LIGHTS, Chase Atlantic, DCF | 3/8/2018
The night began with DCF, a DJ from Toronto, Canada. His neo-pop tunes with bad boy lyrics got the crowd moving. Dressed in a revolutionary era general outfit, he announced from the start that he would explain the costume later. DCF, real name David Charles Fischer, peppered jokes about dating websites, being called out about his lyrics at a radio station, and International Women's Day into the set. He finished off his short set with a slow, broken-down cover of Paramore’s Misery Business.
Chase Atlantic brought a unique blend of Alt Rock and R&B to Bogart’s stage. Fans filled the room, moving around and dancing the entire set. Even I couldn’t help but groove along to the infectious rhythm while shooting. During "Angeline", the band had the audience bring out their phone flashlights, bringing a really cool vibe to the room. Moving away from the mellow energy, the band finished their set with, “Okay”, and had the entire room jumping.
Opening with the powerful “New Fears”, LIGHTS captured everyone’s attention (anyone? anyone?). With a giant LED sign behind her, she was bursting with energy. After playing a couple songs off of her newest album, Skin & Earth, LIGHTS turned back time with old favorites “Second Go” and “Toes”.
About six songs in, the singer took a second to change clothes and bring in a set of candles and a few chairs to play some slower songs. One of those songs was “Face Up”, which she introduced as a song she wrote ten years ago while in a completely different place. As an old fan myself, I caught myself tearing up during the heartfelt performance.
Taking a second to throw on an oversized t-shirt and change the stage's setup, LIGHTS brought the energy up once again with “Skydiving”. This is where I joined the crowd once again, after watching from the back for awhile. Shortly after, LIGHTS joined the crowd as well, crowdsurfing during “Magnetic Field”.
Something that I would like to mention is that this crowd had almost no phones being held up throughout the entire show, like almost every other show that I’ve been to. These fans were enjoying the show first hand, dancing with those near them, whether they knew each other or not.