In a venue with low production, it becomes even more important to put on a show that is memorable to the audience by the sheer value of your performance. Without all the bells and whistles of high quality lighting, Kitten still manages to put on a show that will stick in my mind, as well as others, for quite some time.
Having been to my fair share of Kitten shows before, it doesn’t surprise me that the Greeting Committee is on the bill. Front woman Addie Sartino brings the kind of energy needed to draw a crowd in. It’s that powerful, raw energy that speaks volumes about not only the music written, but the performer herself. At one point, Sartino runs into the crowd and falls to the ground, pounding on the floor with an open fist to the beat of the drum, the crowd standing around mesmerized. At another, she sits down on the edge of the stage, singing accompanied by the quite thrum of guitar in the background. The emotion is palpable. All in all, this is a band I would love to see again.
Keeps is a band that hails from Nashville, Tennessee and they put on quite the show. I always love to see a band that plays their instruments with reckless abandon. Guitarist Robbie Jackson throws himself into each verse, hat flying off as he plays. This was a fun act to watch. Dream pop is a very specific and odd genre, but I find myself really enjoying it.
Front woman Chloe Chaidez, known by her alter ego ‘Kitten’, takes the stage to bated breath. It’s been over a year since the last time she played in Philadelphia and the energy of the room reads excitement and anticipation. Not only has she returned to Philadelphia, but she has released a new EP, Heaven or Somewhere in Between. It is a daring, ethereal album that seems toned down compared to previous releases, but speaks just as much to her character as a writer. This isn’t the first time I have seen her perform live, so I have an idea of what to expect: Killer vocals and kinetic dance moves. Each song performed is a new barrage of stimuli to the senses. When she performs Kill the Light, a single released off of her 2010 EP Sunday School, the rest of the band steps off stage apart from her keyboardist, who plays quiet chords to accompany a hauntingly devastated rendition of the song. Stripped down to it’s key components, the audience is able to the see the song for what it is. An experience. This particular point in the set is what I love most about Chloe Chaidez. She has the ability to bring you and herself to tears during this song and then jump right back into the intense, high energy performance that is the rest of her set just as quickly. But for just a few minutes you get to see what music is really about to her. It is raw, true, and powerful. With the release of her new EP, I hope to get to see her again very soon.
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