You’ve heard of Blue Monday, but it was Blue Tuesday with Molchat Doma in St. Petersburg FL. Standing at the intersection of post-punk, new wave, and synth pop, Molchat Doma brought the dance scene to a rare chilly Florida night. They were accompanied by Sextile, a three piece post-punk band from Los Angeles.
With the raising of a flag bearing their logo, Sextile signaled the beginning of the night. The three piece ensemble had the crowd jumping and dancing along with them within seconds. I have never really felt drawn to club style music before, but found myself falling in love with their level of performance with the bass thumping beats. Members Brady Keehn and Melissa Scaduto took turns throughout the set to show off their vocals and crowd interaction. They ended the night waving a flag high, this time with “Abortion Rights Now” printed across it, a reminder to this community that there is yet another person in their corner during this fight.
Like clockwork, Molchat Doma took the glowing red stage one by one, sounds of synthesizers filling the chilly night air at 9:00. The crowd erupted as lead singer Egor Shkutko took the stage, beginning the first song of the night. Molchat Doma is a three member Belarusian post-punk band from Minsk, and all of their lyrics are sung in Russian, but with how the crowd reacted to them, it is true that music transcends languages and it is truly about the feeling a song can give you. Their music makes you dance, their music makes you contemplate, and at other times, their music makes you present. That is a sign of a great band, and Molchat Doma is in fact that.
