by David Endicott
It isn’t easy being the first show of the day at admittedly one of the smaller stages at Sasquatch. Most of the partiers from the night before have yet to emerge, and only the die-hard music fans and media roam the relatively empty grass.
This being said, Pepper Rabbit was surprisingly memorable. The lead singer Xander Singh managed to pick up a different instrument almost every song, lending variety to the tones rolling over the crowd. Singh once worked at a vintage music store, and each week would take home an instrument and learn to play it with help from videos on YouTube. Playing anything from a keyboard to a Ukulele, this talent and practice was evident. The eclectic haunting music was entrancing; his high and powerful voice did not compete with the music but added depth to Luc Laurent’s drumming. An organic experience, I imagine one could attend hundreds of their shows and not hear the exact same thing twice.
Listen to “Rose Mary Stretch”
