Future Rock blows up the Granada then EOTO tears it down!

Halloween night, EOTO always plays in Lawrence to celebrate everyone's favorite night of debauchery. In the past the band has played the Bottleneck and the Jackpot, but for this Hallows' eve, EOTO was raging it at the Granada for a crowd that barely fit inside the spacious venue.

Opening for the dynamic duo was Future Rock, an progressive house and electronic band from Chicago. The trio's combination of grumbling bass, symphonic keys, and dancing drums give their brand of techno a rock 'n' roll growl to it. Future Rock blew away the Late Night Show at Summer Camp Music Festival last May, and their rave-esque electronica still has the same quality of dance-ability it did then. To finish their set the bassist led the crowd in an epic last rah. He held his guitar up by the neck, thrusting the instrument straight up into the air as the final song reached its crescendo, the entire audience screaming with glee.

Before EOTO took the stage the crowd had already shuffled outside, packed the sidewalk for a cigarette break, staggered back inside and packed the entire venue again. EOTO took the stage and wasted no time getting busy. The band's style has been described as dubstep, breakbeat, house, drum and bass, trip-hop and more, but whatever you call it, the band throws down heavy beats with its pulsing bass and thumping drums. Mixing drums, bass, guitars, keys and vocals, live, the pair of veteran electronic bards put together unique sets every night. You can even find their sets on livedownloads.com, so you can hear the set you loved so much again. For this Halloween concert the band put together a set of such epic, bass-heavy tunes that the floor, even the air itself seemed to vibrate for each piece.

The entire concert had a general good vibe about it. Strangers all dressed in ridiculous costumes made fast friends with everyone dancing around them. There wasn't really room to be distant, so everyone was getting friendly. The bands' great music had an upbeat, dance-ability that made it impossible to resist rocking your body to. EOTO got the crowd so worked up that their encore barely sated everyone's thirst for more music. After the finale, the huge crowd lingered outside the Granada until almost 3 in the morning, with street performers keeping the beats going.

Electronic music of this quality comes around just a couple times in a year. EOTO loves Lawrence and Lawrence loves EOTO, so if you're looking for a good atmosphere for a dance party, be there the next time they come to town!