Foxy Shazam : Anti-Genre

Last week, I had the pleasure to see Foxy Shazam perform at the hub of the Pensacola scene, an intimate venue/vegan eatery in Pensacola, Fl called Sluggo's. Foxy Shazam is composed of vocalist Eric Sean Nally, Loren Daniel Turner on guitar, Schuyler Vaughn White on keyboard, Daisy on Bass and drummer Joseph Allen Halberstadt. Touring with the band is master trumpeteer and vocal harmonist Alex Nauth.

Foxy Shazam is a band that makes it apparent from the first time a sound is echoed through the PA, the audience is not at a typical rock show. They are participating in a theatrical, unique performance. Between most every song, the singer tells a story engineered to add a punch to the beginning of the preceding song. Somehow, Nally convinces the audience that these stories should be believed, as fictional and ridiculous as some are. A Foxy Shazam fan can expect to see instrument switches, neo-soul renditions of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Aire," and the keyboardist Vaughn White using his keyboard as both a keyboard and a dancefloor. At this particular venue, the stage is no bigger than 20 ft. x 20 ft. I've seen six people share a small stage before, and even though the stage was no bigger than my fiancee's closet space, the six musicians had no problem gracing every corner and exploring what the stage had to offer.

The band will become known for a surreal, entertaining live show. Coupled with the outstanding live performance is a truly original sound, somewhere between Mewithoutyou and James Brown, or Tera Melos and Tina Turner. That's right, people....Tina Turner meets post-hardcore.

View Foxy Shazam's video for "A Dangerous Man" HERE
View photos from the 2009 Pensacola, FL show HERE

- Echo