Date: Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Line up: The Movement, Spred The Dub, Bushwood & The Crazy Carls
Location: Culture Room. Ft. Lauderdale, FL
There was a light chill in the air and spirits were high on Saturday night at the Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida as the line outside grew in anticipation for The Movement, Spred The Dub, Bushwood and The Crazy Carls. I knew I was in for a treat since I never seen The Movement live before and everyone that heard me say it was quick to tell me how great the band was.
Before the show I was standing outside mingling with some of the merch vendors as two girls approached the table asking how much The Crazy Carls shirts were but since Alex (the lead singer) just walked away and the merch was un-priced they were told Alex would be back in a few minutes. The girls squealed and fanned themselves behind their braces screaming “Oh my god! He’s here?!” Later on, after the show, we saw the same girls screaming out Alex’s name and blowing him kisses as he walked by. I guess The Crazy Carls are like the new pop reggae boy band!
The Crazy Carls got the party started at 8:00pm and the crowd rushed to the dancefloor. They kicked things off with “Ocean Floor” and it was just the right song to set the mood for the entire night. They even busted out a pretty impressive cover of Prince’s “Kiss,” with “You don’t have to be rich to be my girl, you don’t have to be cool to rule my world…”
Bushwood took the stage next at 8:50pm and I was eager to head back inside but I spotted Jordan, the lead singer of The Movement, trying to stay incognito in a hoodie leaning over the bar. I took the opportunity to introduce myself and was able to chat with him for a little while about the new CD they have coming out early next year. And while he didn’t divulge too many secrets it was awesome to be able to stand there and have a pretty long casual conversation with someone who, seconds ago, apologized for being “socially awkward.”
After a killer performance from Bushwood, Spred The Dub kept the dance floor packed and the feet moving as the opened their set at 10:00pm with one of their upbeat fan-favorite originals, “Cheatin’ Woman”. They played a medley of originals and covers including Six Months and Wicked Games and by the time their set was over at 10:45 it was dangerous to try and walk through the crowd since everyone was dancing and flailing their arms with full cups of beer.
While The Movement was setting up everyone ventured outside for a smoke break just as it started to rain. But even a little water was no match for the excitement permeating in the air. Hardly anyone ran back inside away from the sprinkles, some even decided to stay and dance in it. As soon as Jordan struck the first cord on his guitar everyone raced back inside to try and get a good spot, including myself. After all the hype, there was no way I was missing a second of that show.
They opened their two-hour set with “Mexico” as they introduced themselves, “We are The Movement!” The guys went through a handful of songs with seamless transitions like “Mr. Policeman”, “Scary” and my favorite “Green Girl”. I thought the dance floor was packed for the other bands, but when The Movement started playing new songs like “One More Night”, “Area” and “Lonely at the Top,” the fans were packed in shoulder-to-shoulder like sardines. There may not have been any room to move but it didn’t stop the crowd from bobbing their heads and singing along.
The show ended around 12:30pm after The Movement played a three-song encore consisting of “Scream”, “Easy Love” and “Down Down.” Even after a fifteen minute encore the crowd didn’t want the band to leave, but Jordan assured them all that they would be back soon. After seeing them play live, I understand why everyone thought I was crazy for not catching one of their shows sooner. You better believe that when they come back, I’ll be front and center (right along with everyone else!)
Afterwards, all the bands came out and chatted with the fans around the merch tables and it was really great to see everyone so eager to connect with the fans and pose for picture after picture. It was a fantastic way to end such a high-powered night. And after all that dancing my feet were still aching the next morning and my converse reeked of beer from all the various drunken casualties, which is always a sure fire sign of a good night!
The Movement Set List
Mexico
Mr. Policeman
Scary
Green Girl
Throwdown
Across The Bridge
Hola
When The Feeling Goes Away
One More Night
Area
Lonely At The Top
Care
Set Sail
(Encore)
Scream
Easy Love
Down Down
- Article & Photos by: Ashley Allred
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Perfect article Ashley, I knew that was you from seeing your picture on here. I was the dude up at the very front of the stage with the black quiksilver hat on and probably the dude that also pist off many kids being that I’m 6’1 and probably blocked some view’s hahaha. I didn’t care though, I’m like you, that was my first time seeing the band live, but first time without Josh and having their new keyboard player. So for being your very first time ever, I can imagine that show was a trip for you. I sang word for word to “Easy Love” as I have a live download of the song that I’ve played the heck out of since obtaining it, and it is such a beautifully written song from the piano work to Jordans awesome skankin chorus! The one song I wish they would had played and they can still pull it off without Josh, but the song “Alright”. I was stoked to hear “Care(you don’t even)” which as you know happens to be an exclusive Pier.Org album track and “Green Girl,” which of course is off of Set Sail, another one of my favorites. I actually purchased both of their albums off of this web site way back when, but most def would have to rate The Movement as one of my most favorite bands and of which I have a lot of respect for in the scene. I rate them high among bands such as Wait For Green and Tribal Seeds two other bands that along with The Movement you can tell apart from all of the other bands out there in the scene. I thought they were going to put out their new album this month as that was what was rumored, but as Jordan told me, it will be sometime early next year. I am mosdef ready for it. Hahaha anyway I was telling the dude next me that I wondered if you were from the Pier, as I saw you with the camera taking pictures and even said it out loud to see if maybe i’d get a reaction from you as you had me back up a bit actually so you could get up to take some pictures hahaha. I tell you what, Spred the Dub really impresssed me and I asked them about an album as they told me it’s in the works and to go to their Facebook page where you can download for free 3 live tracks and then listen to two studio recorded tracks with one of those tracks being Wicked Games. I get a “The Specials” feel when listening to them, so a good act indeed. I agree with you about Crazy Carls being a pop reggae boy band. The lead singer/guitar player had chicks grabbing at his feet and he looks like a backstreet boy with dreads and in that yellow girly shirt he was wearing haha, but no disrespect, they are talented, and I thought “Prince” the moment he started to sing and funny to go figure they covered a Prince song. Bushwood, selling the album that you can download here thanks to The Pier, actually impressed and surprised me, making me want to give thier album another chance and listen too as they could have just played music fully without vocals period and I would had been pleased, as if you remember, they jammed out a lot more than the singer actually did sing it almost seemed. I almost would think the name Spred the Dub would fit Bushwood more as a band name than the actualy Spred the Bub band itself, respectfully that is hahaha. Many dub-like attributes. Anyways you may see me out sometime at a show and wearing a pier logo shirt now that I recieved mine in the mail, and so hollar. I have plenty pictures from this show we were at as well. Such a stellar performance and I know The Movement was very pleased to see the fan reaction they recieved, which amped them up to want to get back down to South FLA a lot more. For those that read this and have not had the chance to check a The Movement live show, I know Ashely will agree with me in saying YOU MUST DO SO!!!! You haven’t got a clue what you’re missing! Peace!
-Diezel