12
Dec
Bloc Party’s new video for the song, “One Month Off”
27
Sep
(Photo not taken by M.Snitch)
Setting up high expectations for a concert can be a receipt for disappointment but I couldn’t help it in this case…come on, The Noisettes were opening up for Bloc Party. And to be completely honest, I was and still am kind of shocked that this show did not sellout but than again, The Noisettes have been touted as one of rock-n-rolls best kept secrets.
Although The Noisettes are a three-piece band, the lead singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa is undoubtedly the main attraction. From start to finish, it’s a struggle to look away from her. Even when she is not jumping off the bass drum or karate kicking the air, Shoniwa has a glowing presence. It was nothing short of brilliant insanity how she went from spastically shrieking into one mic, to then soulfully crooning into another mic a split second later. Ironically enough, some of the best portions of the show came from her mellowed out spells, when you actually had time to focus on her seductively jazzy voice. Just because The Noisettes’ front-lady is like a heat seeking missile does not mean that the other 2/3’s of the band is under par. No, no, quite the contrary, they definitely unleashed some serious funk for the audience to bathe in. The Noisettes offer a high-energy, pedal to the medal show filled with rambunctious rock tunes, plus it seems like Shoniwa is currently one of music’s coolest punk chicas in the game.
Not really much to say about Bloc Party because it just seems so obvious. They are an exceptional band that knows how to think outside of the box. Bloc Party’s music is innovative, compelling and it sure knows how to drive a crowd mad with passion. There were no antics on stage, there were no bells & whistles but they sounded phenomenal and the audience was bewitched.
