The word you’re looking for is ‘fun’
That’s what the guy at the merch table said when I was trying to express what I felt about the performance that had just ended. He’s right — that was downright plain fun. Don’t stop at the name.
I had no idea who these guys were before entering Bottom of the Hill last night – the kind of place I go to without even checking who’s playing. It’s cheap, it’s small and the line-up is usually pretty good. On occasions, it has been stellar. A couple of years ago, Art vs. Science took the stage and spent 45 minutes delivering one of the best shows I’ve ever seen – it was dance-y, powerful, joyful. They won the crowd over even though no one knew them.
Yesterday, that was Fartbarf. This time around, it looked like everyone in the audience knew them except for me. I’m gonna leave it at ‘fun’ but it was so much more than that.