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Coming into the show this past Saturday, I knew there was going to be a lot of dancing involved. A lot. And to start it all of was dj Michael Trundle (aka Boyhollow), a widely known fixture in the Denver music scene. Unfortunately, I had to miss his set due to band list issues, but from what I could hear outside the venue, he played a loud, bass-pumped set.

Following Trundle, a newer ensemble in the local music scene, Astro Moveo hit the stage as the first band of the night. Made up of several well-known musicians around town, the group’s energy along with their provocative, electro rock made it nearly impossible to not dance throughout their whole performance. I sure found this to be true and so did a bunch of others (including those who bared a striking resemblance to the cast of “Growing up Gotti”). I have to say these gents are quickly becoming one of my favorite Denver bands.

The U.K.’s, Does It Offend You, Yeah? continued on with the evening’s entertainment. I couldn’t help falling in love with the band solely because of Morgan Quaintance’s (the lead singer) whole throw-back to the 80s outfit and spunky charisma. There was quite a bit of interaction with the audience with Quaintance asking multiple times about where the after party was since the group had the following day off from tour. And the music wasn’t too shabby either. The Bluebird was filled with super dancey, electro-punk songs and the crowd was constantly bouncing around and yelling shouts of approval. My favorite song was the loud and rambunctious, “Let’s Make Out.” After DIOYY’s show, quite a bit of the theater cleared out, making it obvious that they were the main attraction of night’s bill.

I have to admit I haven’t been to many hip hop shows. So I don’t really have much to compare Yo Majesty’s set to. But I enjoyed what I heard. I don’t know if I can really say “saw,” since at one point one of the ladies took it upon herself to take her top off and walk around on stage with absolutely NOTHING on for quite a while. I will give her props, however, for having no reservation at all being in half of her birthday suite around a whole lot of strangers, because there’s no way I could ever do that. With their dj in the center of the stage, the Yo Majesty ladies meandered back and forth rapping song after song while involving the audience at the same time. With loud and fast beats, the sound was a mixture of electronic fused hip hop and funk. And from what I observed, those left at the Bluebird enjoyed the group’s offering. Even though there was a significant number of less people in the theater during their set, the energy always stayed high. Yo Majesty never stopped delivering. And that in my opinion, that helps make a show (and group) successful.