If you like gaming and indie pop, the Crofoot was the place
to be as Fusion Shows and PikoPiko Detroit put on The Blizzard an 8-Bit Dance
Party, music festival and game tournament. The extravaganza featured rap
artists and rock bands on the Crofoot stage, 8-Bit artists on the Pike Room
Stage and a Nintendo 64 tournament all under one roof.
I spent most my time enjoying the main stage acts. Rap artist
Red Pill kicking off the show. His rapping was aggressive and self-deprecating
with a sense of humor.
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| Red Pill |
Next up was Flint Eastwood, a local band that is making
quite a buzz. They packed a whollap of sound as lead singer, Jax, really knows
how to get the crowd moving. Their sound is a mix of punk with a grand
Spaghetti Western influence. They have an ep coming out in January and are
definitely a band I’ll see again.
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| Flint Eastwood |
Sky Fox is a pop punk band from Denver that played some real
catchy songs.
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| Sky Fox |
MC Lars, a hip hop artist that was one of the early rappers
to hit the nerdcore scene, took the stage with just his laptop and some visuals but quickly won the crowd over with frequent audience participation. At one
point in the show he did some true freestyle as he rapped about various things the
audience had in their pocket.
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| MC Lars |
The final and headline act was I Fight Dragons which are
known for bringing 8-bit rhythms and gaming into their tuneful pop songs. While
the lead singer complained of a cold the audience would not hear any of it and
cheered them on to a full set and encore.
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| I Fight Dragons |
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