Show Review: Connie Danger, Flight Attendant, Social Creatures at Mercury Lounge.
April 23rd, 2024
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Tuesday Night Fever
April 24, 2024
On a Spring Tuesday night Manhattan's Mercury Lounge offered the world the opportunity to dance their ass off to Connie Danger, Flight Attendant, and Social Creatures. Those who took up that offer didn’t regret it, we could tell by the smiles plastered on their faces. For those who weren’t lucky enough to be there, here’s our account of what transpired.
We were not prepared for Connie Danger. This was not just a set. This was a full on production. This quintet of drums, guitar, keytar, and multiple vocalists pulled out all the stops, and then some. Everyone had a microphone to sing. Elaborate costumes, coordinated light show, stage moves. Someone just *appeared* towards the end, ripping a saxophone. Confetti cannons exploded in the final number. At the Mercury lounge.
Flight Attendant was another big quintet, hailing all the way from Tennessee. Drums, guitar, bass, violin, and synth/vocalist. One number was a dancy stomp with deep groovy bass and an outlaw country vocal melody that almost felt punk. Their frontwoman could hit high notes with a piercing weightlessness, like a knife sharpened beyond belief. This was honest rock pop fusion with a southern silk scarf. Drums were steady, bass thick, guitar slick, and violin elevated the belting highs. “The only life you’ll ever take to the grave is your own. So be kind, listen to music, and buy our merch.”
Two columns of stacked CRT TV’s displayed coordinated visuals at the back of the stage throughout the show. It was cool as fuck, shouts out to whoever set that up.
Social Creatures kept the beat going all the way through the end. Ethereal synth pads lifted songs up to cloud level. These songs wanted to float skyward, but the nimble bass lines kept them firmly grounded. Their drummer expertly fluttered on the high hats. Guitar was often arpeggiated and warping. They debuted a new song they had written that day temporarily called F’ing In The Moonlight. This song was our favorite, with a crazy rhythmic breakdown. They closed with a frantic and groovy spectacle, using some kind of harmonizer vocal effect to elevate the song to larger than life status.
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