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  The Eternal Cry of Youth: Sleight of Hand at Don Pedro’s 

Ben Brandwine

“Sorry, my throat is horse as fuck . So forgive me if I don’t scream the whole show”

After being labeled one of the most noteworthy acts of 2013, many forget that the

members of Sleight of Hand are only 17. Dom’s pre-show apology was the audience’s first

reminder. However, Being that I was only one at their October 2nd

show with male pattern

 baldness I can deduct that their age has a lot to do with their appeal. To today’s generation,

Sleight of Hand represents the “Eternal Cry of Youth” journalists such as Delonte West used to

explain the popularity of the Beatles. They are loud, obnoxious, and unbashful. They made me

remember that before Thom Yorke brought thousands to tears simply by tuning his guitar,

concerts were places where people had fun. 

Well, fun is a subjective term. If you enjoy testosterone fueled mosh-pits and the stench

of beer/urine then you should attend a Sleight of Hand show. It will be fun. Don’t be fooled by

Dom’s nervous laughter as he opens with the classic, “How’s everyone doing tonight?”. Ten

minutes into their act and Jeff is center stage, Skippy in hand, screaming, “Who wants to lick 

some peanut butter off my cock?!”. That escalated quickly. 

You don’t see Sleight of Hand for the music. The mic wasn’t on for the first few songs

and during the latter half of the set Brandon was so drunk he refused to play guitar and resorted

to tapping together claves while sheepishly mumbling the lyrics. You see Sleight of Hand to say

you saw Sleight of Hand. You see them for the aura. The fraternal energy so thick it clouds the

air. No, wait, maybe that was weed smoke.

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