Even with his newly-dyed shock of blonde hair and the exuberance of a popsicle-addled teenager, it took loads of effort for Voxtrot singer Ramesh Srivastava to elicit more than raised eyebrows from the sold-out crowd at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall Wednesday night (May 30). But as the Austin band tromped through an hour of bouncy guitar pop, the singer's endearing charisma and enduring moxie -- punctuated by flailing arm gestures that evoked electroshock therapy -- eventually won the crowd.

After a set of daffy synth pop from the Au Revoir Simone and the impressive pummel of Austin's Sound Team, Voxtrot took the stage late, beginning with the first pair from of tunes from their newly released self-titled full-length. But it wasn't until the band dug into their older catalogue, starting with "Biggest Fan," that a gleeful squeal came from the mass in front of the stage. From that point, it was Srivastava's show, and by the time the band closed with a "Blood Red Blood" encore, the cross-armed kids were putty in his (wildly gesticulating) hands. NATE CAVALIERI / PHOTOS BY MUHAMMAD ASRANUR

We asked: Voxtrot kind of sounds like foxtrot, our favorite dance. Do you have any signature dance moves?

Name: Kevin Francisco
Age: 15
Hometown: San Ramon, CA
Occupation: Student
"Probably the bird. You wave your arms in the air like you're flying."

Name: Mike Hopp
Age: 29
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Occupation: Lawyer
"I call it the Statue, and it involves me standing at the side of the dance floor."

Name: Gaelen Gates
Age: 32
Hometown: Concord, CA
Occupation: Lawyer
"I break dance. I do the head spin. I brought my piece of cardboard to bust out on the dance floor."

Name: Vanessa Kong
Age: 26
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Occupation: Cobbler
"I stick to the old school dances. You wanna see some running man, some cabbage patch? You came to the right place."

Name: Timothy Yip
Age: 24
Hometown: Austin, TX
Occupation: Law student
"I try not to be seen. You can interpret that any way you want."

Name: Charis Tobias
Age: 15
Hometown: Kenwood, CA
Occupation: Student
"I call it the spazztic. I don't know how to describe it, but I can do it for you."

Name: David Barzelay
Age: 24
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Occupation: Law student
"I thought this was a hipster show. Am I allowed to dance?"

Name: Richard Tanega
Age: 21
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Occupation: Student
"I dance like a spazz on crack."

Bassist Jason Chronis and guitarist Mitch Calvert / Photo by Muhammad Asranur

Srivastava is heels up! / Photo by Muhammad Asranur

Voxtrot, the 'Wrecking Force' / Photo by Muhammad Asranur

Drummer Matt Simon / Photo by Muhammad Asranur

Lead vocalist Ramesh Srivastava / Photo by Muhammad Asranur