Emerald Theatre Celebrates 420 "holiday" With Eclectic Spring Bash
The event, which was sponsored by FourTwenty Clothing Co., was held in honor of the 420 "holiday", which is nationally known as a day celebrating smoking marijuana.
The show featured a diverse mix of acts including a breakdancing troupe and comedy from Zak and What Army as well as a fashion show with Maiden Detroit models showing off the FourTwenty clothes.
Performance artist Satori Circus drew the evening's biggest crowd reaction with shocking performances mixing miming, vaudeville and burlesque with spoken word intertwined with his powerful vocals.
At times hilarious and at others disturbing, he certainly had the crowd's attention and seemed to have won them over by the end of his set.
The evening's music was also a mix moving from bumping hip hop to hardcore rock to soul and somehow making it all work.
Hip hop acts included Jay Hussle, Drew32, Hatch, and Gain Green and there were performances from rockers D'Skreet and acoustic rocker Pato.
Jay Hussle, Drew32 and Pato joined together for a performance of their popular song "The Vibe", which was easily the first half of the evening's highlight.
The rest of the evening was highlighted by the show's three main acts, Melvin Davis, Christina Chriss and Raquelle.
Motown legend Melvin Davis and his United Sounds band brought soul to the stage as he moved through a number of his early hits and had the small crowd grooving.
To their delight, Davis brought up son Bryan "Powerdise" Davis, who is the vocalist for popular local rock/rap group Critical Bill, to sing along with him.
Watching the pair together was a sweet moment.
Alternative rocker Christina Chriss and her band took to the stage for a energetic set and the show was closed by Jive artist Raquelle whose R&B stylings took things back into soul territory and had the crowd once again jamming along.
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