Seeing Double Plays Final Concert in Syracuse — 20 Watts Magazine | Premier Music Publication of SU

Rhodes Corduroy, Deep Sea Peach Tree, and Seeing Double brought unique stage presences to Redgate’s second collaboration with The Lost Horizon on October 6th.

Words By Vivian Baltzer / Photos by Mia Ignazio / Graphic by Sofia Floresca

On Friday, October 6th, a dark ambiance contrasted with colorful lights set the scene at Syracuse music venue, The Lost Horizon. The night’s lineup consisted of Rhodes Corduroy, Deep Sea Peach Tree, and Seeing Double, all of whom brought their own styles both musically and performance-wise. 

Rhodes Corduroy opened the night with a stellar, high-energy act. They started off with a cover of “Breed” by Nirvana as frontman Aidan LaBella jumped into the pit to mosh with members of the crowd. Unfortunately, most of the crowd didn’t play along, as my friends and I were the only ones to participate. To make things worse, LaBella injured himself jumping off the stage, but he powered through the rest of the set despite sustaining a blow to the ankle that left him in bed for a week, according to guitarist Zach Franze Throughout the set, people swayed to the music and sang along.

Next to the stage was the self-described sleepy surf rock band, Deep Sea Peach Tree. Their performance was a change of pace compared to Rhodes Corduroy’s with relaxing, mellow instrumentals and quiet vocals. Lead singer, Kristof Denis, was soft-spoken and continuously introduced each song with a joke or a dry comment regarding the song’s title. At the halfway point of their calm and serene set, Denis sarcastically joked that they were gonna take the energy down a notch. Deep Sea Peach Tree’s set was closed off by a rock song that ended the set on a high note.