Atl Concert:
WHOAA February 16th at Drunken Unicorn
When did this song come out?
I’m going to be honest, I had never heard of the Atlanta duo, WHOAA, until this morning. I was looking for a show to highlight this weekend, and I stumbled upon them when I was trying to figure out who was headlining over a DJ Jelly / Mr. Collipark battle that would have been the talk of my high school back in the day. WHOAA is one of the most unique acts I’ve heard in a while. Each song sounds like a tribute to a dance party anthem from the past. But not one specific decade. They have titled this weekend’s event “Born in the Wrong Era”, even though we need them now more than ever.
“Broken Hearts Avenue” bops like a Paula Abdul track if she was backed by The Revolution. “Poison” sounds like a 90s child actress released a single to shed her “good girl” image. “Don’t Take Me For Granted” could have warranted an 80s mall tour by itself. “No One” took me back to a time when TLC had “Baby, Baby, Baby” and “What About Your Friends” dominating local and national radio. Then they throw in a cover of the `1985 track by 52nd Street “Tell Me (How It Feels)”. And it feels like they’ve just covered 20 years of hits.
I'll let them describe themselves:
If you were to classify us into a musical genre, it would be “Retro-Pop” but to be specific …. we are like “late 70s turn of decade post-disco, early 80s new wave, electroFunk mixed with the Golden Era mid 90s rap”
WHOAA’s music videos all intentionally look like you stumbled upon a little known VHS recording from Matt Pinfield’s private collection. Each track has the female vocalist Ring singing through the selected genre, with bars sprinkled throughout from Atlanta’s rapper Dolla. While you might not have heard of them yet, you can expect a feel-good party for 10 bucks at Drunken Unicorn on Saturday. Make sure to check them out.