It’s the end of another year. Another year of success, failures, loss, love, happiness and sadness. Another year of jealousy and morbid self-satisfaction. I can’t imagine 2012 will be any different where these things are concerned, but I can only hold out hope that the people who were so high on life last year come crashing down this year.
All the best!
October 22nd was certainly an adventure. Not only was it my first trip to the Union Transfer concert venue on Spring Garden St, but it was my first live experience with Odd Future (OFWGKTA–a group so meta-hipster that they sell their own ironic T-Shirts at the merch table). The group of young, talented artists and producers have made quite a name for themselves, mostly amongst other young people. In fact, many older, more seasoned hip hop fans have claimed that they don’t care for the music of Odd Future. Combined, Odd Future and its offshoots have a catalog of over 300 songs, which, for a group that has only existed for 4 years in the underground scene, is pretty fucking impressive.
The show began with a DJ set from Syd the Kyd, Odd Future’s only female member (The Internet), to get the massive sold out audience pumped.
When the show kicked off with Hodgy Beats and Left Brain’s (MellowHype) song “64,” the audience was in full swing. Watching from a safe distance in the beautiful balcony above, I don’t think I’ve ever seen an audience rage so hard for an entire 2-hour set (and that includes punk shows and festivals). The crowd surfing alone got so out of hand that the several on-stage security guards needed the band’s help (mainly Left Brain) to accost rowdy hipsters and throw them violently back into the crowd.
If you haven’t checked out Odd Future’s ridiculous catalog, do so now. If you’re familiar with them and are curious about the setlist, I’ve provided it below. The show was unlike anything I’ve ever seen, and I apologize that my video footage doesn’t do it justice…but I can’t wait for Tyler and the Gang to come back to Philly soon.
Setlist (according to Setlist.fm)
01 64
02 Transylvania
03 Rolling Papers
04 Tron Cat (video)
05 Forest Green
06 TANGGOLF (video)
07 Splatter
08 Timeless
09 Orange Juice (video)
10 Loaded
11 Sandwitches (video)
12 Turnt Down (video)
13 Everything That’s Yours
14 igotagun
15 Yonkers (video)
16 Burger
17 King
18 VCR (video)
19 Slow It Down
20 French! (video)
21 Supermarket (video)
22 Benediction (video)
23 Fuck The Police (video)
24 Bitch Suck Dick (video)
25 Radicals (video)
——encore break——
26 Swag Me Out (video)
27 Earl
And here are some Odd Future-themed images I created:
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