Ruby Jean & The Thoughtful Bees, Room Doom, Jenocide

Kicking off the not-your-typical-jazz portion of the Halifax Jazz Festival were Ruby Jean & The Thoughtful Bees, Room Doom and Jenocide.

Starting off the night were Room Doom, and I’ve heard these guys before and they never dissapointed this time either. The crowd however didn’t seem to be feeling their vibe. They seemed a little strange to be in the opening acts for RJ&TB as I personally wouldn’t put the two together, but they preformed very well.

Jenocide has a very Lady GaGa feel. Her synth-filtered vocals over some pretty solid beats got the crowd much closer to the stage and moving. She also through out a handful of LED flashlights, which coupled with her coming off the stage and writhing around on the floor singing, made it have a bit of a rave feel.

RJ&TB always have the best costumes. Always. I’m a huge fan of the mid set costume changes. Their whole set had a great feel, never losing pace despite Rebecca spilling beer all over her set list. :) Enough of me rambling, check out the photos and definately check out these awesome groups MySpace pages.

Peace,
W&O