Last Monday night marked the SF debut of Jackson Phillips', Day Wave headlining show with English Hazel and Hot Flash Heat Wave opening for him at The Independent!
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| Day Wave at The Independent 4/25/2016 photo by Marc Fong |
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| Day Wave at The Independent 4/25/2016 photo by Marc Fong |
Hot off the heels of a two month European tour in support of the recently released sophomore EP Hard to Read, the show at The Independent last week was technically the second time they've headlined in SF: they headlined a NoisePop show at The Rickshaw Stop earlier this year, but Monday night was the first time that Phillips' latest solo project headlined a show, on their own headlining tour, in San Francisco!
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| Day Wave at The Independent 4/25/2016 photo by Marc Fong |
The crowd had settled in by the time both openers were over but they did get a bit antsy as they waited for Day Wave. It was about 10:00 when Phillips' and his accompanying touring band took their places and they had a friendly demeanor right off the bat. Happy cheers turned to a questioning silence as it became apparent there was a technical difficulty when absolutely no sound could be heard from the frontman's guitar! Phillips stayed on stage, making light of the situation and tried to strike conversation with fans as stage hands replaced his blown amp with a back-up house amp.
Things worked out after a few minutes and everyone was very happy to see that the show would go on! It was actually a great introduction to the multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter for those not too familiar with him because it showed how good of a guy he really is: both of the openers used his amp and equipment, which they did without a glitch, then his set started with a hiccup but it didn't phase him: the smile that he hit the stage with stayed in place until they started playing and thereafter!
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| Day Wave at The Independent 4/25/2016 photo by Marc Fong |
That excitement carried on into the show, fueling the positive energy in the room. Warm layers of synth-pop swirled with surf-rock induced guitar licks as Phillips' effortlessly carried the set and show-goers just melted into it. The consistent blue and purple lighting was the only thing that might have put a damper on Day Wave but the Summer time vibes of the tunes from the two EPs shone through. The show got off to a rocky start but it ended as a down to earth dance party!
Day Wave's last show in the US is May 14th in Atlanta and two short days later they start their run in the UK! This is a great show to see heading into Summer!
Hard to Read is out now!
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