Fantastic Negrito

Fantastic Negrito lived up to his moniker on Wednesday. He came out with an old-fashioned soul intro, naming off the band members while they laid down a rolling, building jam. From the minute they went into their first actual song, neither he nor the four-piece behind him let up. There wasn’t a minute of stage time wasted as Xavier Dphrepaulezz rolled his body to the beat, jived, and belted his words. “Don’t give up,” he repeated over and over after finishing standout “It’s a Long Long Road”. He delivered positive, gospel-level banter like that throughout, even when talking about taking flack for writing his song “An Honest Man”. Coupled with the insanely feel-good nature of the songs (and their equally feel-good delivery), Dphrepaulezz connected with a crowd who likely had little idea who he was. (He’d earned his spot on the bill by winning a contest through NPR Little Desk.) That, alongside the lyrics’ relative simplicity and empowering message, allowed him to teach the words to the audience with ease. “Sunshine, let it down on me,” they sang at one point, and on a gorgeous Austin day with the fabulous Fantastic Negrito on stage, it certainly came down bright. –Ben Kaye

Really awesome show. Sound was great, and FN -- as always -- brought a ton of energy. Really enjoyed his new songs as well. ALways amazed when I can see an artist with this much talent at a venue as small and easy to navigate as Antone's.

Amazing show, long set, fantastic singing and playing, with great rapport and interaction with the audience. He dealt with an incident in the front row superbly. A 5 star performance, I can't wait for the next tour.

Black Deer festival, Fantastic Negrito was an absolute joy to watch and listen to. Such a great vibe and an ability to connect with the audience. Take the bullshit and make it good shit! Hell yeah! A.ma.zing!

Exceptional show- and musician-ship. He managed to entertain us from beginning to end and had an otherwise rather tame Thursday crowd swaying and bobbing within minutes of entering the stage.

This guy is the best. This was one of the best concerts of my life. I do not know whether there are many artists who offer such mind blowing performances right now. Thanks for a great night.