Local R and B/funk/ blues/ soul and disco collective Hippodrome always equal a good time, so it was no surprise their Saturday, Jan. 5 show at the Slice drew a hot, sweaty, sold out crowd in the full throes of dancable ecstasy by the time I arrived around 10:30 p.m.
They played a familiar set of high energy, horn powered classic hits guaranteed to get your mojo working.
Erica Hunt and the always personable Juran Greene sang most of the lead vocals on numerous hits from ’60s R and B to ’70s disco including “That’s the Way L I Like it,” to Greene’s exceptional renditions of “Flip, Flop and Fly” and “Mustang Sally.”
Shawna Romolliwa in between beaming and dancing, crushed a version of Etta James’ classic soulful blues number “Tell Mama.”
James Oldenburg blasted out a wicked guitar solo, they had an unstoppable groove It was back to disco with the Trammps ’Disco Inferno.”
They wound up their set with their always hot version of Sam and Dave’s “Soul Man.”