Night Two (SOLD-OUT) w/ Khruangbin & Nick Hakim at The Eastern (12/03/2021)!
Khruangbin, for those that have been living under a rock for the last few years, has cemented a foothold in the music industry since first forming as a band back in 2009. The band hails from Houston, TX. and consists of Mark Speer (vocals/guitar), Laura Lee (bass/vocals), and Donald “DJ” Johnson (drums). Khruangbin has released six (6) LPs, four (4) EPs, and three (3) singles with one of those being a remake of the Charlie Brown and Peanuts Christmas classic, “Christmas Time is Here”. Plus, they have released an excellent EP with Houston native and R&B artist Leon Bridges entitled Texas Sun that is phenomenal. Their name means ‘flying engine” or airplane in Thai and was first coined by Laura during the beginning of the band’s creation. Khruangbin’s musical style is mainly instrumental and can be best described as a mixture of funk, rock, dub, soul, surf rock, and psychedelic which is straight up my musical alley.
The sold-out crowd was ready to dance the night away. As soon as Khruangbin took the stage, the crowd immediately began to dance and scream in excitement as night two began.
Check out Khruangbin’s setlist below from Night two at The Eastern (12/03/2021):
· Friday Morning
· Old Bill
· August 10 (Night Nurse)
· The Number 3
· The Number 4
· Dern Kala
· So, We Won’t Forget
· Lady and Man
· The Infamous Bill
· Pelota
· Medley: featuring “Back in Black” – AC/DC, “Bennie and the Jets” – Elton John, “I Got 5 On It” – Luniz, and “Rhythm is a Dancer” – Snap!
· Summer Madness
· People Everywhere (Still Alive) (Rhythm)
Encore:
· First Class (Extended)
· Evan Finds the Third Room
· Time (You and I) (Extended)
· Maria Tambien
For their three (3) night stand at The Eastern in Atlanta, Khruangbin brought along Brooklyn, N.Y. native Nick Hakim for the opening support. Hakim has been making music since 2013 and has released three (3) LPs and two (2) EPs. This would be my first-time watching Nick Hakim perform but knowing that Khruangbin chose him as opening support was all I needed to know beforehand. Trained at the Berklee College of Music, Hakim’s musical style draws upon many incredible influences such as: Curtis Mayfield, Sly and the Family Stone, Parliament Funkadelic, and D’Angelo to name a few. Now, if that does not make you curious enough to check out Hakim’s discography, then I do not know what will. No worries, all you need to do is follow this link to Nick Hakim’s Official Bandcamp page and listen for yourself!
Check out Nick’s setlist from Night two (2) at The Eastern 12/03/2021:
· Green Twins
· Bet She Looks Like You
· Ana
· Needy Bees
· Cuffed
· Roller Skates
· Crumpy
· I Don’t Know
· JP
· Qadir
If you want to read more about Khruangbin, then follow this link to check out a review I did back in 2018 when Khruangbin stopped by the Variety Playhouse with Texas native Will Van Horn exclusively for Concerthopper. You can also check out some of their music by heading over to Khruangbin’s Official Bandcamp page and give them a listen! Or you can preorder the latest album from both Khruangbin and Leon Bridges, Texas Moon, slated to be released February 18th and you can preorder your copy by following this link.
You can also still catch Khruangbin on tour before this year ends! If they are not coming near you before the end of 2021, just follow this link to check out where Khruangbin is headed in 2022.
December 11th Express Live! Columbus, OH
December 12th Louisville Palace Theatre Louisville, KY
December 14th The Pageant St. Louis, MO
December 16th The Criterion Oklahoma City, OK
December 17th The Factory Deep Ellum Dallas, TX
December 18th Tobin Center San Antonio, TX
December 19th Tobin Center San Antonio, TX
December 31st 713 Music Hall Houston, TX
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