Sunday, May 21st ⢠7 pm
In 2019, I caught Dan Deaconâs set in a large Shriners Hall during Boiseâs Treefort Festival. Surrounded by the venueâs desert-scape murals, Deacon got the crowd to create a dance circle where various attendees (including a cowboy with an impressive shuffling technique) took to the center to show off their moves as âChange Your Life (You Can Do It)â rose in the background. There was an amazing energy to the room as the song swelled and people moved quickly in and out of the circleâit was definitely one of the more memorable shows Iâve been to.
Deacon combines a synthy experimental sound with a love for pop culture that make for irresistibly catchy, absurdist soundscapes. While thereâs a certain complexity to his music, he seemingly doesnât take himself too seriously. His catalog spans from glittery yet sharp songs like âFeel the Lightning,â to more ethereal, contemplative ones like âFell Into the Ocean,â which is off his most recent album, 2020âs Mystic Familiar. Of course, one of the big things Deacon is known for is his energetic, interactive live shows (where you may end up in the middle of a dance circle).
While you wait for Deacon to take the stage, be sure to catch Seattleâs own, Juliette, a bass-wielding one-man band, who also had a notably fun, dance party set before The National played at Day In, Day Out fest last year.
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