Are you ever
looking for something to do on a Thursday night? Or maybe you want to see a live
show but you do not want to pay? Check out Late
Night Series Philly here at Drexel—every Thursday in the Flux (the basement
of the Intercultural building) from 8:30 pm to 11 pm!
Last Thursday
was my first time attending the open mic night. There was a stage on the left
wall of the basement with amplifiers, microphones, and speakers. A couple rows
of chairs were lined up right in front of the stage and plenty of tables with
chairs for more seating. To my surprise, the place was pretty much full when I
arrived!
A single man,
Post Midnight, who welcomes the group of attendees and performers, hosts the
whole show. His humor and mockery of random current events gives the place a
feeling of comfort and just plain fun! Midnight introduced every individual or
group by first sharing some ridiculous occurrence that just happened in the
news in the last week in order to break up the acts.
The talent up on
stage impressed me. The night consisted of several different singers with their
guitars, a beat boxer, a female rapper, a male rapper, and even comedians. The audience
reacted so kindly and graciously toward the performers! These young adults have
talent and they aren’t afraid to show it! LNS
provides them with a place to display their abilities without ridicule or
shame.
There is even a
feature every Thursday! The
featured band was Temple Riot when I attended. The group is a trio that
consists of a female singer, a bassist/keyboardist/harmonica player, and a lead
guitarist. The band’s sound is a blend of blues, country, and rock—which if you
like any of those genres, you would enjoy Temple Riot! The lead singer, Kelley,
has a very strong and powerful voice—similar to someone like Kelly Clarkson or
Miranda Lambert—that blew me away!
Their set was
about 7 songs long, which was a change of pace than the previous performers who
were five minutes each. Temple Riot’s lead guitarist played an acoustic guitar
and the bassist played an electric bass. During some songs he played the
harmonica, and others he played the keyboard. The group has an array of talent
in each member and the variety of songs they played included a self-written
song by the lead guitarist, Will, called “Will’s Song,” covers from Creedence
Clearwater Revival—“I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” and even “No Rain” by
Blind Melon.
It was a great
show and really made me regret never having gone before! The Drexel community
has incredibly talented individuals that have a perfect outlet to display their
abilities: LNS. Check it out! You
might end up enjoying it more than you would think!
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