{"id":26305,"date":"2016-08-02T17:02:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T01:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=26305"},"modified":"2016-08-02T17:06:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T01:06:12","slug":"anderson-paak-held-a-triumphant-homecoming-last-night-in-ventura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2016-08\/anderson-paak-held-a-triumphant-homecoming-last-night-in-ventura\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson .Paak Held A Triumphant “Homecoming” Last Night In Ventura"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Having grown up in Oxnard<\/strong><\/a>, Anderson .Paak<\/strong><\/a> came “home” to Ventura with his Free Nationals<\/strong> in support last night, and regaled his family, friends and the souled-out throng with the most energetic, musical and enlivening set we’ve seen in 2016. \u00a0After playing catch-up, we’ve quickly become huge fans of .Paak<\/strong> and have been anxiously awaiting this concert. Thankfully\u00a0.Paak<\/strong> did not disappoint. After some majestic miscues and irrational “policy” choices by the Ventura Theater<\/strong>\u00a0(seriously people, we’ve got to talk)\u00a0.Paak<\/strong> came out and immediately made good by unleashing a musical storm to stoke and then quench the audience’s fire for his music.<\/p>\n

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Flowing seamlessly from the opening hip-hop sequence to R&B, rock and jazz elements, and back again,\u00a0.Paak & The Free Nationals<\/strong>\u00a0lived up to the worldwide, bubblin’ acclaim. \u00a0As most know by now\u00a0.Paak<\/strong> is a gifted drummer who vacillates frequently between microphone and drum-kit during his kinetic sets that feature the full-band aplomb of the Free Nationals<\/strong>. We are all-in on the trend in hip-hop shows towards more musicians and less loops, and this particular band of brothers is the real deal.<\/p>\n

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.Paak<\/strong> opened frenetically with the un-released\u00a0Bubblin’<\/strong><\/em>, then brought out the band for raging diss-tracks Milk N\u2019 Honey<\/strong><\/em> and Drugs<\/strong><\/em>. One of the highlights of the evening followed with The Season\/Carry Me<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>with\u00a0its hometown references to strawberry season, the PCH and Chumash, and the crowd singing along in unison. .Paak<\/strong> would go on to perform a perfect mix of songs from his latest album\u00a0Malibu<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(one of the Best of 2016<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/em>and older album\u00a0Venice<\/strong><\/em>, but also from collaborations with Kaytranada<\/strong> (Glowed-Up<\/strong><\/em>) and as a part of duo NXWorries<\/strong> (Suede<\/strong><\/em>). New or old songs, .Paak<\/strong> and band delivered them with ferocious and infectious delight. The Ventura crowd was in sync all night, whether in mosh, funk or hip-hop mode (despite the sub-par Ventura Theater sound–that’s two or three strikes, depending on how you’re counting), and left hoarse from singing along and completely sated.<\/p>\n

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Towards the end of his set, .Paak<\/strong>\u00a0fittingly brought out family and friends to help him celebrate his triumphant homecoming, but also made sure that the larger crowd felt apart of the celebration. .Paak<\/strong> then closed out the night with his fitting struggle-to-riches anthem, The Dreamer\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(“Don’t stop now, keep dreaming”). There is no doubt about it: there is a lot to celebrate in .Paak’s<\/strong> music and live shows. Don’t you miss him next time he comes ’round–you can check out dates remaining on his tour HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photos by Hannah Lefort<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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