Mirrors, 33 New York Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002
Nico said hello. I went and said hello to TonySax. Sashay Shaunte, Wanda (2nd2None), and Kelasia were there.
Showtyme came over and introduced himself to me.
Da Mixx Band
I believe the line up was: Duane "Showtyme" Jones (lead talker), Tyreke "Freaky Tye" Farmer (vocals), Keith (vocals & guitar), TonySax (Sax), Ikey (trombone, vocals, and cowbell), Kevin (Trumpet), Binky (bass), Roland "Big Ro" (keyboard), another keyboard player, Whylis (drummer), Nick (percussion).
Showtyme did a birthday shout out to Billy The Kid.
Danielle (Wellfhed) was there.
Showtyme did a shout out to TMOTT.
1) Showtyme-led J. Holiday's Suffocate
2) Tyreke-led Playaz Circle's Dufflebag Boy - it cranked, Nick played toms / Nick conga solo - Ikey played the cowbell, TonySax and Kevin played tambourines
3) Showtyme-led Kanye West's Flashing Lights - it cranked / Percussion solo - Ikey played the cowbell, TonySax and Kevin played tambourines
PrettygurlKi$ha was there.
4) Alternating Showtyme-led Kanye West's Good Life featuring T-Pain - it cranked / Keith-led Michael Jackson's P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) / Percussion solo
Suri was there.
5) Alternating Showtyme-led Mims' This Is Why I'm Hot - it had a light crank / Tyreke-led Gucci Mane's Freaky Gurl / Percussion solo - congas & toms, it rose to a full crank / Horn solo - familiar tune
6) Showtyme-led "We on fire" - it cranked / Percussion solo
7) Showtyme-led "top of... get right" - Nick played toms, it cranked / Tyreke-led Yung Joc's Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') (tease) - Nick played congas / Percussion solo
8) Alternating Tyreke-led " be with you... want to... tell me about her... always on my mind " - Nick played conga & toms, another vocalist sat in / guest vocalist-led 50 Cent's In Da Club (tease) / conga solo / guest vocalist-led ?
I really enjoyed it.
Jayme, Fat Docta of Black Passion, his wife MsMickey, and Chappy were there.
Kelasia in front, Suri in back, Sashay Shaunte, PrettygurlKi$ha, Jayme, Fat Docta
Picture taken by Jordan Rich, Copyright - Kelasia
Billy The Kid talked on the mic onstage during the break.
Backyard Band
This was my first time seeing a full performance of them in over a year, since the Mexican Lindo.
The line up was: Big G (lead talker), Los (rapper), Weensy (singer), Earl (singer), EB (keyboard), White Mike (keyboard), Marcus (keyboard), Rob (guitar), Nate (bass), Buggy (drummer), Sauce (percussion).
First set - 1:52 AM
1) Big G rapped "when I was young" - it cranked, Weensy played the cowbell (It was incredible to watch, the natural, precise, and fast way he played) / Los rapped
Muffin was there.
2) Weensy-led "girl you know, dip" - Sauce played toms
3) Big G-led ? - Sauce played toms, the audience recited the lyrics, Weensy played the cowbell, Sauce switched to congas
4) Big G & Los-led "stay outside" - Sauce played toms, the audience recited the lyrics
The set ended at 2:22. It was like an adult version of a young GoGo band show, both the Bounce Beat and the audience jumping up and down hyped (I don't mean this as an insult, just an observation).
Big G asked people to calm down because they (Backyard) would like to continue being welcome at Mirrors.
During the break, Big G told people to stay out of trouble and the consequences: "Nobody wants to wake up in the morning and have someone tell them what to do. In prison, you spend long hours looking at the ceiling..."
Second set - 2:29
1) Earl-led Outkast's The Prototype? - it had a light crank (Sauce didn't even play, he sat down in front of the congas)
2) Weensy-led "what you know" - it cranked, the house lights came on
3) Los-led ? - it cranked
4) Weensy-led "You got to get..." - Sauce played toms, it cranked, the crowd was hyped -->
5) Big G-led ? - Sauce played toms, it cranked / tom solo -->
6) Big G-led ? - Sauce played toms, it cranked, the audience recited the lyrics -->
7) Big G-led ? - Sauce played toms, it cranked
8) Weensy & Big-led ? - it cranked
9) Weensy-led "in your..." - Sauce played toms, it cranked, Los said, "Uptown, Charlie Brown!"
10) Keyboard instrumental
It was difficult for me to make out what any of the vocalists were saying/singing over the toms. However, for most of the audience, they seemed to know exactly what the frontline was saying.
Big G said, "Ladies not wearing any underwear, take care of yourself. Seriously, a girl came up and said put me on the mic, I ain't got no drawers on."
Dawayne of Main Stage was there.
Nico wrote an entry on this in his own blog here (you have to have a myspace account to read it).
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