Hobo Johnson in Royal Oak, Michigan
Article written and photos by Jordyn Ward
Frank Lopez jr also known as Hobo Johnson a 29-year-old musician from Northern California, Recognized most popularly for his song peach scone which blew up on the internet for its quirky theme and creative storytelling, and his tiny desk concert in 2018 that brought his name to the masses, brought his HJ Drinks Tour to the Royal Oak music theatre in Michigan to bring a show full of comedy gold in the form of crowd banter and poetry in the form of music. With up-and-coming openers, Baby Jake and Remo Drive this evening would chalk up to be a Tuesday night for the books.
Openers Baby Jake and Remo Drive independently quickly became fan favorites with an indie sound resembling that of indie rock bands Peach Pit and The Backseat Lovers and a stage presence that has surely been cultivated by many years of performing.
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Then when Hobo Johnson finally made his way to the stage a banner dropped and a fridge-like stage prop swung open revealing a spotlight on Hobo Johnson and his band the lovemakers made their way to the stage with great enthusiasm and seemed to recognize a few fans in the crowd. They opened with one of his most popular songs Romeo and Juliet and this immediately sent the crowd into action as they recited word for word bar for bar of each and every bit of the setlist going all the way up until his most famous song Peach Scone and aside from a few hiccups including a fan seemingly passing out the night went smoothly and timely from top to bottom full of laughter and amazing musicianship and stage work.
