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LIVE photo by Tenzing Lama NAO The Vogue Theatre January 12, 2019 Lovely East London singer NAO, aka Neo Joshua, packed the Vogue up to the nosebleeds. Every element of the show felt directed at Joshua’s fans. The show started with an instrumental from her first-rate, all male band and a blue glow - a perfect distraction that allowed NAO to head into the centre of the crowd, erupt from it with a spotlight and create mass excitement with opening song, “Another Lifetime.” More surprises followed: glowing white balloons (a symbol from the Saturn album) that were floating in a bunch on the side of the stage were given to the audience. A good idea in theory, in practice it meant lost ones were floating high up, dangerously close to lights. Interestingly, Joshua paused a lot during the show, but it didn’t affect the performance. She had a really great rapport with her audience, giving us insight into her love of D’Angelo and the creation of “Inhale Exhale,” and letting us empathize with her about finding her inner goddess with help from her grandma. Her dialogues also allowed us to transition emotionally from songs such as “A Life Like This” into dance tracks like “Complicated.” NAO’s friendly demeanour, exciting approach to R&B, and vocal prowess bundled us with intimacy and coziness. The show’s balanced set list and NAO’s acts of kindness and engagement with the audience made a large difference to what normally feels like a one-sided, staged interaction. Everyone left her show buzzing, lighter in their hearts, with smiles on their faces. • Esmée Colbourne Still Woozy The Biltmore Cabaret January 11, 2019 When Sven Gamsky aka Still Woozy ran on stage — and he actually ran — the crowd at the Biltmore erupted. Accompanying him was a bassist who looked like a millenial version of Mario in overalls and dangling earrings as well as a drummer introduced as Skinny Pete, both as energetic as their frontman. The energy continued on both sides of the stage while Gamsky ran around it, cycling between guitar, bass and mad dancing. Woozy played through all six of his released songs as well as covers from both Hank Williams and Mac Demarco. Still Woozy may have a limited discography, but he’s got plenty of hype surrounding him. The set was executed with the same excitement and attention to detail that you hear in Still Woozy’s recorded work, proving himself well worth the hype. The 25 year old sold out the Biltmore, which was just one of 14 sold out shows on his North American tour. With a summer full of festival dates, including Coachella and the Governor’s Ball. Next time we see Gamsky and co. we can expect it to be on a bigger stage. • Judah Schulte photo by Darrole Palmer photo by Raunie Mae Baker Peter Murphy The Vogue Theatre January 19, 2019 For decades goth kids have been carelessly slumped into the same category as the emo kids, with no recognition for the subtle, but prevalent differences that exist between the two subcultures. Here are the facts: Emo kids listen to the Smiths, and goth kids listen to Bauhaus. Hellish frontman Peter Murphy and fellow founding member David J, dawned upon the Vogue Theatre to play a ghoulish set of Bauhaus classics. The night began with the band performing songs from their seminal debut album, In the Flat Field. Bathed in an evil, red glow, Murphy was loose and far more dynamic than in past visits. Though he remained stoic, never revealing any hint of sunny disposition and harnessing energy from the heavens above as he stood crucified amongst his congregation. The songs from In the Flat Field were heavy and grotesque as David J crawled his fingers across a fretless bass, but it was fan favourites “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” and “She’s In Parties,” in the band’s second set, that really got the crowd fired up. Murphy’s baritone voice has aged well breathing new life into these beloved goth rock anthems with calculated ferocity. After 40 years, Bauhaus’ bleak image still resonates heavily with those enamoured by the dark and mysterious. Murphy’s enigmatic stage presence was a grim ballet enjoyed by all Joy Division shirts in attendance. • Jeevin Johal 38 February 2019
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