Aqua Vitae
I’d been looking forward to this party for a long time. Aqua Vitae at the Blue Cube was the party, but it was all about the headliner. Dubtribe Sound System‘s last confirmed show in Northern California was absolutely not a party to be missed. A live set by Hesohi was icing on the cake.
Lakshmana came up from Santa Cruz and was already inside my house when I returned home on my bicycle. While there was some worry from Amanda about the fact we had not purchased tickets in advance, I was pretty confident we could get tickets at the door. So, the three of us headed up to the city and arrived shortly before 11. We walked straight through the door.
Hesohi was already ripping it up when we arrived. His laid-back grooves were infectious and the floor filled up quickly. It had probably been four years since I’d seen Hesohi live, so I particularly enjoyed his sound. If you haven’t heard him, I unreservedly recommend his live set from Imperial Dub (“Live in San Francisco”). I found lots of old friends from the Imperial Dub parties, including Angelica and Angie.
Dubtribe Sound System took the stage at just after one. They played through all of their well-known and some lesser-known songs with a passion that left the entire crowd breathless. The performance was spectacular, aside from a couple of technical glitches, with Sunshine belting out his lyrics with an excited passion that infected everyone on the dancefloor. Moonbeam’s beautiful voice added to the music and brought us to an entirely new level. What a great show—a perfect close to their Farewell tour.
Thank you, Sunshine and Moonbeam, for the years of great music and your friendship.
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