Last night’s Mason Proper show at Mercury Lounge proved this band is on to something. In spite of an early set of a sold out gig and numerous technical issues, the Ann Arbor band plowed through a number of tracks off their fantastical debut There’s A Moth On Your Chest (Dovecote), adding in a few newbies for the die-hard fans who turned up.

Frontman Jonathan Visgr kicked off his sneakers half way through the set to “feel” the music, showing off his now standard spastic movements that feel anything but formulated. Together with the noise-ier aspects of the band, including Matt Thomson’s suitcase of tricks that I’ll never quite understand (however, whatever he did with his cell phone last night was pretty incredible). It’s songs like “Friendship” that keep the quirk factor there, but finishing out the set with “My My (Bad Fruit)” shows the band is ready for much bigger audiences. An eclectic band with an energetic live show, Mason Proper tend to take whatever comes at them, kick off their shoes, and enjoy the ride.

Check out their new video for “My My (Bad Fruit)” over on their MySpace page, with the rest of the tour dates below.

View more photos from this show.

Tour Dates For Mason Proper:
07/24 – Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop*
07/25 – Cincinnati, OH – Decibel Lounge*
07/27 – Chicago, IL – The Beat Kitchen*
07/28 – Bowling Green, KY – Tidballs**
08/24 – Detroit, MI – The Magic Stick***
09/06 – Toronto, Ontario – The Horeshoe Tavern****
09/14 – Morrison, CO – Monolith Music Festival
09/21 – New York, NY – Pianos*****
* with Ra Ra Riot
** with Cage The Elephant
*** with Thunderbirds Are Now
**** with The Coast
***** with Jukebox The Ghost

www.masonproper.com | myspace.com/masonproper | www.dovecoterecords.com>>>Rachael Darmanin

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