At about midnight a guy who kind of looks a tiny bit like Jimmy Fallon hops up to the decks and my friend lets me know that he’s Isaac Tichauer. He had a look of mischief in his eye as he dropped a very melodic tune as his opener and had the crowd instantly pulled in. That bassline was all I needed as I activated the g-step and started grooving. It was hard not to feel the groove as set progressed. He was milking the most out of every track & his transitions were flawless to boot.
He was focused but didn’t lose the mischief from before, he channeled it into the mix and got everyone in on the feeling. I wasn’t really familiar with him before but his style was apparent in how he stood and grooved on stage to his mix of songs and his vocals that he chose to highlight. This guy was an original and a real professional, a real pleasure to watch. Here’s Issac Tichauer’s new EP that he released a couple months ago. He’s definitely on my to see again list; his charisma is unique, he reminded me of someone competing on Iron Chef with the way he carried himself.
Following Isaac Tichauer was Moon Boots at about 1 a.m. or so. He, I was a little more acquainted with and was prompted by my friend to check him out whenever I could earlier this year. So when he stepped up on stage I was really excited. Using that momentum built up by Issac, Moon Boots first couple tracks killed the crowd with crazy rhythms. His energy was killer and he was loving the crowd reactions he was creating. He was a little more relaxed and personable onstage than the previous act but I expected that.
He took us on a spacewalk with his set and the crowd was eating up the stardusted sound-bits that made up his track list. Some songs I recognized and others were brand new to me and everything was tile-crusher worthy in my opinion. This is his boiler room set that I’ve left here, it embodies exactly what you would get seeing Moon Boots live except without his hair and smirk of self-satisfaction.
Closing off the show was Ben Pearce. When he hit the stage and the crowd was instantly elated again. This is the little jewel of a set was what everyone secretly came for in my opinion and from the reaction they gave to his first tune, I would say that I was right. The amount of House going on in The Hoxton was too real on Friday night. And Ben came along to drive that point home, he was relaxed and ready to rip it. His tunes were funky to say the least, they were all clean cut and had something that made you want to move.
At this point I was just lettin’ all the shuffles come loose and my friend that came with me rushed into the fray and up to the front. The tracklist was clutch and the basslines in each song had my heart in palpitations. I loved it, I was eating up every bit of it. His delivery was on point but I expected nothing else from him. Those who stuck around for the full set had their fill of really good house for the night. This is his “Lego” EP and it would give you an idea of what his setlist was like.
Overall having the French Express label in town to rock The Hoxton ended up as a really good idea. It was Deep House done really well and nothing else. Everyone was dancing and vibing with each other, it made for a good experience. The crowd was mature and everyone was friendly all night, the mood never wavered for the entire night and I think the acts took advantage of our willingness and excitement and produced a good night for everyone involved. For all those who thought to come out but didn’t missed out on a killer experience, have a listen to some of the songs and sets I’ve left here to get an idea of the night.
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Moon Boots
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Ben Pearce
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