The mere presence of the Wu-Tang Clan is enough to ensure historical whiplash as the group bounces though its classics.
Toward the end, the jazz, funk, and soul morphed into '80s synth-pop melodies with Bruner's "Funny Thing." Thundercat closed with "Them Changes," thanked his bandmates and the crowd, and walked offstage like an old friend heading out of town. The music somehow managed to be slow and respectful while simultaneously frantic and Atari-sounding. Thundercat's acid jazz and '70s funk-inspired solos, combined with his animated demeanor, birthed jazzy sounds that sounded like they were filtered through late-night Adult Swim marathons. Bruner played his contemporary funk-fortified songs and gave way to free-range jazz improvisations - a welcome break from beat matching or cataloging. Throughout an hour-plus, Stephen Lee Bruner (AKA Thundercat) plucked at his six-string bass and sang out his falsetto - demolishing the cliché that the bass player can't be the star of the show. Seeing Thundercat perform brings comfort to the listener's soul - it's like putting on an old sweater. Here are some of the performances New Times caught on day two of III Points 2021. The future aside, Saturday brought plenty of highlights, with the rain staying at bay until the early morning. That's what has made the festival special - why mess with a winning formula? From where we stand, the best path would be to continue to be a genre-defying event designed to have touring and local acts share the stage. III Points is quickly approaching a crossroads where it will have to decide what kind of festival it wants to be.
While the crowd consisted mainly of South Floridians, there seemed to be a lot of people who traveled here for the event. That first edition was chaotically assembled in mere months looking out over the crowd that had gathered for Rüfüs Du Sol last night, New Times couldn't help wondering, Are we witnessing III Points coming into its own?Įven with delays that saw the festival date pushed back several times, 2021 will go down as a year of transition for the festival, one that could see it return next year as Miami's premier music event. If you've been following the festival since its inception in 2013, you can't help but marvel at how far it's come. It was a weekend filled with stellar moments - and perhaps more important, clues of what's to come.
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