Neon Indian chills Emo’s ATX crowd

This past Monday night, Neon Indian performed at Emo’s in Austin, Texas. Mind you, this was my first time seeing Neon Indian live. During SXSW, I always managed to miss their set. The one time I was set to see them, they were performing inside Emo’s while I was watching the outside performances. Thus, I was readily excited to finally see them.

So much energy was shared with every person in the venue from these guys. Every member as beautiful and talented as one another, had so much passion in the music they were playing. It was beautiful.

I wish I could name drop the songs he played, but I will openly admit that before Monday night, I wasn’t really into the whole Neon Indian scene. I had never owned an album of his, I can’t even say I recognized a single song that was played. Yet, I mean this when I say that this was definitely a favorite show I’ve been to.

Grinding upon strangers hasn’t always been my idea of a favorite show. Being high with strangers has never been on the list either. But, when you put Alan Palomo behind a mic, everything just turns magical. Ronald Gierhart, guitarist and vocalist, literally blew my mind from the second I saw his long hair and big tee. As he was tuning up his guitars, he said a small greeting to me and flashed a smile so precious that my breathe was nearly taken away. Jason Faries, drummer, had the most beautiful blonde hair that would tousle everywhere as the fan hit his body. He was an amazing drummer. And, of course, Leanne Macomber, keyboardist, was the most beautiful woman I’ve seen in awhile.

Putting these 4 members together to play music has to be one of the greatest decisions ever made in the music business. These guys, they are passionate. They know what to do and how to do it. They have the ability to control an entire crowds emotions with their music. It’s beautiful.

A couple of kids next to me popped out these glow sticks and started throwing them out to everyone within the first song. It was amazing. Everyone was dancing; everyone was either high or second hand high; everyone was one with the music. There’s just something so special and chill about shows like this that makes me want to spend the rest of my life attending and photographing these shows.

Music, no matter what the genre may be, is just beautiful.

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