On the cool evening of March 8th as the Sunday Scaries set in, I remembered that I bought a ticket the night before to see an elusive creature in the New Haven area. I’ve only seen bits and pieces of the famous beast online, but I finally found my chance to see it in real time! Bigfoot was afoot! The tall creature had come to the Space at The Ballroom wielding… an alto saxophone? Apparently, I discovered Saxsquatch; a jazzy musician and producer known for his giant Bigfoot costume and electrifying live performances combining jazz, pop, and dubstep. Dean Mitchell adopted the moniker and blazed a trail of viral internet popularity, even scoring a spot on Jimmy Fallon’s musical TV game show ‘That’s My Jam’. Hamden was a stop on his Party Animal tour. Saxsquatch takes memorable songs with brass horn hooks like “Careless Whisper” and “September” alongside pop cultural phenomena like “Epic Sax Man” and the Cantina theme from the Star Wars franchise with his brand of grimy genre-bending original production, but has original tracks involving the saxophone. His performance also involved a laser light show, crowd work, and audience participation. I highly recommend seeing him live for the full experience. It’s so much more fun that it looks on your phone. 10/10!