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Starscape Review: Late Night Disco Biscuits
This weekend was full of firsts. First time at a rave. First time seeing The Disco Biscuits at Starscape Festival. First time travelling with new friends… and the list goes on. At 2pm Saturday afternoon my friends and I packed up and headed to Baltimore for the annual Starscape Festival held at the Fort Armistead Park in Maryland.
We checked in at the Sheraton and had dinner at Shula’s Steaks. The appetizers sucked but the pecan encrusted salmon I had was OK. We met our friends on the 8th floor and hopped in a taxi van. The ride only cost of $40 (*dripping sarcasm*) and we were dropped off right at the front gates. It’s time to get started!
To VIP or not to VIP? We ended up getting GA tickets (good choice) and walked through minimal security (nice). I wanted to see Pnuma Trio but they had already finished by the time we got there. I’m pretty sure that Sonkin was on stage. It was time to get drinks and check out the venue.
It started getting dark and we headed down to the beach stage for 20 20 Sound System. The band was not on yet but there was a highly entertaining hip hop duo on the stage called Oh Snap!. 20 20 Sound System came on and quickly warmed up the crowd. Our crew morphed into Baltimore’s #1 dance team and we all had a blast the entire set.
One cool part about Fort Armistead Park is how it sits directly on the water. You can sit on the edge of the rocks and watch the bay. It’s very calm and serene. Next up was Lotus. I dig Lotus a lot, but what they were playing sounded like most of the Lotus stuff I have heard in the past. I can’t name the songs but if you listen to Lotus, you will recognize these songs right away. Time to head up to the main stage to check out Chromeo. This band was very dancy and had lyrics that just seemed to get the party going in their own funky style.
Our crew wanted the Biscuits and we were getting antsy. But we knew we still had a little time to kill, so why not stick around and check out Hot Pink Deloreon? I don’t remember much of his set except that he was trying to pump up the crowd but they were just not feeling it.
Finally the Disco Biscuits came on at 1:15am. Time to rage!! First song was Uber Glue. OK, get the new song out of the way. After that was Caves of the East. I like this song but for some reason I was not feeling it. Caves of the East segued into 42, another song that I feel I heard too many times in the past year. 42 went into Abraxas and then back into the ending of 42. It sounds good on paper but the fire was just not there.
We are about mid-way through the first set and next up was Magnor’s new song, Park Avenue. Get the new songs out of the way they can deliver the untz right? The crowd wants a dance party and the band needs to deliver. Strobe Lights and Martinis was up next. I went to get drinks during this song and when I came back, they were already into Cyclone. The played Cyclone back into Strobes and Martinis and finished up the set.
My overall impression of the first set was “mehtastic” at the most.
By the time the second set rolled around, it was already 3am. I was definitely feeling the long day and needed to keep going. The second set started with Rockafella, a song I enjoy but did not think would be second set opener. They finished Rockafella and we then heard the familiar techno beginning of Caterpillar. Wonderful, it’s time to get down. The band worked through the lyrics and the first jam was throw down time. They played right into Voices and the transition was spot on. Voices went into Orch Theme and in the middle of Orch Theme is when I completely lost all my energy.
The inner custy took over and plans to leave the show early were mapped out. It was a long day and I was beat. My two friends were looking like the wanted to roll so I put it on the table. Five minutes later we said goodbye to our friends and headed out of the venue. We easily snagged a cab and headed back to the Sheraton. We had enough untz for one day and simply need to get the hell outta there.
What really sucks is the Biscuits threw down another hour and half of killer music. Too bad it all had to go down past 4:30am… well maybe not for the rest of the heads that stuck it out until sunrise.
Back at the room, all I needed was a moment of clarity to regain composure. Once that was done, I headed back to my friends room for some late night hang out action. In all I can say my first Starscape was a success. Next year will be even better when we rent our own private party boat!
noob
uber noober
someone who has had enough untz for one day to walk out in the middle of a fire biscuits set…shouldnt be reviewing shows, or be called “billy bisco”…nooobsterrrr…you missed the 20 minute sunrise save the robots lmao
what do you mean “get the new songs out of the way”
Don’t hate, appreciate
Park Ave is the shit
Dude can’t believe you missed the segue back into Caterpillar! One of the best of the year!! Great abyss-spacebird-caterpillar danker! Next time skip the shwagg and be ready for Bisco!!