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With Family Force 5, it’s all relative
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In a swirl of colored lights, “Star Wars”-era costumes and poppy dance music, Family Force 5 took the stage at the Big Easy Friday night.
The band, originally from Atlanta, Ga., joined the Secret Handshake and Jonezetta for the Dance RAWR Dance tour.
Jedidiah Clothing sponsored the tour and all proceeds from the bands’ merchandise went toward different charities.
The show kicked off with the Secret Handshake, a Texas-based act solely consisting of Luis Dubuc.
Dubuc got the venue moving with what he likes to call “dancey” numbers produced by his electronic keyboard sound and high-pitched vocals.
His motto for the evening was “if you don’t dance, you hate your parents.”
While this set a humorous tone for most in attendance, some didn’t care for the line as much.
“I dance because I hate my parents,” one audience member said.
Jonezetta followed the Secret Handshake. The four-member, Jackson, Miss., band marched onstage at the beginning of its set to an upbeat, rock introduction. The band then threw the audience for a loop and plunged into a slower song.
Jonezetta’s lead vocalist and guitarist, Robert Chisolm, serenaded the audience with a voice deeper than Dubuc’s.
He wore a pair of Wayfarer sunglasses reminiscent of Tom Cruise’s in “Risky Business” through most of the set which, coupled with his leather jacket, gave him the appearance of a rock star.
Fellow band members Kyle Howe (guitar), Ty Garvey (bass) and Alex Warren (drums) accompanied Chisolm and created cool rock tones for songs like “Imagination” and “Communicate.” Jonezetta finished off its set with the more danceable “Hot Machete.”
After a brief break, Family Force 5 took the stage. The expansive group includes brothers Solomon Olds (also known as “Soul Glow,” lead vocalist and guitarist), Joshua Olds (aka “Fatty,” bass) and Jacob Olds (aka “Crouton,” drums).
Nathan Currin (aka “Nadaddy,” keytar, turntables and hardcore tambourine) and Derek Mount (aka “Chapstick,” guitar) complete the five-member band. The band also featured its stage technician, who goes by the name Xanadu.
Xanadu took to the stage and danced with a tamborine while the band played.
Family Force 5 performed a mix of rock and rap tracks from its first full-length album “Business Up Front/Party in the Back: Diamond Edition.” With songs like “Kountry Gentleman,” “Luv Addict,” “Watcha Gonna Do With It” and “Face Down,” the band succeeded in riling up the audience.
Formally a closely-packed crowd, made up of bopping heads and glowing cell phones, the pit turned to moshing during the first half of the set, then formed a break-dancing circle in the middle.
Perhaps the excitement came partly from the fact that it was Family Force 5’s first show in Boise.
Soul Glow humorously said that “all those Myspace messages saying ‘come to Boise, come to Boise,’” brought the band here.
Upon arrival, he immediately took note of Boise’s positive aspects.
“There are some good-looking people here,” he said.
Besides its music, Family Force 5 entertained with acrobatic dance moves.
There were brief moments when a few members stopped playing altogether and danced onstage.
The band also sported different costumes. At one point, Soul Glow graced the stage in boxing gloves and a helmet-like mask, reminiscent of Darth Vadar in “Star Wars.”
Another time, Xanadu came on in a Michael Jackson mask and did a humorous imitation of Jackson’s “Thriller” dance.
When the band left the stage, the audience pleaded for an encore with screams of “One more song! One more song!”
Family Force 5 quickly obliged and played one last dance number.
Family Force 5 and the Dance RAWR Dance tour offered the Big Easy a night of music, costumes and the craziest dance party to hit Boise yet this fall.
FRANCY MARCOTTE
Culture Editor
