The temperature may have been 95 degrees outside of the Cedar Cultural Center, but inside a cold front blew in from Canada and made the evening totally cool! The band performing tonight was the cause of this cooling affect. After the first song, one of the two vocalists, Ben Worcester, announced to the audience that, "We are finally home!" Alluding to being in Minnesota, just a hop away from the bands home country, Canada.
SAID THE WHALE
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Said The Whale opened up with their upbeat song, "Mother." The two founding members, Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft, would alternate vocals on between songs. Each having their own distinct sound, obviously. Tyler Bancroft sang songs more about personal struggles and growth. Ben Worcester, who sounded a lot like Colin Meloy from The Decemberists, seemed to cover songs more about reminiscences and taking care of the earth. Between most songs, Ben Worcester would give little witticisms and anecdotes between songs. The crowd at this venue normally stands during performances. Most of this particular crowd, stood in the middle of the floor or along the back wall. The audience was shy at first, mostly consisting mainly of not quite hipster, college age kids.
About twenty minutes into the performance, Ben called the audience closer to the stage, "unless you are leaning on the wall. Leaning is good. My next song I write will be called 'Leaning In the Shadows.'" Then he made a comment about taking advantage of the quiet crowd, and pulled out his acoustic guitar. The audience eventually yielded to the bands enthusiasm and even started dancing a bit.
Besides Ben and Tyler, the band also consists of drummer Spencer, Schoening, bassist Nathan Shaw, and keyboardist Jaycelyn Brown. All the male members wore skinny jeans. Jaycelyn looked very sweet in a black and teal tank dress. All of the members were animated and fresh. The heat wave outside was completely forgotten during the performance. Their new CD, 'Hawaii' will be released on September 17, 2013.
Had a whale of a good time!
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