Hot Pics – Mighty Crown @ Tryst Nightclub 03.17.13

The Tryst Nightclub gig for Mighty Crown marked their final night of a three night stint in Toronto for their ‘Driving Force’ Tour.  By now, all the hype and hysteria that surrounded them and their performance at WHEN DUBS DID NICE 2 (where they delivered Johnny Osbourne and Brigidier Jerry) had died down.  Coming off a night like this didn’t stop them – they played two twenty minute sets.

I’m not sure if they were tired from the night before or what, but, their two juggling sets were just average.  They definitely played better than their Friday night gig (Reggae Cafe) at The Guvernment, but, it took them a long time to ‘warm up’ –  they took advantage of their first set to do so.  For their second set, once the gate swung open, they were off!  The young crowd was ready to party!  Even Drake passed through (surrounded by his security entourage) – Mighty Crown bigged him up repeatedly, probably hoping to score a dubplate or two.

At the end of the night, Mighty Crown did okay.  They certainly didn’t ‘bring the house down’, yet, they could have.  This Sound is obviously trying to rebrand themselves having realised that Sounds cannot make a living by ‘ Sound clash’ alone.  Even with the addition of Ninja Crown, juggling is not Mighty Crown’s strength – they are best suited for the ‘clash’ arena, but, we give them credit for trying.  The next time Mighty Crown comes to Toronto, let’s hope they don’t hold back and give us their all – hardcore stylee!