OFF THE RECORD - Show Review

This past weekend started off the right way with performances from TRENT & Mic Vic. Given the opportunity, these two MC's were able to perform at a house show at Bradley University officially marking off their first college shows. As the show began, the line up was in order of Mic Vic, TRENT, Leah Marie, Lady Rosze, & Drowan. Despite the crunch for time, one of TRENT's colleague in music reached out for the feature performance and in-turn received his own set. Going by the name ATW Tavo, he was able to perform about 4 songs with a 20 minute set.

As the show began and Mic Vic opened the show, he began with a brief presentation about himself. This is often an untraditional way of starting a show as an opener, but with the intimate environment of the show it seems he took full advantage. Detailing his past as an artist being featured on ELEVATOR, iHeart Radio, and iTunes well before the streaming platform era blew up, he won over fans in an instant and concluded with who he is as an artist today. Performing about 5 songs, there was conflict in his eyes almost as if he had a chip on his shoulder to go harder than ever before. It is now safe to say he did what he had to do on stage.

As TRENT took the stage, there was a small pause. He stopped and looked at the crowd almost as if he was displeased with their interaction with the performers thus far. The first thing said in the microphone was,"iight, so I'm bouta go nutty tonight for y'all, but I need y'all to step up closer to me. Who really needs personal space right? If I see you're dead during my set I'm coming straight for you, and yes that means you!" The first song TRENT performed was titled Motorola. This song was fast-paced and energetic similar to most rap songs that start mosh-pits. The performance as a whole went well as each act interacted with the audience in their own way. Take a look at the video below where you can find TRENT as he performs Motorola at the show, interacting with the audience members.