Put on your bass face for Boogie T

Published 10:30 am Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Catch electronic artist Boogie T Saturday at Midtown Ballroom in Bend.

To understand what Boogie T is all about, you have to look no further than his most popular song on Spotify, which is titled “Nuclear Bass Face.”

Nuclear Bass Face is, I assume, the face you involuntarily make when you’re standing in front of a musician with access to a large, powerful sound system, and said musician drops some seriously earth-shaking, chest-caving, bass-heavy dance music. The waves of sound hit you and your face scrunches up into Nuclear Bass Face, which is usually followed by a series of head-nods and often flailing arms, leg movements and perhaps some twirling and/or bending at the waist in various directions.

Boogie T makes irresistible dubstep and electro-funk music, in other words, using heavy bass, overt reggae influences and plenty of melody. He’ll stop in Bend as a headliner on the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, which has been showcasing now-big names like Kendrick Lamar, The Chainsmokers and Kane Brown since 2011.

Boogie T, with The Widdler, Khiva, Notixx and Skellytn: 7 p.m. Saturday, doors open 6:30 p.m., $25, Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend, midtownballroom.com.

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