[ATTENDED: August 9, 2016] VoirVoir
VoirVoir was one of the opening bands for The Flaming Lips show I saw at Musikfest last year. Because I mis-estimated the amount of time it would take to get to the show, I missed all but the last few chords of VoirVoir’s set. But I liked what I heard and bought the CD. And then I spent the past year trying to see them again. They’re a local Bethlehem band, so it didn’t seem like it would be that difficult to catch a show.
They’d played a few times in the Bethlehem region but I was never available. And then finally they announced they’d be at Musikfest again. I wasn’t even sure if I could make this one, as we were supposed to come back from vacation that day. But we wound up coming back the night before and I was determined to take a few hours and see the band.
And I came to the realization that I’m glad I missed them for the Flaming Lips because I suspect that that 30 or so minute set in the blazing heat at 6PM paled in comparison to this 90 minute set on a small stage on Main Street. (Although I do have to wonder if they had more room up on the big stage last year).
VoirVoir is a five piece band consisting of drummer Josh Maskornick, bassist Matt Juknevic, keyboardist, xylophonist and lead singer April Smith, lead guitarist and singer Matt Molchany and, playing her last show with the band, Felicia Vee on guitar (she is also the drummer in the band Moonstruck). (more…)
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