Neo-soul rock n' rollers, Fitz and the Tantrums made a great first impression at their very first show at The Fox Theater in Oakland last week. Their two opening acts, Nightmare and the Cat and Bad Suns, each drew their own a respective crowd which lingered close to the stage as the floor slowly filled with more people showing up to see Fitz.
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| Nightmare and the Cat at The Fox Theater 4/3/2014 Photo by: Marc Fong |
The night started off with a dimly lit, foggy stage playing host to aspiring arena rock sounds from LA based band, Nightmare and the Cat. Booming bass lines, loud kick drum and harmonic back-up vocals accentuated the performance of moody tracks from their debut EP, Simple. Charismatic stage presence between brothers Django Stewart, on vocals and Samuel Stewart on guitar, highlighted the rather reserved performance. Thanking Oakland for the warm welcome, Nightmare and the Cat left the stage to a handful of whistling fans cheering for the satisfactory opening act.
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| Nightmare and the Cat at The Fox Theater 4/3/2014 Photo by: Marc Fong |
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| Bad Suns at The Fox Theater 4/3/2014 Photo by: Marc Fong |
Playing the “the biggest show on the biggest stage" of their budding career, the boys of Bad Suns were the next LA based band to hit the stage on Thursday night. Though Bowman's vocals got lost in the band's vast post-punk instrumentals, the set was delivered whole heartedly to an overly accepting Bay Area crowd.
The Fox was brimming with lively energy, as excited fans screamed in anticipation while the packed house eagerly waited to see Fitz and the Tantrums. Soon enough the stage fell completely dark, and the place erupted with ecstatic cheers as the headliners made their way to the stage.
Noelle Scaggs burst on stage with vibrant tambourine playing and Fitzpatrick looked pleased with the immediate audience participation as "Get Away" launched the venue into Fitz's signature, energy charged show. The dynamic duo had fun feeding off the energy of their elated fans and the two's combined kinetic energy was contagious.
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| Fitz and the Tantrums at The Fox Theater 4/3/2014 Photo by: Marc Fong |
Scaggs delivered a powerful performance that popped with an effervescent glow while her counterpart never ceased working the stage, making sure to fully engage everyone there. While he welcomed those who weren't already doing so to sing along by reaching his mic out to the crowd, she led crowd clap alongs during appropriate chorus breaks.
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| Fitz and the Tantrums at The Fox Theater 4/3/2014 Photo by: Marc Fong |
It was entertaining to see how much Fitz and the Tantrums loved the fact that their fans loved not just being at their show, but being a part of their show.
Vibrations from heavy bass chords could be felt in the pit of your gut as unique, up-beat rock n' soul songs transmitted smoothly over the sound system. The set consisted of songs from both Fitz and the Tantrums albums yet their jazzy essence only seemed to really shine when James King busted out his saxophone.
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| Fitz and the Tantrums at The Fox Theater 4/3/2014 Photo by: Marc Fong |
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| Fitz and the Tantrums at The Fox Theater 4/3/2014 Photo by: Marc Fong |
Dance-rock jams had people moving and shaking from the floor all the way up to the balcony. Fitz and the Tantrums happily delivered a tight set but Bay Area fans were the ones who really threw a tantrum (so to say) throughout the whole show!
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| Fitz and the Tantrums at The Fox Theater 4/3/2014 Photo by: Marc Fong |
Fitz and the Tantrums at The Fox Theater set-list April 3rd, 2014
1. Get Away
2. Don't Gotta
3. Break the Walls
4. Breaking the Chains
5. Keepin' Our Eyes Out
6. Spark
7. Marry Go Round
8. House on Fure
9. Fools Gold
10. Out of My League
11. Last Raindrop
12. 6am
13. Tell Me
14. LOV
15. Money Grabber
16. Walker
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