Kid Koala, July 17

When I heard that Kid Koala was coming to Halifax again I got extremely excited. He has an extremely excellent stage presence and knows how to work a crowd into a frenzy. The night started off with a member from the The Scientists of Sound because due to technical difficulties, they could not all show up. It was interesting to be around a crowd that was more hip-hop oriented with some really excellent electronic music playing. The sound varied from very technical electro to a beyonce remix which was cut very well.

Then came the main event. Kid Koala. There isn’t enough time to describe how awesome he was. He had a great set and interacted with the crowd as often as he could, leaving little tid bits of info about himself, his music and his upbringing. 2/3 through his set he got two volunteers to have a one armed pillow fight in the middle of the dance floor. AMAZING. Nuff said. The guy is great.

All while these great and interesting artists were playing, Peter Farmer was painting quite the mural behind the turntables. Art and music always go hand in hand, but is great to see them both being produced in front of you.

W&O