The vibe was low key at First Avenue this Thursday. A modest group of loyal fans had gathered in front of the stage in anticipation of the music to come. Grabbing a drink from the bar the woman serving me made it a point to mention that the customers she was serving tonight were an unusually varied group, as she put it “my customers tonight have been from all over the world!” Seems only fitting for a band as international as Superorganism while UK based the band boasts members from England, parts of Asia like Japan and Korea as well as Australia and New Zealand and while the music may or may not reflect that unique combination of cultures, their fan base surely does.
Naturally as the minutes pass and showtime grows closer the energy starts to rise. The floor begins to fill up and the music playing over the speakers had to go up a notch to be heard over the volume of the anticipating fans. The band, Superorganism, was still a ways out from hitting the stage but their fans were in the building. Before they could come out the opening act Simpson had to do her thing. Starting professionally late as all artists do, she began her set not with music but with praise for the venue and the legendary status as a home of the last Prince. “Just look at the Purple Rain star” she exclaimed. Prince had an effect on her as he did many and she appears humble to be on the stage. The set started off slow and sensual and between the first two tracks Simpson again made her praises for the purple one known. But the time the fourth track rolled around members of the audience were willing to participate with Simpson adding “if I hold the mic out to you will you sing along so well that I won’t be sad?”
