The classic RKS songs met all live-show expectations. With the innocent addition of a few male pronouns, “Hide” not only acted as Melo's coming out last April, but became somewhat of a LGBTQ anthem throughout 2018 with the music video's release, featuring drag queens. The track "It's Called: Freefall" had everyone belting, "You can let it all go," as one resounding band, but energy really picked up when drums played the familiar first few beats of arguably the most notable song from their Freefall album: "Hide." "Holy War" specifically mentions Dallas, and Melo did not miss the opportunity to sing the line with extra oomph. Joy, RKS started its show with "Matchbox," a tame and somewhat skip-able song from their latest album, How to: Friend, Love, Freefall. This is really no surprise - the band’s look and sound are strikingly similar to RKS in both its peppy folk harmonies and religiously imaginative lyrics, like “Jesus drives an Astrovan.”Īfter an hour of solid momentum built by Mt. Mike Brooks The show started fashionably late at 8:40 and the crowd responded well to opening act Mt. It's hard to imagine an indie/alternative/folk rock show as expensive as a Beyoncé floor seat ticket, but it's clear RKS had reason to support an even bigger venue selection than the 4,300-capacity Bomb Factory. Tickets for the Friend Love Freefall Tour went on sale last October for a modest $30, but in the weeks leading up to the sold-out show, they were reselling for a cool $300 (and yes, we have the receipts to prove it). Hoards made up of mostly 20- and 30-something white people dressed in their rock show-best is expected, but the amount that some of them paid to be there was not. Friday night, a line of RKS fans wrapped around The Bomb Factory. As lead singer Sam Melo spent most of his childhood in the Caribbean islands with his missionary parents, writing songs with Old Testament allusions likely comes natural.Īt 8 p.m. Peter and 40 days and 40 nights is referenced. We say that 99 percent literally, because if you do an actual analysis of their lyrics, you'll notice subtle and not-so-subtle Bible references that go way deeper than "Cocaine Jesus." Everything from manna and Canaan to St. Rainbow Kitten Surprise is everything you want in both a band name and a live show.
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