The house lights dimmed and purple stage lights remained as the six-member band, Spissy, took the stage Tuesday night at the Bishop Bar. Spissy, an indie Bloomington band led by guitarists Ben Lumsdaine and Aaron Denton, started off the evening with songs from its latest album “Easy Mirror.”
A satisfied smile graced Lumsdaine’s face when the band performed its first song, “Sophie.”
"I'ma sit right here," Denton sang. "Friday night at the movies you are scooting near."
Lumsdaine provided upper harmony to Denton’s lyrics, and Kristin Olson delivered percussion with bongo drums and a glow-in-the-dark shaker.
After the second song, “Nothing Boy,” an audience member hooted several times in a row amid a silent audience. The crowd laughed.
“This is a bit awkward for me,” Denton said.
Later in the show, Spissy played the song “Say Hello.” Denton’s echoing vocals and Lumsdaine’s catchy guitar riffs had the crowd bobbing and swaying.
“I've been thinking a little too much,” Denton sang. “Like maybe all I've got isn't enough.”
Following Spissy’s set, Olden Yolk, a New York-based indie band, performed. Video footage of sand falling through hands, butterfly wings fluttering and flowers blowing in the wind flickered on a projector screen behind the band.
Shane Butler played acoustic guitar and sang while Caity Shaffer played synth for the song “Cut To The Quick.”
“It’s a love that gets you out on the street,” Butler sang.
Omni, a post-punk trio from Atlanta, was the final band to perform. Bassist and vocalist, Philip Frobos, greeted the crowd and the audience members shrieked with joy. Audience members shrieked again when the first song “Afterlife” began.
“I've been feeling a lot more stately, now that I know my death,” Frobos sang.
Guitarist Frankie Broyles was previously a member of the rock band Deerhunter. Broyles maintained a serious look throughout the show while playing intense and intricate guitar leads.
Omni played songs from its new album “Multi-task,” released in 2017.
Frobos announced the band would play the song “Earrings” and the crowd screamed.
“I heard a myth about you,” Frobos sang. “One I wanted to, to be true.”
