Having Fun Being Young

I liked Luna Li's short set at Luanda House a while back. So on Friday, I went to The Baby G to see what a headliner show would be like. If the other evening had a first time in da club feel, tonight was full-on hipster. That is to say, young people enjoying themselves with low budget DIYs.

The small venue had stations set up along the walls. You can get shots with your besties at the photo booth, write and post a haiku, or apply glitter make-up. There were 3 professional-looking (in the home-gear sense) videographers wandering around all night filming.

Amelia Made (Mum's Kitchen) started the evening with a synth-drenched Clair De Lune. Her music was a bit off kilter and the electronic arpeggios reminded me of video game music. She sounded like early Bjork with the hitch in her voice.

For the first few songs, Hannah Bussiere (Luna Li) asked people to sit down to fully enjoy the spectacle. Draped in a flowy, silver costume, she played a few of songs on the harp while two dancers did modern dance choreography in the tight space. Then we all got up for the rock part as she swapped harp for electric guitar and the full band launched into quite a rock show. There was definitely some ethereal Maylee Todd 2.0 vibe. The band even has Charise Aragoza, one of Todd's former backup dancers, on synth and guitar. But with Bussiere's facility in spinning out guitar riffs, and a muscular drum and bass combo, there was more of a rock feel to the sound.