Karoshi performing at the Funhouse. // Photo by Nicole Hagens
On Thursday night, local groups Karoshi, Dead Evergreen, and Nessy took the stage at the Funhouse for a night of grunge rock and punk. From Nessy frontman Emmett Heffernan’s neon pink hair to Karoshi bassist Adam Heim’s mesh shirt, these three bands brought the noise with the visuals to match.
Nessy starts off the night, with Emmett Heffernan as frontman.
A local trio, Nessy makes synth-pop tunes with a side of grunge.
Heffernan massages his feelings into the lyrics of a new song.
The crowd began to head bang as the members of Nessy danced around the stage.
Nessy featured three different vocalists throughout its set.
The interaction between the vocalists on stage summoned a connection that rapidly made its way to the audience.
Nessy covered three bands throughout its set with three different vocalists.
The Funhouse shook as every member of the band put their all into the last group performance.
Heffernan takes back the vocals to finish off the set and wishes everyone a goodnight.
Dead Evergreen makes their way to the stage. Lead vocalist Trevan Harter confirms with percussionist Jimmy Naron that everyone is equipped to begin their performance for the night.
Harter immediately rouses the audience from intermission with his striking combination of guitar and vocals.
Torsen Etscheid feels out the songs with his bass guitar one by one, each accompanied by their own unique set of emotions.
Dead Evergreen is a local, three-piece grunge band.
The crowd buzzed, reflecting the energy back to Dead Evergreen.
Harter throws the crowd a quick peace sign before the band exits the stage.
Lead vocalist Peren Votolato introduces Karoshi — the last band of the night.
Adam Heim’s deeply emotional sways catch the audience’s attention with ease.
Heim continues to morph an experience out of Votolato’s lyrics as the two share the main stage.
Hair flips never fail to strengthen a performance.
Votolato harvests a guitar solo that gets the crowd begging for more.
Drummer Rahul Mathew removes his shirt in order to cool off for Karoshi’s last few songs.
At the end of the set, the crowd yells for an encore, not wanting the night to end. “That’s literally it,” Votolato replies. “That’s all the material we have.”
By Nicole Hagens
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