All it takes is the deep sound of the lead singer’s voice yelling "1, 2, 3…JUMP!"
The riff of a guitar, the beat of a bass drum and the entire crowd is on its feet, pounding their fists in the air, screaming at the top of their lungs. Even those in the stands have to fight the urge to bang their heads to the insatiable beat of the trap set.
The smooth, edgy voice of the lead singer sends chills through the stands as he stretches out the title note of "Take Me Home," and the crowd appropriately screams with all their might to the chorus of "I Scream for You."
That was the effect of After Midnight Project at the Spring Concert Saturday, April 18 in the UNK Health and Sports Center. From their very first song, "Digital Crush," After Midnight Project established a theme of hard rock/punk songs that kept the audience dancing, jumping and screaming throughout their entire set.
Punk isn't exactly my first choice of music genres, but I really, really enjoyed After Midnight Project. They brought a sort of punk and hard rock blend laid over original and poetic lyrics without excessive screaming or overdone musical theatrics. One of the reasons their show was so great was because they really brought the audience into the performance. The lead singer even went into the audience at the end of the show. Everything they did amped the energy up more and more to the point where the band and crowd were just feeding off of each other, making the show that much more intense and enjoyable for everyone involved, whether they were on the stage, on the floor or in the stands.
Although they served as an opening band to the opening band, weren't mentioned in promotional material and their name did not even appear on the ticket, the vocals, lyrics, and overall musical talent of After Midnight Project proved that this band is ready to break out of its small-time shell. Judging from the crowd's response and how quickly word of them as spread in the few days since the concert, I have little doubt that After Midnight Project will very soon be selling out their own concerts and headlining their own tour. Maybe, someday, they’ll come back to our little college town and play the Health and Sports Center again with a couple platinum albums under their belt.
If you don't want to take my word for it, check them out online or hear for yourself:
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