“Now everyone hold hands and repeat after me,” commanded Reptar’s singer-guitarist Graham Ulicny. “I. Want. To. Get. Nasty!”
Things inevitably did get “nasty” at Reptar’s Thursday night performance at The High Noon Saloon, though only in the best sense of the word. It’s not surprising for the Georgia-based Afro-pop group, whose website declares in its bio section that if the group had a collective superpower, it’d be “the knack for warming up every space they inhabit.”
Playing on a dark stage lit only by a pair of lamps and red and white fiber-optic cables snaked throughout their instruments, the reptilian foursome (aided by two accompanying musicians) were the embodiment of their own “dance ‘til you drop’ ethos, setting the tone for their small yet dedicated following. The crowd was a sea of movement during cuts from Reptar’s debut EP Oblangle Fizz Y’all, including favorites such as “Rainbounce” and “Phonetics.” In the midst of the blinking lights, all that was missing was a drift of fog to transform the western themed club into a raver’s version of Disney World’s Enchanted Tiki Room. And, well…talking animatronic birds…
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