Seeing Double Plays Final Show in Syracuse
Rhodes Corduroy, Deep Sea Peach Tree, and Seeing Double brought unique stage presences to Redgate’s second collaboration with The Lost Horizon on October 6th.
Words By Vivian Baltzer / Photos by Mia Ignazio / Graphic by Sofia Floresca
On Friday, October 6th, a dark ambiance contrasted with colorful lights set the scene at Syracuse music venue, The Lost Horizon. The night’s lineup consisted of Rhodes Corduroy, Deep Sea Peach Tree, and Seeing Double, all of whom brought their own styles both musically and performance-wise.
Rhodes Corduroy opened the night with a stellar, high-energy act. They started off with a cover of “Breed” by Nirvana as frontman Aidan LaBella jumped into the pit to mosh with members of the crowd. Unfortunately, most of the crowd didn’t play along, as my friends and I were the only ones to participate. To make things worse, LaBella injured himself jumping off the stage, but he powered through the rest of the set despite sustaining a blow to the ankle that left him in bed for a week, according to guitarist Zach Franze Throughout the set, people swayed to the music and sang along.
Next to the stage was the self-described sleepy surf rock band, Deep Sea Peach Tree. Their performance was a change of pace compared to Rhodes Corduroy’s with relaxing, mellow instrumentals and quiet vocals. Lead singer, Kristof Denis, was soft-spoken and continuously introduced each song with a joke or a dry comment regarding the song’s title. At the halfway point of their calm and serene set, Denis sarcastically joked that they were gonna take the energy down a notch. Deep Sea Peach Tree’s set was closed off by a rock song that ended the set on a high note.
Deep Sea Peach Tree perform at The Lost Horizon. Photo by Mia Ignazio.
Finally, headliners Seeing Double walked on stage with high emotions, ready to perform their final show in Syracuse. This night was their last performance in Syracuse because some of the members are going to new jobs and can’t perform with the band going forward. As a chapter of the band members’ lives closes, being present for their final show carried an emotional importance. The band delivered as much energy as they could in every single song, and that translated into the crowd.
Although much of their set had members of the crowd jumping, Seeing Double also made sure to showcase their music’s softer side. The mellow songs they played were heart-warming and I couldn’t help but slow dance to them. After the soft songs, a member of the band spoke about anxiety and encouraged the crowd to have a collective scream, letting out all of the emotions we were feeling. This cathartic moment led into the last few high-energy songs of the night. After closing their act with an intense and emotional performance, Seeing Double walked off the stage for the last time.