Concert Recap: The Happy Fits at Emo’s Austin
Indie-rock band The Happy Fits played to a packed crowd at Emo’s on Nov. 12 with support from The Backfires and Pom Pom Squad.
Photos by Makenna Morgan
Indie-rock band The Happy Fits played to a packed crowd at Emo’s on Nov. 12 with support from The Backfires and Pom Pom Squad.
Photos by Makenna Morgan
Vocalist and guitarist Alex Gomez and drummer Dylan Spiro of The Backfires open the night with “Brighter Lights” off its album This Is Not An Exit.
Spiro strikes the drums to create an upbeat tune during “Turn Off The Lights.”
Gomez sings the sensual lyrics of “Turn Off The Lights”: “Don’t shine so bright ‘cause you’re stuck in my head / Just kiss me from my feet up to my neck / But first just turn off the lights.”
Guitarist Matthew Walter plays the chords of “Never Seen You Before,” the first song The Backfires recorded for its album This Is Not An Exit.
Guitarist Alex Mercuri and Bassist Lauren Marquez of Pom Pom Squad rock out during their performance of “Downhill.”
Vocalist Mia Berrin stuns the audience with her ethereal vocals while performing “Spinning,” off her latest album “Mirror Starts Moving Without Me.”
Vocalist Mia Berrin stuns the audience with her ethereal vocals while performing “Spinning,” off her latest album “Mirror Starts Moving Without Me.”
Berrin channels her angry energy, grabs her pom poms and dances around during “Street Fighter.”
Guitarist Nico Rose of The Happy Fits jumps as she runs onto the stage to a recording of “Can't Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
Rose smiles at the cheering crowd and starts the set with “Cruel Power.”
Guitarist Raina Mullen picks up the energy playing the swift chords in “Everything You Do,” off the band’s newest album Lovesick.
Guitarist Raina Mullen picks up the energy playing the swift chords in “Everything You Do,” off the band’s newest album Lovesick.
Cellist and lead vocalist Calvin Langman joins Mullen to dance around during the bridge of “She Wants Me (To Be Loved).”
Langman plays the cello and sings the lyrics of “She Wants Me (To Be Loved)”: “Oh, I can't stop feelin', I want her love / But all my dreamin' is not enough.”
Audience members hold up their hands to mimic Langman’s gesture.