The Naked and Famous 4.18.12

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The Naked and Famous 4.18.12

Dylan@swaager.com
Apr 24, 2012
Alisa Xayalith's, co, Denver, CO, New Zealand, ogden, The Naked and Famous, Young Blood

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Dylan Winbourn

As the self appointed CEO of Show Corp (note: Show Corp is not affiliated with Swaager, nor is it a real corporation, or anything for that matter), Dylan goes to so many shows you could store his name in your phone as "Dylan Shows." Shows! He doesn't DJ, but his influences would probably include Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Avicii, Eric Prydz, DeadMau5, Kaskade, Ghostland Observatory, and Britney Spears because she is into Dubstep all the sudden. But not Discovery because they are so "2009." While he is on a huge electro-tip at the moment, Dylan's "Chill Americana" phase is right around the corner thanks to Brianna "Lady Marmalade" Hernandez. In addition to showz, Dylan loves snowboarding, feeshing, dranking, management consulting, and sexy times. He lead spreader of the term "shows" and a rare Denver native. Follow Dylan on Twitter: @Dylan_Swaager

Favorite Moment: When the lights went off and music stopped leaving the crowd anxious in the middle of the encore song, “Young Blood.”

The Stage: The five Kiwis of The Naked and Famous took to the stage, against a backdrop of three LED screens and a mess of their own lighting equipment coming from all angles. Video footage of everything from masked men to swirling colors ran on the screens (one square and two rectangle) while lights spun around from the ground, providing an engaging back drop to the New Zealander’s music. On a side note, front girl Alisa Xayalith’s costume choice of an over-sized, winged blouse made for an impactful silhouette when mixed with the stage’s lighting.

The Scene: The show was sold out, which meant long bar lines and little standing room at the Ogden, but everyone was so psyched to see this break out band that it didn’t matter. Everyone on the floor level was hopping up and down with one arm in the air, and many were singing along.

In My Opinion: Thank god for the creative video footage and intriguing lights, because the songs and sounds hardly varied from what is recorded on their LP. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that they are talented enough to sound as good live as they do in a studio; but I could’ve pressed play on my iPod, had a dance party in my room and heard the same thing.

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