Bonny Doon

Bonny Doon at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio in Denton, TX on June 28, 2023,

Jul 07, 2023
Internet Unique

By Kat Ramkumar
Images by Kat Ramkumar

Bonny Doon are perfectionists—and so they make it identified. Their 45-minute set at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio in Denton, TX on June 28 was peppered with directions to the sound engineer to extend, lower, and equalize sound on guitarist Bobby Colombo’s guitar. Whereas this will appear a bit rag tag, Bonny Doon needed solely the very best for his or her viewers. They usually delivered.

Their opener, Anna St. Louis, who additionally had her household current, began off with an acoustic set. Her highly effective vocals accompanied with a faint guitar stuffed the room. Her music was synonymous to taking part in on the swings in a playground—floating larger and better till you come to an abrupt cease on the finish. St. Louis was illuminated on stage in hues of blue and purple, as she relayed lyrics from her new album Within the Air. She completed off her set together with her most identified songs, “Cellphone” and “Fireplace.”

When the Detroit indie rock band donned the indoor stage at round 9 p.m., meticulously on time the truth is, they jumped proper into their set. Whereas the viewers was slightly sparse, the band captivated each single particular person as there wasn’t a nonetheless particular person on the venue. Heads had been shaking, ft had been tapping, and folks had been swaying.

With regular drums and an underlying bass conserving tempo, two of the three band members who had been current, Invoice Lennox and Colombo, transfer proper on beat to the primary crowd pleaser of the evening, “Crooked Creek.” With vibrant lights synchronized to the beat, the stage was an array of sound and colour, illuminating the white shirt Colombo wore. Lennox’s gravelly voice was virtually drowned out at occasions throughout songs reminiscent of “On My Thoughts” and “A part of Me” because of a louder amp on guitar, however the crowd was nonetheless capable of choose up on some phrases.

Each Colombo and Lennox stored gravitating to their tour drummer Noah Bond, who was infamous donning a targeted scowl each time he received misplaced within the music, to test in between songs. There have been many glances handed in between members on stage, they didn’t even want to speak verbally to agree on what was to return subsequent.

The band had been virtually unknowingly humorous, maintaining a relentless banter with the gang. Earlier than strumming out slower chords to their music “Roxanne,” Lennox made some extent to check it to the extra identified Police music with the identical identify. Following that, the band channeled a extra psych-rock vibe once they carried out “San Francisco,” which was full with maracas.
Because the set received deeper into songs reminiscent of “I See You” and “Lengthy Wave,” Bonny Doon turned one, not performing for the gang, however for themselves. Lennox supplied some wistful stares as he gazed out throughout the room when singing softer lyrics, and Colombo had his eyes closed. The music was pulled throughout the stage by band members and songs started to fade out slowly.

This tour is their hurrah after years of medical troubles and so they’re simply getting began. The band was spunky and their lyrics held themes of perseverance—they’re again.

Bonny Doon additionally not too long ago launched their new album Let There Be Music.

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