He’s a seasoned performer, having headlined Coachella, The Governors Ball and most everything in between since his self-titled breakout 2012 album. He deserved more than the “Chatty Cathy” audience at Masonic Temple.įlume has been bridging the gap between pop and the techno-sphere for a while now. Tyler, The Creator)” and “ Topdown.” He is also the master of the indie-rap feature, completely stealing the show on songs like “ Tunnel” by Polo & Pan and “ Palms (with Channel Tres)” by Gus Dapperton. Tres is an artist, pushing the boundaries of both rap and electronic pop by seamlessly merging the two genres with hit songs like “ fuego (feat. And who were my fellow theater-seaters? They were loud, but not singing along - they were just yapping away, chatting with friends as if this was just another club and this was just another guy, showing us some beats he cooked up in his basement.īut Tres is not just another guy. I was instead relegated to a cozy theater chair, when all I really wanted to do was mosh and vibe to some bumps, on my feet, surrounded by dancing human beings. I was pretty bummed about not being in the pit. I tried and failed to sneak into the pit, so I squeezed into one of the few remaining empty seats.Ĭhannel Tres was already on stage, alone, jumping around and talk-rapping over his thumping house-music beats. Hoards of young, drunk, bejeweled humans flew past me as I glided through the foyer and into the theater aisles. Detroit’s Masonic Temple was popping off on Thursday night.
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