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| Geographer at The Chapel 6/25/2015 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
Doors opened at 7:00 and by the looks of it most everyone who RSVP-ed eventually got into the event. Chatty fans and obvious friends of the bands playing that night stagnantly gallivanted under the high ceilings of the Mission District's premier music venue. The crowd hardly paused when the local music showcase started around 8:00 with DJ Jamie Jams. The noisy scene hadn't quieted down any when the openers, Talk Tonight started. The six piece band had a light-hearted energy with a post-pop-punk sound which reminded me of Third Eye Blind in their prime. This was a pretty sweet event for everyone involved: it was free for attendees and an hour of exposure on-stage is kind of unheard of for a local, up and coming opening band like Talk Tonight.
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| Geographer at The Chapel 6/25/2015 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
It was nearly 10:00 when Geographer hit the stage. I'm sure I wasn't the only one there who was a little taken back to see the lady and gent who had tuned the drums and electric chelo during the (long) set changeover take their places behind the instruments. It wasn't until after the show that I learned cellist Joy Lee and drummer Cody Rhodes weren't simply filling in for Nathan Blaz and Brian Ostreicher, who had decided to part ways after the latest album, Ghost Modern was released in March.
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| Geographer at The Chapel 6/25/2015 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
Expecting to hear a bunch of new material heading into the show, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the artistically composed, bitter-sweet, 'Original Sin' off of the 2010 EP, Animal Shapes at the top of their set. Swirling reflections from the spinning disco-ball over head was a great effect for the pretty layers of sparkly synth beats, instrumental harmonious melodies that effortlessly put the room in a peaceful trace.
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| Geographer at The Chapel 6/25/2015 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
Geographer's staple, front-man Michael Deni, comfortably carried the dreamy electro-pop set while the new members did their due-diligence to fill the shoes of former, longtime band-mates. The set consisted of a lot of old songs, the majority of which from 2012's, Myth with only a couple songs off the new album, including it's first single, "I'm Ready". Deni was casually confident and compassionate with his singing, guitar playing, maraca shaking and synth orchestrating, kindly thanking fans for being there and MAGNIFI for having them.
The show wasn't technically part of Geographer's Ghost Modern tour; rather it was a show celebrating the launch of MAGNIFI so it makes sense that not too much new material was played, plus it was nice to see old tunes be played by the new band-mates. MAGNIFI got off on the right foot in SF, connecting fans not only to new music but letting show goers see bands they like live and locally!
The show wasn't technically part of Geographer's Ghost Modern tour; rather it was a show celebrating the launch of MAGNIFI so it makes sense that not too much new material was played, plus it was nice to see old tunes be played by the new band-mates. MAGNIFI got off on the right foot in SF, connecting fans not only to new music but letting show goers see bands they like live and locally!
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| Geographer at The Chapel 6/25/2015 Photo by Nikki DeMartini |
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