Photo by DYLAN LONG
Last night, fresh off of their incredibly successful support slot for The 1975’s North American tour, hometown hero indie-popsters CRUISR rocked a sold-out throwdown at The Barbary along with the likes of Cold Fronts & Needle Points. The Barbary is a small joint with a big sound system, and the openers wasted no time setting an upbeat vibe for the night with loud melodies and catchy breakdowns. CRUISR took the stage at 9pm and took their sweet time working through a setlist that hovered around a mere eight or nine songs. Lush guitar riffs swept over the crowd and not a soul was standing still five minutes in as the lead guitarist Bruno swayed about the stage ripping the most heavenly of melodies. CRUISR topped off the night of great local music with their catchiest single, “Kidnap Me.” The crowd, whom which had been high-energy all evening sang along to every word with smiles and enthusiastic squeals lighting up the room. Great show, great vibes, zero assholes, and yet another step in the right direction for this tribe of Philly natives. — DYLAN LONG