Photos: Youth Lagoon and Moon King at Sala Rossa, October 26, 2015

Youth Lagoon 
Sala Rossa
October 26, 2015

Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, has come a long way since his first Montreal stop back in 2011. At that packed show at Il Motore, Powers remained hunched over his keyboard throughout the night, letting the intimate electro-pop of that year’s The Year of Hibernation speak for itself.

Last night’s show at a sold-out Sala Rossa was an entirely different beast. With a full band in tow, Powers stalked the stage throughout the night, waving his hands wildly like a mad conductor and singing directly at the crowd with a look of intense determination that was nearly impossible to reconcile with his understated performance just a few years back.

Much of the set revolved around the just-released Savage Hills Ballroom LP, whose kaleidoscopic psyche-pop was given some added muscle by Power’s 3-piece backing band.

Below you can check out photos from the night, including openers Moon King, courtesy of Vitor Munhoz. For all upcoming tour dates, visit savagehillsballroom.com.

Youth Lagoon

Moon King