Chillville was at Emo’s Friday night for Voxtrot’s first Austin show in almost a year. The crowd mixed hardcore fans - wearing Voxtrot shirts, grabbing photos with the band, singing along with almost every song - with those only there to check out what all the buzz was about.They started with Firecracker; a ‘with a bang’ pun may be considered foul play, but is difficult to resist. The crowd was dancing, singing along; generally ignoring the miserable weather to scream at the top of their lungs. Cementing their place in fan’s hearts, Voxtrot played two encores - the second of which the impatient-to-leave completely missed out on.

Before starting, singer Ramesh Srivastava polled the audience for someone who knew the words, and then proceeded to pull her on stage. Other band members helped a few more up as the song progressed, and by the end the stage was packed, a gigantic dance party, and the perfect, euphoric ending to an eminently fun show. Catch these guys live if you can; they should be playing a few more gigs before summer, when bassist Jason Chronis goes on tour with Belaire.

- Mary Rehak

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