Y2K at La Fontaine Bleu
La Fontaine Bleu, 7963 Annapolis Rd, Lanham, MD 20706

I finally got a chance to check out Y2K this Summer. I arrived a little after 8 PM. The buffet chicken was hotter (spicier) than I expected. There were more women than men in the audience. There was a camera set up - I guess they filmed it, but there wasn't anyone actively working the camera. Telando was there, this was part of five different performances in a row we both attended. I don't know the members on sight other than Scuba Steve, so you can read this article for that. There were fifteen band members: three male singers, a female singer - Blue, Steve (Rapper), three keyboard players, a trombone player, a trumpet player, a guitarist, a bass player, a drummer, and two percussionists. The article mentions a Sax player, but I didn't notice one. The horns were on the left, behind the left speakers, then came the keyboards (one of them a double keyboard), drums, and percussion.

They started performing around 9 PM. They started off with Alicia Keys' Diary. After a few slow songs, they really got into it: a dense, horn dominated sound - very different from GoGo I'm used to but I like it. My only criticism is that the sung vocals are a bit too polished for my taste. During the break, Scuba Steve came out and talked with me and introduced me to China Boogie, their manager. Boogie gave me his contact info so that I can discuss interviewing Y2K. The second set was very different in character from the first one. The horns only played in the first song, then not at all.

The second set was more of a percussion-oriented crank. One of the songs they performed was KC & the Sunshine Band's That's The Way (I Like It). Scooby from L!ssen guest rapped for a song. Towards the end of the set, Bojack walked in and waved to me. The lead singer, Dollar Bill, wished everyone "A safe trip home".

When we walked out, Nephew was one of the people handing out flyers (for Familiar Faces of course). I talked with him a little before I drove home.