Monday, May 16, 2011

Can Extravaganza Be Considered an Art Show?

So basically I experienced a different kind of art show this weekend. I went to Extravaganza to hear all the artists showcase their music. I thought the experience was so fun and the environment was great. There were a lot of people chillin on the grass, some in the stands and some on the dance floor. I had a great experience on the grass listening to the Expendables and an amazing time on the dance floor when Rusko went on. I saw Darcey shuffling to Rusko! The Expendables are very talented musicians and they have a lot of good chill songs. Their style is like a chill rock that has some reggae influence. I really liked the fact that they had a song that was a narrative about zombies. It was great. They haven't released it yet so I couldn't post it, and there aren't any videos that I can find but I'll keep looking because that was such a cool song. During Rusko I went on my friend's shoulders for most of the set. I loved it up there because I could actually see the artist for once. The video above is what I saw. He goes crazy! I loved the fact that he put so much energy into his mixing and would dance all crazy when he likes something. It showed that he was really into his art and the crowd loved it. They returned as much energy as he gave out. This exchange between the artist and the crowd was very noticeable and contagious. I was dancing insane on my friend's shoulders while he was dancing too so I was flailing around somewhat gracefully and hand pumping to the beat. I felt like the way he didn't care how funny he looked gave everyone the permission to let loose and let the music cause whatever reaction in your body that you felt and that was a great experience.

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