Concert Review: John The Martyr Give A Couples Night To Brooklyn Bowl
I always say that you know you are a good artist if I think I am a good dancer. Singing, dancing, and being artistic, in general, is super impressive because it brings to life things that feel abstract like love, courtship, and lust. While, John The Martyr may bring about all those things; there greatest is gift is making fun something that is seen and heard.
John The Martyr have become the “couples night” band, and I say that WITH ALL LOVE. As I watched couples break out into salsa, I realized that John The Martyr is the band you see when you want to experience your best self. Let us not act like people live their “day to day” breaking out into musical-eque choreography or “Wooing it up!” I see concerts every day, and even John The Martyr stands out as show where people really do let loose. The band even introduced a new song “Working Man”, and everyone acted as if they were listening to their childhood lullaby. They danced and smiled as if there was something, automatically, familiar to their music. While John The Martyr thrives on funk and Motown rhythms, I believe that “familiar quality” comes from the most charismatic man in the world/ their front man: William Hudson.
From subway singing to calling the stage his home, Hudson fascinates as a story in and of itself. While his voice feels like someone tossed a bag of jewels on a beat, rich and shaped to shine, it is his personality that captivates every time. He talks to the crowd like we are all a bunch of old “high school friends” meeting at the local bar. He goes beyond the typical commands of everyone to dance, and asks people how was their day or discuses with a man about his vacation to Africa. Let it be known; these discussions happen with the audience listening in, and, oddly, becoming intrigued. Who knew the man we were next to went to Africa…. find out more William! As crazy as it seems, in making you feel carefree and in the moment, Hudson makes you care about others. He is a showman that bonds his audience to both him and itself.
Approachability is important to both your music career and your memorability. While you will go to a John The Martyr concert to groove and shake as if your hips are a Nutribullet, you mostly go for Hudson. There are so many bands trying to revive the classic Motown sound, but they fail to realize Motown was a genre that thrived on the charm of its front men. From Marvin Gaye to Chuck Berry, you not only wanted to be serenaded by these men;you wanted to hand out with them. Frankly, I could hang out with John The Marty ALL DAY. For More Information On John The Martyr Click Here.
