DC local brother-duo Hays and Ryan Holladay, also known as "Bluebrain" put on a great show this past Saturday night (1/16) at The Fridge, a small warehouse-esque gallery space behind the Capital. Openers included talented artists DJ Autorock, as well as Outputmessage. Autorock appropriately pumped everyone up and kept them dancing prior to and after the music sets finished with fresh mash-ups drawing on R&B, rock, pop and electro to get feet tappin with funky beatz. Outputmessage sang over electronic compositions, working his computer with mic in hand. Although there was hesitance to dance at the beginning, a few people held it down on the dance floor until about 200 people showed up, filling the building and keeping it moving. Bluebrain ended the show with a bang, each brother set up with their own podium holding all their devices necessary to produce their futuristic beats. Ryan and Hays both sang over their catchy songs, full of space sounds, percussion, and keyboard. Everyone got their dance on by this point, hypnotized by the intensity of the music coupled with video footage of snakes, face morphs, and hovercrafts.The evening itself was a fun, free alternative to bar-hopping and displayed the great local talent that exists in the DC area! Bluebrain successfully combined dance party with art display with socializing. Hopefully we will see more concerts and art shows at The Fridge, as well as more from Bluebrain and Co.
Bluebrain released a free EP this past fall entitled "Cult Following", and will be releasing their full length album, "Soft Power", in February. Bluebrain has some shows coming up that aren't listed yet, so check in on their website for more info.
All Photos by Rachel Eisley.
Bluebrain - Cult Following
AutoRock Remix of Deleted Scenes Song - Ithaca (AutoRock Remix)
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