Over the past week, I had the honor of seeing two quite amazing (yet strikingly different) pop acts in concert: Lady Gaga (April 9th, Center Stage) and Lily Allen (Apr 15th, Variety). While both were very entertaining in their own light, I want to focus on their opening acts as I believe both of these bands have great potential.
White Tie Affair: Hailing from Chicago, the band opening for Lady Gaga was pop/electronica at its finest. Candle (Sick and Tired) was the highlight of their show as it was the one song most people in the audience had actually heard before.
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head: From Seattle, their rock/electronica style complemented Lily Allen quite nicely. Much like Lily Allen is more rock than the dance-pop Lady Gaga, NPSH has much more of an indie rock sound than the dance-oriented White Tie Affair.
Different as Lady Gaga and Lily Allen are, I think it should be noted that both ended their shows with a nod to Britney Spears. Lady Gaga took to the stage for her finale wearing a cop-hat and short shorts almost identical to Britney Spears' live concert finale costume for Womanizer whereas Lily Allen closed out her show performing the song.
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I've always liked Lily Allen, not really sure why. Her next door pretty girl looks? Her irreverent british humour? Her kinda trashy, yet not really chavvy [Lady Sovereign, FTL] persona?
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