We Are The Champions

On Thursday, I went to C'est What for a show with Retrocity as part of the Sing! a capella festival. This coincided with the first game in the NBA Finals for The Toronto Raptors. So although some people in the audience affectionally shouted "Go sports!", everyone was checking the score between songs or going to the other side of the pub to watch the game between sets.

Tonight was titled Retro-oke so while the group did a short set (Cloud-bursting, Easy Lover) people were encouraged to write down their name and song choice and put their entry into a  box. Over the next two sets, at least 10 people were lucky enough to sing lead with the band. Years ago I attended a similar show with them at a charitable event but all the singers were professional. Tonight, there were still plenty of pros including several who are also singing at the festival. But several were obviously just gutsy. Luckily, whatever minor pitch or lyrics problems they had were covered over by the enthusiastic participation of the crowd.

This venue prided itself on its sound system. I haven't been here in a while so I don't remember my previous visits. But standing in the back for the first 2 sets, I wasn't too taken with the anemic output. When I was able to snag a seat about half-way closer to the stage, the difference was striking. They might want to install some extra speakers to improve the sound for everyone.