried to capture photos of as people bobbed past me.
It was one big happy bass family. At one point a guy came through my area and had cups of water, offering them to anyone who responded. As I took a cup I wondered, Is it laced with LSD? Well, we’ll find out...
Nice surprise: a little bit of a favorite Nero song.
NEW from Bassnectar
Liz's Show is on Tuesdays at 10pm PST.
Tune in and you'll hear brand new music, hella old music, and everything in between.
