Last night: Alec Benjamin at Bayou Music Center. AlecBenjamin bayoumusic_ctr
Bayou Music CenterA lot about the way we approach music has changed in the last couple decades. There's traditional radio exposure's declining relevance as a factor in an artist's success, for one, which dovetails with the increasing weight given to how well those same artists connect with an audience. The latter is something to which we used to give lip service, but never really quantified.
Which is a not so oblique way of bringing Alec Benjamin into the conversation. The 28-year old Phoenix native has one single that's ever charted on so-called"Hot 100," and it only topped out at No. 79. In spite of that, it's certified 3x Platinum, and has also been streamed a cool billion times on Spotify.
I still listen to Top 40 radio semi-regularly , and I don't recall hearing any of Benjamin's songs. But after seeing him last night at Bayou Music Center, I've decided that identifying with your listeners is no longer one of those aforementioned intangibles. Those kids were locked in for the bulk of the show, which was both heartening and depressing, for reasons we'll get to.
Benjamin did provide the requisite local shout-outs, talking about a contemplated move to Texas to escape his demons and name-dropping Houston in"Death of a Hero" . He also brought everyone in the band to the front of the stage for a mini-set including"Hipocrite" and"Match in the Rain." The back third of the set was full of crowd faves, though perhaps none bigger than “Paper Crown” and “The Way You Felt.” Surprisingly, the show fairly flew by, with 21 songs clocking in at about 75 minutes. By the time the encore selections faded out, the Bayou Music Center crowd had experienced...well, maybe not catharsis, but at least a sense that they weren't alone. Downtown Houston's fabled parking travails kept us from seeing Sarah Cothran, but Claire Rosinkranz was a delight.
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