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Regrettes (but no regrets) braving the heat for a day of Beats, Beers and Biologics,
Los Angeles buzzing band The Regrettes was one of the showcase musical performers at the inaugural Innovation Festival, held at Crown Center in Kansas City. Organized by BioKansas, the festival is a regional convergence of music and innovation, featuring scientific conferences, as well as highlighting area innovation and music entertainment, to help promote the city as a potential hub of technology, science, and forward-thinking development.
The beats were supplied by numerous artists, as the organizers were forced to slightly pivot after original headliner The Black Pumas were forced to cancel several weeks of shows with short notice. As a result, the festival’s general admission became free, and crowds descended on the outdoor grounds despite the triple-digit heat index.
Other acts included the co-headlining The Greeting Committee, and alternative rock artists Argonaut & Wasp, Dreamgirl, The Freedom Affair, MellowPhobia, The Cavves, Whitehall, and Caroline Blu.
Beer was highlighted as paid excursions highlighted the bioscience of regional breweries and celebration of the fermentation industry with special flights of their offerings. And biologics were highlighted in the form of conferences, on-stage interviews, and the region’s strategic plan to build the nation’s most equitable hub for biologics.
As for The Regrettes, the alt/garage pop/punk group (Lydia Night– vocals, guitar; Genessa Gariano– lead guitar, keys; Brooke Dickson – bass, keys; Drew Thomsen – drums) is out in support of their third full-length, Further Joy (on Warner Bros) and latest single, “Barely on my Mind”, though to the loyal fans sweating things out under the pavilion tent that had little air circulation, they were all that was on their mind.
The far-too-short 40 min. set had one goal in mind- “to dance any pain away” and singer Night sang “yeah, we know, you want to let go” in 2019’s “Dress Up” as she encouraged forming a mosh pit, despite the high heat. Saturday next became “Monday” and things got “Rosy”, in songs from the most recent album.
The new “Nowhere” starts with “You can't live at all, unless you can live fully (now)” and that’s the credo that the band encourages, full of confidence and on-stage swagger, despite their young ages. Night jumped off stage to high-five fans from end-to-end and sing closer into the crowd for their straightforwardly authentic cover of Lily Allen’s “Smile”.
For the very melodic “La Di Da”, Night had everyone crouch on the ground, then jumping and exploding once the final chorus kicked in. Lack of time would soon only leave the band with enough time for two songs (see the setlist pic for the intended songs), so after a quick on-stage meeting, the band decided to carry on with an older favorite, 2017’s “Seashore” before which, she encouraged any very young people cover their ears for the chorus, to avoid hearing a profane word (though the whole audience was singing it anyway).
The set ended with the final track of the latest record, “Show Me That You Want Me” and left a cheering crowd begging for more. Their sound shift to more of an indie-pop sound and the overall positive themes of Further Joy, have been both embraced by the older fans and attracted so many newer fans (as evidenced by the KC turnout), so expect bigger stages and a bigger fan base as they break out further.
Looks like The Regrettes are here to stay.
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