Girl at the Rock Shows

As soon as my boyfriend and I walked into the 7th Street Entry on Tuesday night, we felt old. It was clear that we were the oldest ones there outside of various family members of the young acts to take the stage. I watched as the literal children (okay, they were all over eighteen as this was an 18+ show) chatted and snapchatted to their tiktoks (or whatever the kids are doing these days) to kill some time before the show started. All I could think was, “That’s right, kids, live it up and have a good time before life beats you into a pulp and you are left on a Tuesday night reminiscing about when you were young, and life was sunshine and rainbows.” It’s not that I wasn’t in a good headspace when entering this show on Tuesday because, honestly, I was. It was more the realization that there’s just not enough time in the day to get my work done, keep my house tidy, and stay sane. Call it an existential crisis. Call it a moment of unforgiving dread. Call it what you want, but I call it being reminded of when I was younger, and things were simpler.

Thankfully, before I could get too deep into my head, the music started with a quick opening set from Izek Rose. My first introduction to Izek was in December of last year. I was instantly struck by man’s creativity, and I continued to be impressed by that aspect of his music on Tuesday night. The set started and ended with an almost singer-songwriter vibe from Izek but, between that, was a straight-up EDM set of remixes and DJ sounds. Honestly, the DJ portion of Izek Rose’s set wasn’t my favorite, but I loved how it showed another aspect of this kid’s creativity. When it comes to his more singer-songwriter material, I love the depth and heart that he puts into his songs. Each song came with a different emotion, a color if you will, attached to it, but even through the more touching and slightly dramatic tracks; there was a beaming smile on this young man’s face that made his set infectious and impossible to turn away from.

Beyond Izek Rose, everyone else that performed on Tuesday night was a new name to me and I instantly fell in love with all of them including the second act to take the stage- rosie. I’m not going to assume that the vocalist’s name is rosie but I will say that whoever it is that fronts this band had me completely sold within seconds. They started with a slow and somber solo song before the rest of the band joined them on stage. Although the calmness of this opening track wasn’t quite doing it for me as far as keeping me awake, there was no denying the love and beauty that was packed into this track. Those feelings reigned supreme throughout rosie’s set with ease. Even with their bombastic cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s “bad idea, right?” there was an undeniable sense of softness and beauty behind every note and every word. rosie’s set left me feeling so warm and comfortable as if I had been listening to their music for years even though this was my first taste of this group.

Tuesday night was not only a celebration of the headliner’s release of his new EP, but it was also a giant and triumphant welcome to local scene newcomer Chase Elliott. Tuesday night was actually Chase’s first-ever performance, but he easily fooled me into thinking he and his band had been performing together for years. Sure, there were those telltale signs of nerves between songs from Chase where it seemed as if he didn’t quite know what to say or fumbled a bit with some water, but beyond that, I got pure professionalism from him and the rest of his group. The music of Chase Elliott is truly something unique to this local scene. It was a little Rex Orange County with a slight Student 1 vibe and an undeniable sense of passion. From playing the piano to singing with a guitar slung around his neck, Chase Elliott is clearly a jack of all trades, and being able to see those trades come to fruition on a stage right in front of me was amazing.

Another fantastic thing that happened during Chase’s set was when he brought his mom up for a song. I think the title of the track was “Angel” or something like that, but honestly, that’s not the point. Here’s this young kid performing his first-ever live concert in the smaller room at one of the most legendary venues in the country, and he decides to spend a portion of his short set beside his mom. The way the voices of Chase and his mom melted together was so smooth and so perfect. Although this track wasn’t my favorite of his debut set, it was one of the more touching moments at a show that I have felt in a long while, and it just emphasized the charm and sense of family that was the main theme of my Tuesday night spent at The 7th Street Entry.

Closing out the celebration on Tuesday night was the one and only Barely Trev. This is a name that, although I’ve seen floating around, I’ve never really taken the time to listen to. Tuesday night was the release party for his new EP ‘Highball,’ and the packed audience got to hear a lot of songs from that EP (if not all of them), along with a smattering of other tracks. Stylistically, I want to classify Barely Trev as frat-boy hip-hop with a rock ‘n’ roll leaning tendency, but I feel like that will turn some of you off instantly, and that’s not what I want to do. There’s something a bit cocky about his music and a bit cheesy if I’m being entirely honest, but there was also this feeling that Barely Trev had something to prove on Tuesday night, and that’s precisely what he and his band did.

Out of all of the sets of the night, Barely Trev’s set hit me with the most energy. That’s not to say that there wasn’t energy from the previous three performers, because there was. It was more that the energy that radiated throughout the room during the headlining set hit more in a typical way. The audience was jumping and singing along to every word as if they were watching their favorite superstar. This was something that really stood out to me about the entire night. Although all four acts were locals, each one was treated like royalty by the audience, and rightfully so. If you are the type of person that feels discontent with the local scene or that there really isn’t any good, new, and young talent in this town, you just aren’t looking in the right spots. Regardless of what kind of music you’re into, there was something in Tuesday night’s show that would have surely had you sold.

Line Up:

Izek Rose

rosie

Chase Elliott

Barely Trev

Venue: 7th Street Entry

Smell-O-Meter: Nothing

Average Age of the Crowd: A very fresh 18

Crowd Surfers- 0

Stage Divers- 0

Mosh-ability- 2 out of 10

Amount of Beer Spilled On Me While Walking Around- $0

Broken Bones- None

Spotted Flying Through The Air- Nothing

Fights- None Witnessed

Pukers- 0

Passed Out People- 0

Idiots Taken Out By Security – 0

How Many Times I’ve Seen These Bands Before (or at least how many times I can remember)-

Izek Rose – 1

rosie – 0

Chase Elliott – 0

Barely Trev – 0

Celebrity Sightings – None

Overall Score – 8 out of 10

Show on Deck —Cheap Bouquet / Zaq Baker / Virginia’s Basement / Mary Jam

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