Live review from Dual Orbit: The Moon Five & Movement
The California Seven 加州阿漆
Ah Mo 阿毛
Iroha 伊呂波
Funk 2
Space Balm 太空遊
EK love story 東九愛的故事
Under the same moon
Yip & Lau 葉劉
The Moon Five delivered an all-instrumental performance that flowed confidently across genres — from reggae grooves to progressive rock twists. Led by Bernard on guitar, with Stanley, Him Him, Kevin, and Ben completing the line-up, the band showed solid musicianship and an adventurous spirit. Bernard’s friendly introductions — including some charming talk about cats — gave the set a personal touch. There were moments when things got a bit too mellow (those comfy seats didn’t help!), but just when you thought they’d settled into hotel-band territory, they pulled out something unexpectedly brilliant. A gentle reminder to Bernard that, in his excitement to perform with a capo, he needs to be careful with his tuning.
Overall, this band can go from laid-back lounge to full-on epic in a heartbeat. Nice.
-Rosie Chan
